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Australian cricketer Aaron Finch to undergo scan for hamstring injury

Finch returned to form with a fluent 63 against Ireland to keep their T20 World Cup campaign alive but hamstring injuries to three different players

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BRISBANE: Australia captain Aaron Finch returned to form with a fluent 63 against Ireland to keep their T20 World Cup campaign alive but hamstring injuries to three different players including him is a cause for concern for the defending T20 world champions.

A comfortable win was soured by multiple injuries including one to Aaron Finch after the captain had put in a match-winning hand at the Gabba.Finch, who will go for medical scans on Tuesday, batted for all but 19 balls of Australia's innings and then took to the field for the start of his side's stint with the ball, before pulling up in discomfort after a sprint and came off the field. Australia finished their bowling innings with Matthew Wade handed the captaincy reins, while they required three separate substitute fielders for Finch (right hamstring twinge), Tim David (left hamstring) and Marcus Stoinis (unknown).

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