T20 World Cup: Injured Australian captain Aaron Finch could play on Friday

The sight of Aaron Finch running in Adelaide on Wednesday could mean good news for the injured Aussie captain.

Australian captain Aaron Finch is under a fitness cloud. Picture: Richard Walker

Australian captain Aaron Finch’s T20 World Cup dream is not dead after selection boss George Bailey said he’d be given every chance to play Afghanistan on Friday night despite suffering a hamstring injury.

Finch went through a gentle fitness test at training in Adelaide on Wednesday alongside Tim David, who is also under an injury cloud for Australia’s must-win final pool game.

The pair did a series of run-throughs and Finch also stretched the hamstring he hurt in Monday’s win over Ireland that forced him to leave the field early.

Bailey said the pair were “pretty good” but couldn’t lock them in or out for the clash.

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David didn’t field at all against Ireland, but Bailey said both would be given every opportunity to prove their fitness.

Marcus Stoinis, who also left the Gabba early on Monday night with injury, is expected to be fit.

“We will keep assessing them over the next 48 hours,” Bailey said on Wednesday,

“Stoin (Stoinis) … is good to go, the other two are actually pretty good, they are moving pretty well out there today.

“I haven’t had a chance to grab our medical staff … and I trust the information that Finchy will give us.

“We will give it the time it needs.”

Matthew Wade is expected to captain the team should Finch not come up, with Cameron Green or Steve Smith potential replacements in the batting line-up.

Australian has to defeat Afghanistan in their last group game to remain a chance of advancing to the semi-finals and hope other results go their way, with net run rate set to decide who moves through.

Originally published as T20 World Cup: Injured Australian captain Aaron Finch could play on Friday