Aaron Finch sets world record and Twitterati go berserk!

The Twitterati went crazy after this marvelous innings while people from the cricket fraternity poured in wishes for the 31-year-old cricketer

It was just a normal day for the people living in this planet until Australian batsman Aaron Finch scripted history in T20I created. The Aussie skipper already owned the world record of setting the highest individual score in the shortest format of the game. However, it took him just one inning to turn his went past his previous best and set a fresher and bigger one – 172 runs off just 76 balls.

Finch had a chance to beat or equal the all-time world record of 175* runs, scored by Chris Gayle back in IPL 2014. Unfortunately, he went on to play a wider delivery and got hit-wicket right before the conclusion of the first innings.

By the time Finch returned to the dressing room, the social media had gone berserk. The Twitterati went crazy after this marvelous innings while people from the cricket fraternity poured in wishes for the 31-year-old cricketer.

Here’re some of the reactions:

Finchy doing Finchy things!!! BOOM #ByeByeBall

— Chris Lynn (@lynny50) July 3, 2018

Incredible @AaronFinch5 #ZIMvAUS 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

— Pat Cummins (@patcummins30) July 3, 2018

Must be great to break your own world record
Well done @AaronFinch5
Currently 166 of 73 balls one over to go#ZIMvAUS pic.twitter.com/sn79vxQdk9

— Damien Fleming (@bowlologist) July 3, 2018

.@AaronFinch5 you freak! Absolutely amazing striking who wants to be a bowler... #AUSvsZIM

— Jessica Jonassen (@JJonassen21) July 3, 2018

I am LOVING watching Finchy bat, what a legend! @CricketAus

— Elyse Villani (@ElyseVillani) July 3, 2018

Nice Finchy!#ZIMvAUS #T20Int

— Jason Gillespie (@dizzy259) July 3, 2018

Congratulations to Aaron Finch who betters his own record and smashes off 76 balls, the highest individual score in T20Is #CricketMeriJaan #ZIMvAUS @AaronFinch5 pic.twitter.com/LA3DZLciDR

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) July 3, 2018

Aaron Finch, what exceptional hitting. 172 in a T20 innings , beating his own world record. Simply Wow #ZIMvAUS

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) July 3, 2018

Finch batted at a strike rate of 226.32 and smashed 10 sixes and 16 boundaries. After these fireworks, the Aussies could post 229 runs on the board at a loss of 2 wickets.