Finch makes his DRS decision after error

Australia captain Aaron Finch says he still has faith in the Decision Review System after a ball-tracking error brought the use of technology back into the spotlight.

Finch was on 93 in Friday's third ODI in Ranchi when he was trapped by India's left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav. After a long discussion with non-striker Usman Khawaja, Finch called for a review which showed Kuldeep's delivery pitching on middle stump and striking the Australian on the front pad.

But when ball-tracking technology was called on to judge the predicted path of the ball, the computer graphic had the ball pitching on the line of leg stump and hitting leg stump.

The on-field call was upheld and Australia lost their sole review.

While it looked like Finch was in trouble from the replay, had ball-tracking deemed the ball to be pitching on middle stump the delivery might have only clipped leg stump, potentially resulting in an Umpire’s Call, which would have seen Australia retain their review.

Australia had more luck with the DRS in their bowling innings when a successful review sent India opener Rohit Sharma on his way for 14, out lbw to a Pat Cummins delivery that nipped back and narrowly missed the bat before striking the right-hander's pads.

When asked whether he still had faith in the technology, Finch said overall the DRS is a "pretty good system".

"It's one of those things, technology isn't right all of the time, is it?" Finch said on Saturday.

"Your phone sometimes runs out of service.

"It's there for the absolute howler of a decision and mine certainly wasn't by any stretch.

"It is good. It's like the lbw of Rohit Sharma – did it hit his bat first or pad first?

"They're the ones you use it for to hopefully go your way,and it did last night."

In his maiden Test series against Pakistan in October last year, Finch suggested the DRS rules could be tweaked after Australia were denied a wicket in both Tests after ball-tracking technology deemed the batsmen to be struck beyond three metres from the stumps.

A month later he opted not to call for a review after he was given out lbw in the opening ODI against South Africa in Perth, only for replays to show the ball would have flown over the top of the stumps.

But as was the case in Ranchi on Friday night, Finch said in November the DRS would not be needed had he hit the ball in the first place.

"If I had hit it, it takes it out of the equation," he said.

"At the end of the day it was my call to walk off. It felt pretty close and when your partner backs you up, that's it."

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First T20: Australia won by three wickets

Second T20: Australia won by seven wickets

First ODI: India won by six wickets

Second ODI: India won by eight runs

Third ODI: Australia won by 32 runs

Fourth ODI: March 10, Mohali

Fifth ODI: March 13, Delhi