Resurgent Finch on verge of records

Aaron Finch admits he's sleeping easier after an extraordinary return to ODI dominance that has put him on the cusp of multiple Australian records.

Coming off scores of 116 and 153 not out in the first two games of the series against Pakistan, Finch fell for a "frustrating" 90 in the third ODI in Abu Dhabi where his side sealed series victory and a sixth-straight win.

The Australian captain narrowly missed out joining the likes of Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Kumar Sangakkara as men to have scored hundreds in three consecutive ODIs.

But Finch now could become the first Aussie to post three tons in a bilateral ODI series. 

And with 359 runs at the astonishing average of 179.50 and two games still to be played in Dubai on Friday and Sunday, Finch is also only 28 runs away from passing David Warner's record for the most runs scored by an Australian in a five-game ODI series.

Warner scored 386 runs in a five-ODI campaign in South Africa in 2016, a series his side remarkably lost 0-5, while George Bailey set the overall Australian benchmark for the most runs in a series at 478 in a six-game (one was washed out) bout in India in 2013.

Mark Waugh and Matthew Hayden both scored three tons at World Cups (the former in 1996, the latter in 2007), while Waugh did it again in a 2000-01 tri-series featuring West Indies and Zimbabwe, but no Australian has done it a two-team series.

Finch conceded his 90 off 136 balls on Wednesday, after the visitors had slumped to 2-20 in the Power Play, was far from his prettiest innings.

"I struggled to get going the whole time," he said. 

"It was a frustrating innings and I probably let the frustration get the better of me towards the end.

"I felt like I was hitting the middle of the bat a bit but it was just straight to fielders. So there was a lot of pressure building up … but it was still nice to get a few runs and contribute.

"I was kicking myself one, for getting out then, but two, for also chewing up so many balls. But looking back it wasn't the easiest wicket to play on."

Finch's abrupt return to form comes after a 30-innings stretch across all formats in which he didn't pass triple-digits.

The right-hander has had a rollercoaster summer that saw him reach the highs of receiving a Baggy Green and winning a maiden KFC Big Bash title, and the lows of losing a home Test and ODI series and being dropped from the Test side.

As he prepares to lead Australia at a World Cup for the first time while also handling the reintegration of Steve Smith and David Warner following their bans, Finch admits rediscovering his touch in the middle is a load off his shoulders.

"Winning is the most important thing and being able to contribute to that with the bat is obviously important, and it makes you feel better," Finch said. 

"You don't lose as much sleep worrying about a lot of the stuff that occupies your mind as a captain.

"Really worrying about your own form, your own technique – things that could go wrong and at times you get into quite a negative frame of mind when things aren't going your way.

"India – they were probably all over me for a couple of games there in the Tests. Then the ODI series in Australia as well.

"So to get some runs at the back end of that series in India, get a 90 and contribute with a couple of other starts was nice.

"It never takes the pressure off, because you're always wanting to lead from the front in every game and have that match-winning contribution. (But) it's been nice to set us up for a couple of really big match-winning partnerships."

Qantas Tour of the UAE

First ODI: Australia won by eight wickets

Second ODI: Australia won by eight wickets

Third ODI: Australia won by 80 runs

Fourth ODI: v Pakistan, March 29 in Dubai

Fifth ODI: v Pakistan, March 31 in Dubai

(all matches begin at 10pm AEDT)