Australia beat New Zealand to win 2021 T20 World Cup final
- Sports
- November 15, 2021
David Warner fired one more shot at his critics and Mitchell Marsh scored a quickfire half-century as Australia traveled to its maiden T20 World Cup win, beating New Zealand by eight wickets.
Requiring 173 subsequent to selecting to field, Australia, five-time 50-overs World Champions, lost captain Aaron Finch early indeed yet Warner and Marsh met up for a 92-run second-wicket partnership to agree with their side near greatness in Dubai on Sunday.
Warner was excused by a returning Trent Boult however Marsh joined with Glenn Maxwell to take Australia past the finish line and for Finch to win the only global cricket title that had evaded Australia.
Prior, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson scored a 48-ball 85 to agree with his stance to 172 which ended up not being sufficient for Australias power-packed batting lineup that made it six out of six while pursuing in this year’s competition.
“It’s huge”, said Australia wicketkeeper Matthew Wade, who crushed Pakistans Shaheen Afridi for three sixes row to seal Australia’s spot in the final.
“It felt like a lot of people wrote us off but we spoke about being the first team to do this for Australia and it feels really special.”
“We love each other, I’m so proud of this team,” said Marcus Stoinis. “You won’t find bigger supporters of Mitch Marsh than us and his family.”
A healthy crowd – containing various Indian and Pakistan supporters who had purchased tickets trusting their groups would be in the final – was blessed to receive a variety of limits in the two innings as the bat dominated procedures once again.
Williamson, dropped on 21, hit 10 fours and three sixes, however didn’t track down sufficient help from the opposite finish to take New Zealand to a competitive total.
In reply, Finch’s early misfortune failed to stop Australia’s animosity, with Warner and Marsh hitting a joined 10 fours and seven sixes.
Maxwell, who made 28, joined Marsh and put on 66 runs and hit the winning boundary as the Australian group came charging in to celebrate the victory.
Previous winners
2007 – India
2009 – Pakistan
2010 – England
2012 West Indies
2014 Sri Lanka
2016 West Indies
2021 Australia