New Zealand vs Australia: T20 World Cup Final Report – Aussies prevail!

T20 World Cup Final Toss: Australia won the toss and elect to bowl

Australia clinched their 6^th ICC World Cup title after defeating New Zealand by 8 wickets in a Trans-Tasman battle. Earlier Australian skipper Aaron Finch won the toss and elect to bowl first as it has been a norm at Dubai this World Cup edition. Finch went with the same XI while Kane Williamson’s New Zealand had to make a forced change due to Devon Conway’s injury. Tim Siefert walked in to take his place.

Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson raised to the occasion as he smacked a sumptuous 85 in 48 balls to help his team to a formidable total of 172-4 in 20 overs. The surprise was the bowling display of Mitchell Starc who went for 60 runs in his 4 overs spell without picking a wicket!

Trent Boult struck first blood for New Zealand as he got rid of Aaron Finch. David Warner and Mitchell Marsh put on a 92-run stand for the second wicket in 9.5 overs to put Aussies in advantageous position. Boult returned to remove David Warner for 53 to usher some hope in the Blackcaps camp.

Maxwell joined Mitchell Marsh in Aussie domination as they achieved the target with 7 balls to spare. Marsh remained unbeaten on 77* in 50 balls with the help of 6 fours and 4 sixes which fetched him the Man of the Match Award in the finals.

Playing XIs:

Australia:

David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

New Zealand:

Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (c), Tim Seifert (wk), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult

High Points:

• This is Australia’s maiden T20 World Cup Win
• This is Australia’s 6^th ICC World Cup Title. They were winners of ODI World Cup in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015 before clinching their first T20 World Championship in 2021.
• David Warner has been adjudged the Man of the Tournament. He scored 289 runs in 7 innings at an average of 48.16 powered by a strike rate of 146.70.

New Zealand vs Australia – T20 World Cup Final – Match Summary:

New Zealand 172-4 in 20 overs

Martin Guptill 28 (35)

Kane Williamson 85 (48) – 10 fours & 3 sixes

Glenn Phillips 18 (17) – 1 four & 1 six

James Neesham 13*(7)

Josh Hazlewood 3-0-16-3

Mitchell Starc 4-0-60-0

Adam Zampa 4-0-26-1

Australia 173-2-4 in 18.5 overs

David Warner 53 (38) – 4 fours – 3 sixes

Mitchell Marsh 77*(50) – 6 fours & 4 sixes

Glenn Maxwell 28*(18) – 4 fours & 1 six

Trent Boult 4-0-18-2

Result: Australia won by 8 wickets

Player of the Match: Mitchell Marsh

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Player of the Tournament: David Warner