NZ172/4 (20)
AUS 173/2 (18.5)
Australia won by 8 wickets
Match Information
Time14-Nov-2021, 07:30 PM
VenueDubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
TossAustralia won the toss & elected to field
UmpiresMarais Erasmus(South Africa), Richard Kettleborough(England), Nitin Menon(India, TV)
Match RefereeRanjan Madugalle(Sri Lanka)
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Aaron Finch (Australia Captain): This one's huge. Really proud to be the first Australian team to do it. So proud of the guys. We knew our backs were against the wall and I think if you keep putting people in that situation, they will fight hard. That was fantastic. Warner was unbelievable. I can't believe people were writing him off just on the basis of a couple of games. That's how he plays. It was like poking a bear. Zampa was exceptional as well. He controlled the tournament and got big wickets. Mitch Marsh, what a way to start. He put pressure on New Zealand from the start. Matty Wade came in under an injury cloud and got the job done. He came in the semi-final alongside Marcus Stoinis and did the business. Extremely proud of the boys tonight.
Mitchell Marsh (Player of the match): Feeling absolutely on top of the world. What an amazing six weeks with this group of men and after it all, we are World Champs. The coaching staff came up to me in the series against West Indies and they told me that I am going to bat at 3 in the tournament. I absolutely jumped at that. Everyone in the Australian setup backed me with it. Just wanted to get out there and have a presence. Big Marcus Stoinis always talks to me about having a presence in the contest and going out there and playing my game. It feels unbelievable.
Best bowling figure of the tournament: Adam Zampa (5/19 vs Bangladesh)
Leading wicket-taker of the tournament: Wanindu Hasaranga (16 wickets)
Player of the tournament: David Warner
Glenn Maxwell (Australia): Zampa has been magnificent for us in the tournament. He has been working hard throughout and among leg-spinners in white ball cricket. There aren't too many better at the moment. I was able to give myself a few days off before the tournament & prepared well. A lot of credit goes to the support staff . We've been in the bubble for almost two years now and they've been great with us.
Adam Zampa (Australia): I just tried to use my strengths to the best of my abilities. I knew the wicket was a bit low. After winning the toss and bowling first, I tried to use the conditions to the best of my ability.
Justin Langer (Australia Head Coach): It's hard to process and put into words but this is such a special group of people. When we got back together after a few months it was almost like a reunion. We knew when we came back together how much talent we have. We had a great bunch of players. In West Indies and Bangladesh there were a few missing pieces: Mitch Marsh took one of those pieces. He's just been unbelievable for us. These guys have so much fun on and off the ground. In this form of the game, it's important to have so much fun. They have to enjoy the game. That's what these boys have done and that has been a big part of our success. Zampa puts a smile on my face every time. He's so competitive and so good in the shorter format. Josh Hazlewood didn't play the last ODI World Cup since he had some back issues. But he made remarkable come back here and was fantastic for us.
Matthew Wade (Australia): It's a huge moment for us. A lot of people wrote us off and we're now the first team to achieve this for Australia. A very very special moment. We reflected on our innings and we didn't realize what we achieved the previous night. We were confident of doing it today as well. Mitch, just finished it off for us tonight.
Aus in the last five T20I series
Lost 1-4 to Ban (2021)
Lost 1-4 to WI (2021)
Lost 2-3 to NZ (2021)
Lost 1-2 to Ind (2020)
Lost 1-2 to Eng (2020)
Now Australia are 2021 T20 World Cup Champion
TG Southee to GJ Maxwell, Four, full length, outside off Glenn Maxwell plays the along the ground reverse sweep, of the frontfoot to the third man for four
TG Southee to MR Marsh, 1 run, full length, outside off, Mitchell Marsh plays of the frontfoot to long off for 1 run
TG Southee to GJ Maxwell, 1 run, back of length, outside off, Glenn Maxwell plays flick, of the frontfoot to mid on for 1 run
TG Southee to MR Marsh, 1 run, inswinger good length, on the off stump, Mitchell Marsh plays of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
TG Southee to MR Marsh, Four, full length, outside off Mitchell Marsh plays the lofted of the frontfoot to the long off for four
END OF OVER 183 runs
Score after 18 overs162/2
Mitchell Marsh
71(47)
Glenn Maxwell
23(16)
Adam Milne
4-0-30-0
AF Milne to MR Marsh, 1 run, full length, outside off, Mitchell Marsh plays along the ground drive, of the frontfoot to mid off for 1 run
AF Milne to GJ Maxwell, 1 run, inswinger back of length, on the middle stump, Glenn Maxwell plays flick, of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
AF Milne to GJ Maxwell, no run, dot ball!! inswinger good length, outside off, Glenn Maxwell plays pull, of the frontfoot to mid on.
AF Milne to GJ Maxwell, no run, dot ball!! inswinger good length, outside off, Glenn Maxwell plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
AF Milne to MR Marsh, 1 run, full length, outside off, Mitchell Marsh plays drive, of the frontfoot to mid off for 1 run
AF Milne to MR Marsh, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, Mitchell Marsh plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
END OF OVER 1710 runs
Score after 17 overs159/2
Mitchell Marsh
69(44)
Glenn Maxwell
22(13)
Trent Boult
4-0-18-2
TA Boult to MR Marsh, 1 run, inswinger full length, on the middle stump, Mitchell Marsh plays of the frontfoot to mid on for 1 run
TA Boult to GJ Maxwell, 1 run, good length, outside off, Glenn Maxwell plays punch, of the backfoot to silly point for 1 run
TA Boult to GJ Maxwell, 1 wide, inswinger good length, outside off, Glenn Maxwell plays on the backfoot, but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire.
TA Boult to GJ Maxwell, no run, dot ball!! short length, outside off, Glenn Maxwell plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
TA Boult to MR Marsh, 1 run, full length, outside off, Mitchell Marsh plays drive, of the frontfoot to mid off for 1 run
TA Boult to MR Marsh, Four, short length, on the middle stump Mitchell Marsh plays the pull, of the backfoot to the mid wicket for four
TA Boult to MR Marsh, 2 runs, inswinger back of length, outside off, Mitchell Marsh plays drive, of the frontfoot to mid on for 2 run