2021 Men's T20 World Cup final

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2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final
Dubai Stadium 2019.jpg
The Final was held in Dubai International Stadium (Pictured in 2019)
Event 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
New Zealand Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg
172/4173/2
20 overs18.5 overs
Australia won by 8 wickets
Date14 November 2021
Venue Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Player of the match Mitchell Marsh (Aus)
Umpires Marais Erasmus (SA)
Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Attendance13,626
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The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final was a day/night Twenty20 International cricket match played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, UAE, on 14 November 2021 to determine the winner of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [1] It was played between New Zealand and Australia, with both the teams yet to win their first T20 World Cup title. [2] Australia won the match by 8 wickets to win their maiden T20 World Cup title. [3]

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Background

Originally, the preceding 2020 Men's T20 World Cup was scheduled to be held in Australia from 18 October to 15 November 2020, [4] but was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic. [5] Later, it was planned to be hosted by India as 2021 Men's T20 World Cup, [6] with Australia being named as the host for the succeeding 2022 Men's T20 World Cup. [7] In June 2021, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that the tournament was moved to UAE and Oman [8] due to a possible third wave of the pandemic in India, [9] with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) would remain as the hosts of the tournament irrespective of the location. [10] Eight teams played in the First round as two groups A and B, [11] with top two teams from each group advanced to the Super 12 stage. [12] Super 12 stage was played in two groups 1 and 2, with the top two teams from each Super 12 group advanced to the semi-finals. [13] After finishing second in the Super 12 Group 2, New Zealand became the first team to reach the final, by winning the first semi-final against England by five wickets. [14] [15] With the second-place finish in Super 12 Group 1, Australia beat Pakistan by 5 wickets in the second semi-final to reach the final. [16]

New Zealand's Devon Conway was ruled out of his country's team after breaking his hand during the semi-final match against England. [17]

It was a repeat of the 2015 World Cup Final where Australia defeated New Zealand to become world champions for the 5th time. This was New Zealand's first T20 World Cup final while Australia's second after 2010 where they lost to England.

Road to the final

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [18] RoundFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand [18]
OpponentResult Super 12 stage OpponentResult
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Australia won by 5 wickets Match 1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Pakistan won by 5 wickets
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Australia won by 7 wickets Match 2Flag of India.svg  India New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Flag of England.svg  England England won by 8 wickets Match 3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland New Zealand won by 16 runs
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Australia won by 8 wickets Match 4Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia New Zealand won by 52 runs
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Australia won by 8 wickets Match 5Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Super 12 Group 1 2nd Place
PosTeamPWLNRPts NRR Qualification
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 541081.216Advanced to Semi-final 2
Final group standings Super 12 Group 2 2nd Place
PosTeamPWLNRPts NRR Qualification
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 541081.162Advanced to Semi-final 1
Semi-final 2 Knockout stage Semi-final 1
OpponentResultOpponentResult
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Australia won by 5 wickets Flag of England.svg  England New Zealand won by 5 wickets
2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final

Match details

14 November 2021
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
172/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
173/2 (18.5 overs)
Kane Williamson 85 (48)
Josh Hazlewood 3/16 (4 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 77* (50)
Trent Boult 2/18 (4 overs)
Australia won by 8 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to field.
  • Australia won their maiden T20 World Cup title.

Match officials

Source: [19]

Scorecard

1st innings
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand batting [20]
PlayerStatusRunsBalls4s6sStrike rate
Martin Guptill c Stoinis b Zampa 28353080.00
Daryl Mitchell c Wade b Hazlewood 11801137.50
Kane Williamson c Smith b Hazlewood 8548103177.08
Glenn Phillips c Maxwell b Hazlewood 181711105.88
James Neesham not out13701185.71
Tim Seifert not out8610133.33
Mitchell Santner did not bat
Tim Southee did not bat
Adam Milne did not bat
Trent Boult did not bat
Ish Sodhi did not bat
Extras(b 1, lb 3, w 4, nb 1)9
Total(4 wickets; 20 overs)172156

Fall of wickets: 1/28 (Mitchell, 3.5 ov), 2/76 (Guptill, 11.1 ov), 3/144 (Phillips, 17.2 ov), 4/148 (Williamson, 17.5 ov)

Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia bowling [20]
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsEconWidesNBs
Mitchell Starc 4060015.0011
Josh Hazlewood 401634.0000
Glenn Maxwell 302809.3300
Pat Cummins 402706.7520
Adam Zampa 402616.5000
Mitchell Marsh 1011011.0000
2nd innings
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia batting [20]
PlayerStatusRunsBalls4s6sStrike rate
David Warner b Boult 533843139.47
Aaron Finch c Mitchell b Boult 571071.42
Mitchell Marsh not out775064154.00
Glenn Maxwell not out281841155.55
Steve Smith did not bat
Marcus Stoinis did not bat
Matthew Wade did not bat
Pat Cummins did not bat
Mitchell Starc did not bat
Adam Zampa did not bat
Josh Hazlewood did not bat
Extras(lb 4, w 6)10
Total(2 wickets; 18.5 overs)173 158

Fall of wickets: 1/15 (Finch, 2.3 ov), 2/107 (Warner, 12.2 ov)

Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand bowling [20]
BowlerOversMaidensRunsWicketsEconWidesNBs
Trent Boult 401824.5010
Tim Southee 3.5043011.2110
Adam Milne 403007.5010
Ish Sodhi 3040013.3330
Mitchell Santner 302307.6600
James Neesham 1015015.0000

New Zealand Innings

Put in to bat, New Zealand started off very well, with Daryl Mitchell and Martin Guptill scoring well against the Australian bowlers, helped along by a dropped catch from Matthew Wade. At 28 runs, Mitchell however, fell prey to Josh Hazelwood and was caught behind by Wade. Williamson then joined with Guptill and ensured Australia didn't pick any wickets until the 9th over. After a couple of boundaries to let loose, Williamson started scoring fast to keep up the run rate. In the 12th over, Zampa struck to remove Guptill, who was caught by Stoinis at deep mid-wicket for 28. Williamson then started scoring along with Glenn Phillips, targeting Marsh, Maxwell, and Starc for runs, the latter of which conceded the highest number of runs in a T20 World Cup final, giving away 60 runs in his four-over spell. Hazlewood struck again to remove Phillips and Williamson in the second and fifth ball of the 18th over, respectively. Neesham and Seifert scored at death overs to take New Zealand to a total of 172 for 4. Williamson top-scored for New Zealand with 85, equalling Marlon Samuel's record of 85* against England in 2016, in a T20 World Cup final.

Australian Innings

Chasing 173 to win, Australia suffered a setback when Aaron Finch was caught in the deep off Boult for 5 (7) during the third ball of the 3rd over. Mitchell Marsh and David Warner joined and started to build a solid partnership against the New Zealand bowling. In the second ball of the 13th over, Boult managed to bowl Warner out for 53 (38). This dismissal meant that Warner missed out on becoming the top scorer for the tournament, his 289 runs coming up behind Pakistan's Babar Azam's 303 runs. With 66 runs needed from 46 balls, Marsh was joined by Maxwell. Maxwell reverse hit Southee for the winning runs, winning their maiden T20 World Cup with 7 balls to spare. By doing so, Australia had scored the highest total in a T20 World Cup final, passing the score of 161 for 6 scored by the West Indies against England in the 2016 edition. Marsh was acknowledged as the player of the match, while Warner won the Player of the Tournament. This is the third time overall that New Zealand had failed to win an ICC limited overs tournament, having failed to do so in the 2015 World Cup (against Australia) and 2019 World Cup (against England).

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