Australia Beat New Zealand By 8 Wickets In T20 Final
Australia wins T20 World Cup by beating New in the final match in Dubai. Australia outclassed New Zealand by eight wickets with seven balls to spare while chasing a target of 173. Mitchell Marsh and David Warner played knocks of 77 and 53 respectively.
Australia beat New Zealand by 8 in the T20 final matched and won their maiden T20 World Cup title. Australia wrote the new history to become the new T20 champion after registering a comprehensive 8 wicket win over New Zealand in the summit clash at Dubai. Australia lifted the T20 World Cup trophy for the first time since the tournament’s inception in 2007.
Chasing the hard target of 173 in the very pressure final match. Mitchell Marsh and David Warner laid the foundation of the historic win with magnificent half-centuries which took away the game from New Zealand’s reach. Australia finished the match with 7 balls to spare. It was the biggest run-chase in the T20 World Cup final history and Australia didn’t find much difficultly doing it.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
A clinical unbeaten knock from Mitchell Marsh (77 not out off 50 balls) along with a crucial half-century by David Warner (53) and a superlative spell by Josh Hazlewood (3/16) powered Australia to win their first T20 World Cup trophy, defeating New Zealand by eight wickets in the final at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. Facing a target of 173, the biggest chase in a Men’s T20 World Cup final, Australia reached home with seven balls to spare. Aaron Finch wins TOSS, Australia opts to bowl against New Zealand at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.
Aaron Finch, Australia captain:
This is huge, to be the first Australian team to be able to do it. Brilliant from the start. (Turnaround from Bangladesh game) Certainly was. We had some great individual and team performances, and it was fantastic. It was outstanding. (On Warner) Can’t believe people wrote him off saying he was done. (On Zampa) Player of the Tournament for me. Someone who controlled the innings with wickets. Mitch Marsh, what a way for him to start his innings today, putting New Zealand under pressure from the start.
Kane Williamson, New Zealand captain:
We were trying to get a bit of platform and the surface was holding up a bit. Superb chase by Australia and a brilliant campaign. At the halfway stage, we certainly thought we got to a good total. Credit to Australia for the way they chased down the total. Really proud of our team’s efforts throughout the tournament. Reached the final and gave our best shot. Guys really committed to what we tried to do. Conditions varied from venue to venue and we adapted. We played a lot of consistent cricket throughout. One day at a time. Some really good cricket played. Just a shame we couldn’t get the job done tonight.
Mitchell Marsh is the Player of the Match for his 50-ball 77
I don’t really have words right now. Been an amazing six weeks for this team. The coaching staff came up to me in the West Indies and asked me to bat at three in this tournament. (On his first-ball six) There’s not a whole lot of thinking that goes into that.