New Zealand Vs Australia Highlights, T20 World Cup 2021 Final: AUS win by 8 wickets to lift maiden T20 World Cup title

Mitchell Starc is back into the attack. 

DROPPED! FOUR! A low full-toss on the pads from Starc and Kane flicks the ball flat and hard to long leg. The ball was as straight as an arrow to Hazlewood, who drops the catch and tips the ball to the fence for 4.

FOUR! Full and into the slot, Williamson creams the ball past long-off for 4. Pure class

NO-BALL! FOUR! Is this break-free over? A waist-height no-ball and he still manages to tonk the 147kph beamer to cow corner for 4.

FREE-HIT! 2 runs! Stoinis does well at sweeper cover to dive to his right and save two runs 

19 off it! NZ are 76/1 after 11 overs.

Adam Zampa is continuing and conceded just 6 singles from it. 
NZ are 57/1 

Medium-pacer Mitchell Marsh has been introduced

FOUR! 1st after 32 deliveries in the final. A slower ball from Marsh. It's short and wide, much to the delight of Williamson. The skipper dances down the track and goes inside out over extra cover for 4.

FOUR! THIS IS STAND AND DELIVER AND THE SOUND OFF THE BAT SAID A LOT ABOUT THE TIMING! Short from Marsh and Kane pulls the ball through cow corner for 4.  That was very Ponting like

NZ are 51-1 after 9 overs.

32/1 in this final is New Zealand's lowest Powerplay in the tournament. The fact that it has happened in the final makes it worse for the Black Caps

AUS' best bowler of the tournament, Adam Zampa, has been brought on

Another tight over from Australia, just three off it. 

NZ are 40/1 after 8 overs.

Glenn Maxwell is back into the attack

NZ are 37/1 after 7 overs

Hazlewood's 3rd over yields just 2 runs. 

NZ are 32/1 after 6 overs

Pat Cummins has been introduced into the attack

He begins well, gives away just 2 runs.
NZ are 30/1 after 5 overs.

OUT! Hazlewood outfoxes Mitchell with a slower ball and gets his reward as the batter nicks it to Wade. He just ran his fingers with the cross-seamed delivery. Mitchell tried to open the field on the off side but since he was outfoxed, he ended up edging it without any feet movement

NZ are 28/1 after 3.5 overs

SHOT! GUPTILL IS LOOKING SO GOOD! Short of alength from Hazlewood. No real width on offer. Guptill stood tonight and he nonchalantly punched the ball past cover for 4.

Are the Kiwis going to take him on?

SIX! YOU BET! Full and straight from around the wicket and Mitchell, who is known for tonking the ball sweetly down the ground, does it again with an extension of the arms.

NZ are 23/0 after 3 overs.

Josh Hazlewood is sharing the new ball with Starc

FOUR! Unconvincing but still 4. Hazlewood angles the ball into the rib-cage area of Guptill, who does well to swivel and guide the ball to the fine leg boundary. The fielder in the deep was very wide.
NZ are 13/0 after 2 overs

Barely any crowd in the stadium today. ICC's fears of a low turnout, due to a sub-continent team missing from the final have come true.

FOUR! Short and wide from Starc. It stood up nicely for Guptill and he slashed the ball past point for 4. It came off the toe of the bat but he still timed it well enough

NZ are 9/0 after 1 over

New Zealand openers Daryl Mitchell and Martin Guptill have walked out to open.

Mitchell Starc to begin Australia's attack.

Out come the players for the national anthems. Australia first, followed by Ne Zealand

"The pitch looks a little bit dry. At the start of the tournament there was a bit of moisture. There is no grass and is pretty dry. The middle overs are going to be crucial for either team. It might be a little bit two-paced and it thus could be an advantage to bat first because of that."

— Reckons Shane Watson ahead of the toss

“It's what we have come here to achieve and we're looking forward to taking on the Australians. It has been a good year and a good tournament for us. I wouldn't say it has swung a heck of a lot but the new ball is important for our side. The golden rule is that you pick wickets in the powerplay. But having said that, we need to adjust to the conditions and the pitch. Conway missing out is a huge loss and understandably there is no one who is more gutted than he is. He has been a huge part of the BlackCaps side. The positive is that it gives someone else the opportunity to step up in his place. We have 15 guys who can do the job.”

vs Pakistan: Won by 5 wickets

vs West Indies: Won by 8 wickets

vs Bangladesh: Won by 8 wickets

vs England: lost by 8 wickets

vs Sri Lanka: Won by 7 wickets

vs ENG - Won by 5 wickets

vs AFG- Won by 8 wickets

vs Namibia- Won by 52 runs

vs Scotland- Won by 16 runs

vs India - Won by 8 wickets

AUS- Unchanged

NZ- Tim Seifert IN | Devon Conway -OUT

"We would have fielded as well. It looks like a reasonable wicket and who knows about the dew. Just trying to get a competitive total. We have one obvious change: Conway is out and Seifert is in. It is a shame that he misses but as a team we have to move on and focus on the challenge at hand. Mitch Santner is a world-class operator and it didn't quite work out in the match the other night. We don't want to look too far ahead and we just need to make a few small adjustments."

"We'll have a bowl. Looks a little bit dry but I don't think it will change. It might skid with the new ball. We're playing the same team. The way we hung in the contest and take it deep was crucial for us. Zampas has been superb for a while in the shortest format, and hopefully that will continue. It is a new format, a new team and our record over NZ doesn't matter at all."

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

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

Australia have won the toss and elected to bowl first.