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NZ vs AUS Highlights, T20 World Cup 2021 Final Updates: Australia defeated New Zealand by 8 wickets in the final in Dubai to lift their maiden T20 WC title. David Warner (53), Mitchell Marsh (77*) take the side to the win. Follow New Zealand Vs Australia Highlights and updates on the live blog.
New Zealand Vs Australia Highlights: AUSTRALIA ARE THE NEW T20 WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS! Courtesy of David Warner's 53 and Mitchell Marsh's 77 not-out, the Aussies chase down the target of 173 in 18.5 overs to bag their maiden world title in the shortest format. In response, the Black Caps drew first blood as Trent Boult dismissed Aaron Finch in the 3rd over. However, that did not deter Mitchell Marsh from taking on Adam Milne in his first over, smashing him for two fours and a six. Along with Warner, he took Australia to 43/1 after the first 6 overs. The duo continued in the same vein and went on to stitch another 50-run stand. They handed Australia the command of the chase by taking the side to 82/1 after 10 overs. Warner got to his 50 before being cleaned up by Trent Boult on 53. Soon after, Marsh smashed a 50 off 31 balls, fastest in a T20 WC final, to take Australia to 136/2 in 15 overs. He stitched an unbeaten 67-run stand for the 3 wicket with Glenn Maxwell to take the side home with 1.1 overs to spare. In the first innings, New Zealand set Australia a target of 173 in 20 overs to win the T20 World Cup final. Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell struck some early boundaries to power the Black Caps to 23/0 after 3 overs. Off Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade dropped Guptill. In the next over, Josh Hazlewood removed Mitchell as NZ then stuttered to 37/1 after 7 overs. Then Kane Williamson hit a few boundaries to help New Zealand reach 57/1 after 10 overs. In 31 balls, he brought up his 50 to take New Zealand to 102/2 after 14 overs. Williamson smashed Mitchell Starc for 22 runs in an over to take NZ to 117/2 after 17 overs. His onslaught ended on 85 off 48 balls as Hazlewood scalped the big finish after getting rid of Glenn Phillips in the same over. Tim Seifer and Jimmy Neesham guided NZ to 172/4 in 20 overs.
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Batting first during a day game in Dubai, Guptill's 56-ball 93 powered NZ to 172/5 in 20 overs. Phillips starred at the back end of the innings with a handy 33. In the second half, Scotland made the Black Caps sweat and kept themselves in the reckoning throughout. However, and despite Michael Leask's 20-ball 40, they could only get to 156/5 in 20 overs, hence losing the game by 20 runs.
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Opting to bowl first, NZ restricted India to 110/7 in 20 overs. Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi (2 wickets), and Trent Boult (3 wickets) were stars of the show. In response, they got over the line comfortably with 5.3 overs to spare. Daryl Mitchell scored 49, missing his maiden T20I half-century by a whisker. Williamson scored an unbeaten 33.
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NZ’s Road to the Final, Match 2: The Black Caps had shown a few positive signs in the first game and were definitely not out-played. They carried the form into the second game to thrash India by 8 wickets in Dubai.
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Batting first, the Kane Williamson-led side posted 134/8 in 20 overs. No one could really get going on a tricky Sharjah track. In response, Pakistan stuttered as well, reaching 87-5 in 14.5 overs. It was Asif Ali, batting at no.7, along with veteran Shoaib Malik, who got the team over the line. He smashed 27 off 12 balls, including three sixes, to bag the win with 1.2 overs to spare.
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NZ’s Road to the Final, Match 1: The Kiwis were handed a 5-wicket defeat by Pakistan in their opening match in Sharjah.
New Zealand vs Australia Live Cricket Score: Road to the final
Let’s begin our build-up by having a look at the road to the final for both teams. First up, we begin with the Black Caps.
New Zealand vs Australia Live Score: Down to the last 2
And there were two. After 44 matches and 27 days, it’s down to the last teams standing. The tournament began as a 16-team tournament in Oman but only New Zealand and Australia remain. This is the trans-Tasman finale and it just doesn’t get any better.
New Zealand vs Australia Final Live, T20 World Cup
Hello and a very warm welcome to the live coverage of T20 World Cup 2021 final between New Zealand and Australia. This showpiece event began as a 16-team tournament but it's all down to these trans-Tasman rivals. They both come into this game on nail-biting semifinal victories and with a tournament record of 5 wins and 1 loss. They have always played out brilliant matches and this one has all the ingredients for a nerve-wracking, edge-of-the-seal final. So, and for one final time this T20 WC ladies and gentleman, I, Shivansh Gupta, urge you to sit back and relax! LET'S GET GOING!
