Australia tasted their first title in the Twenty20 World Cup. Ajira defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets in a thrilling final in Dubai on Sunday. England reached the final in 2010 but lost to England. This time Aaron Finch Shibir kissed the neighbors on the shores of Tasman.
The title was a nightmare for New Zealand. Despite reaching the finals of three global tournaments six years apart, the trophy remained untouched. Not to mention handing over the Sadh trophy. New Zealand lost to Australia in the 2015 ODI World Cup. This time also in T20. New Zealand lost to England in the final of the 2019 ODI World Cup. Before 2015, New Zealand was called the Lifetime Semifinals. This time you might say, forever finalist.
Before losing the toss, New Zealand batted and scored a challenging 162 runs for 4 wickets. In reply, Australia reached the port of victory with 6 balls in hand and lost only two wickets. Australia's Mitchell Marsh won the Man of the Match award for his fiery innings with the bat.
Australia lost wickets early in the innings. Aaron Finch, who made 5 off 6 balls, was caught by Mitchell off Bolt for 15 runs. However, David Warner and Mitchell Marsh took the helm of the team for the second wicket. Eye-catching batting continues to lead the team to victory.
Bolt broke the pair again with 108 runs. Bold Warner. However, the Australian opener went ahead with a great innings of 53 runs from 36 balls.
After that, however, Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell did not let the team look back. Marsh was the only one to bat, especially in the fire. At one point in the pinch hitting, the ball and the run were completely reduced. Towards the end the equation stood at 24 runs off 24 balls.
Mitchell and Maxwell did just that. Mitchell Marsh remained unbeaten after winning the match by six runs off 50 balls with six fours and four sixes. Maxwell remained unbeaten on 28 off 16 balls. He hit four fours and a six. After Maxwell's boundary was hit by Saudi, the victory was confirmed by Australia. Warners in the joy of world victory.
Earlier, New Zealand had a good start in Guptill-Mitchell after losing the toss. However, the hero of the semi-final match, Mitchell, could not go far. He was dismissed for 11 off 8 balls and caught by Wade's gloves off Hazlewood. New Zealand's first wicket fell for 26 runs.
Captain Kane Williams was quite naughty with Guptill. Glimpses of Williamson show on stage in the final. Guptill took leave for 6 runs. The Kiwi opener made 28 off 35 balls with three fours before being caught by Stones in the jumper ball.
However, Williamson has ruled with the bat. He enriched the team score with four-sixes. The third wicket fell for 144 runs. Glenn Phillips returned with 18 runs off 16 balls.
Shortly afterwards, Ken Williamson returned to the bathroom. He caught Smith with Hazlewood's ball. Before that he played a stormy innings. He made 65 runs off 46 balls. He had 10 fours and three sixes in his innings. Towards the end, Nisham's unbeaten innings of 13 off seven balls and Seifert's unbeaten 6 off 7 balls gave New Zealand a challenging score.