It was game, set and championship for Australia. It can call itself a champion again, and most importantly, the champion of the shortest format for the elusive first time. On Sunday, it defeated trans-Tasman rival New Zealand in the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup final by eight wickets at the Dubai International Stadium. As a result, quite some records were scripted, considering that the Aussies were winning it for the first time. Check them out.
David Warner joins a remarkable list
- Warner scored 53 as it helped Australia set the platform for the perfect win. Consequently, he was given the Man of the Tournament award for his consistent run-scoring performance. Notably, he became only the second player from the winning side to win the prize in the competition's history after Kevin Pietersen in 2010.
- He has also scored the most runs for Australia in the tournament to date (289), going past Matthew Hayden (265).
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Australia joins an exceptional list
- With this win, Australia has now beaten NZ in the final of the three ICC limited-overs tournaments (ODI World Cup, Champions Trophy and T20WC). As a result, it has become only the second side to do so after Windies, which beat England.
- Also, Australia has become the first side with more than a player winning the U-19, ODI and the T20WC, with Mitchell Marsh and Josh Hazlewood joining the list, while the only other player overall happens to be Yuvraj Singh.
- Mitchell Marsh (77*) is the highest scoring Aussie in the competition's final to date.
- Australia has become the highest-chasing side in the tournament's final to date (173).
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Mitchell Starc joins an unwanted list despite triumph
Australia might have won the title, but seamer Starc was not impressive, as he gave away 60 runs in the final. As a result, it is the most runs conceded by a bowler in the competition's final to date, going past Lasith Malinga (54).
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Tough luck for NZ
- The Kiwis had tough luck in winning yet another ICC final. Nonetheless, it still has something to cheer for, as Kane Williamson has become the side's highest-scoring skipper in the final (85) and the joint-most as a player, besides being the third overall in CWC and T20WC after Ricky Ponting (140*) and Clive Lloyd (102).
- Also, Williamson and Trent Boult have become the firsts to appear in constant ICC finals across formats.