T20 World Cup Final Highlights: Australia lift maiden title with 8-wicket thrashing of New Zealand

The
clash
was
rendered
one-sided
by
Mitchell
Marsh
with
his
blistering
77-run
knock
after
opener
David
Warner
delivered
yet
again
with
a
sensational
fifty.

Warner’s
38-ball
53
and
Marsh’s
50-ball
unbeaten
77
guided
Aussies
–
the
five-time
50-over
champions
–
home
and
added
the
elusive
trophy
in
their
cabinet.

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Chasing
a
competitive
target
of
173
in
stipulated
20
overs,
the
Aussies
never
let
the
pressure
of
the
scoreboard
creep
in
and
made
the
run
chase
look
ridiculously
easy.
Australia
overhauled
the
target
with
consummate
ease
in
18.5
overs
and
proved
the
toss
was
a
winner
in
the
showpiece
event
in
the
UAE.

The
bowling
never
clicked
for
the
Blackcaps
as
they
failed
to
put
any
pressure
on
the
Aussie
batters
despite
getting
rid
of
Aussie
skipper
Aaron
Finch
(7)
cheaply
in
the
run
chase.

Earlier,
skipper
Kane
Williamson
top-scored
for
the
Black
Caps
with
his
85-run
knock
while
opener
Martin
Guptill
contributed
28
runs
after
Australia
inserted
them
in
to
take
the
first
strike.

Pacer
Josh
Hazlewood
(3/16)
took
three
out
of
four
wickets
while
leg-spinner
Adam
Zampa
(1/26)
accounted
for
one
Australian
batsman.

Williamson
showed
his
class
with
the
bat
when
it
mattered
the
most
in
an
all-important
game
and
was
brutal
and
artistic
during
his
beautifully
crafted
knock
of
85.
The
exceedingly
talented
right-handed
batsman
equalled
former
West
Indies
batter
Marlon
Samuels’
85*
which
he
scored
against
England
during
the
2016
T20
WC
final
in
Kolkata.

The
Blackcaps
literally
struggled
in
the
first
10
overs
with
Martin
Guptill’s
painful
28
off
35
balls
slowing
the
proceedings.
Williamson
made
the
stage
his
own
with
a
grace
of
a
‘ballet
dancer’ hitting
10
fours
and
three
sixes
in
his
47-ball
knock.

In
the
last
10
overs,
New
Zealand
scored
an
astounding
115
runs
to
make
a
match
of
the
‘Grand
Finale’.
Williamson
shifted
gears
with
such
ease
and
his
fine
knock
was
a
treat
to
watch
as
he
constructed
his
innings
well.