Australia vs New Zealand Final at Dubai, 14 Nov, 2021

Toss: Australia, who chose to bowl
New Zealand 172/4 (20)
Australia 173/2 (18.5)
Australia won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Mitchell Marsh
  • GJ Maxwell 32 * (19)
  • Mitchell Marsh 77 * (50)

Over 3.6 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Kane Williamson, no run, goes on to the back foot and punches it straight to the man at point.

Over 4.5 Pat Cummins bowls a back of length delivery to Kane Williamson, no run, a quiet wrist-roll, dropping it softly around square leg

Over 5.1 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Kane Williamson, no run, gets forward and defends it to point with the open face bat.

Over 5.2 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Kane Williamson, no run, goes deep inside the crease and  looking to glance, as the ball grips, takes the leading-edge and rolls back down the pitch

Over 5.3 Josh Hazlewood bowls a back of length delivery to Kane Williamson, no run, gets on top of the bounce and chops it on the off-side.

Over 5.4 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Kane Williamson, no run, gets forward and punches it straight to the man at mid-off.

Over 5.5 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Kane Williamson, no run, backing away a touch, but still gets cramped enough to only be able to punch it to cover

Over 6.2 GJ Maxwell tossed up delivery to Kane Williamson,1 run, gets forward and flicks it along the ground to long-on for one.

Over 6.5 GJ Maxwell tossed up delivery to Kane Williamson,1 run, goes back, across, nudgy, long-on again

Over 8.1: Single. Mitchell Marsh to Kane Williamson,

Over 8.4: Boundary!. Mitchell Marsh to Kane Williamson,

Over 8.5: Boundary!. Mitchell Marsh to Kane Williamson,

Over 8.6: No runs. Mitchell Marsh to Kane Williamson,

Over 9.1 Adam Zampa tossed up delivery to Martin Guptill,1 run, stays low and gets dragged off Guptill's under-half as he pulls down to deep mid-wicket

Over 9.2 Adam Zampa tossed up delivery to Kane Williamson,1 run, shuffling whip, against the spin, into mid-wicket

Over 9.4 Adam Zampa tossed up delivery to Kane Williamson,1 run, comes on to the front foot and  driven to deep cover

Over 9.5 Adam Zampa bowls it short of length to Martin Guptill,1 run, another front foot punch, and sweeper is kept busy

Over 9.6 Adam Zampa tossed up delivery to Kane Williamson,1 run, comes down, gets too close for comfort, and with whippy hands, squeezes it to long-off

Over 10.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Kane Williamson, 2 runs, made room to squeeze the inside out drive wide of long-off. 

Over 10.4 Mitchell Starc slips in a full toss to Kane Williamson, Boundary! Goes well across the stumps and pulls it down to the fine leg fence for four.

Over 10.5 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Kane Williamson, Boundary! Gets waits and muscles the off-drive with those forearms. Long-off placed very wide and it's four more

Over 10.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Kane Williamson, 2 runs, gets forward and smashes it down to deep cover and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 10.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Kane Williamson, 2 runs, gets forward and smashes it down to deep cover and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 11.1 Adam Zampa tossed up delivery to Martin Guptill, out Caught by Stoinis!!  Guptill goes for the slog-sweep, doesn't middle it. Deep mid-wicket takes a few steps back but ensures he's well inside the rope before taking the catch.

Over 11.2 Adam Zampa bowls a quicker arm ball to Kane Williamson, no run, gets forward and blocks it to backward point.

Over 11.5: Two runs. Adam Zampa to Kane Williamson,

Over 12.2: Single. GJ Maxwell to Kane Williamson,

Over 12.4: Sixer!. GJ Maxwell to Kane Williamson,

Over 13.3: Single. Pat Cummins to Kane Williamson,

Over 14.3 Adam Zampa tossed up delivery to Glenn Phillips,1 run, gets across the line and wristed to short mid-wicket

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