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 0.1 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Martin Guptill, no run, gets inside the line and lets it go through to the keeper.

Over 0.2 Mitchell Starc bowls it short of length to Martin Guptill, Boundary! Goes on to the back foot and hammers it through cover-point and gets off the mark with a boundary.

Over 0.3 Mitchell Starc bowls a pitched up delivery to Martin Guptill,1 run, goes one-kneed to slice, and once again has the toe-end running down to third man

Over 0.6 Mitchell Starc bowls a good length delivery to Martin Guptill,1 run, gets forward and guides it away down to the third man and picks up an easy single.

Over 1.1 Josh Hazlewood bowls it short of length to Martin Guptill, no run, shuffles across on the back foot and tucks it down the leg side.

Over 1.2 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Martin Guptill, no run, gets behind the line on the back foot and punches it straight back to the bowler.

Over 1.3 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Martin Guptill, no run, goes deep inside the crease and works it away towards mid-wicket.

Over 1.4 Josh Hazlewood bowls a back of length delivery to Martin Guptill, no run, gets on top of the bounce and punches it straight to the man at cover.

Over 1.5 Josh Hazlewood bowls it short of length to Martin Guptill, Boundary! Shuffles across on the back foot and pulled away to the fine leg fence for four.

Over 1.6 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Martin Guptill, no run, comes on to the front foot and blocks it to cover watchfully.

Over 2.3 GJ Maxwell bowls it short of length to Martin Guptill, no run, backs away in the crease and looks to cut, but Wade cannot hold on. These are tough ones ..

Over 2.4 GJ Maxwell tossed up delivery to Martin Guptill,1 run, gets forward and works it wide of mid-on and picks up an easy single.

Over 2.6 GJ Maxwell tossed up delivery to Martin Guptill,1 leg bye, leans forward to flick, but the ball spins in, beats the bat and rolls off the thigh pad

Over 3.1 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Martin Guptill, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and punches it beautifully through cover and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 3.2 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Martin Guptill,1 run, gets forward and  clipped to deep square leg

Over 3.5 Josh Hazlewood bowls a good length delivery to Daryl Mitchell, out Caught by Wade!! 

Over 4.1 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Martin Guptill, no run,  hangs on the back foot, but the ball doesn't quite come on, with Guptill adjusting in his stance to steer it to point

Over 4.2 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Martin Guptill, no run, comes on to the front foot and defends it towards mid-on.

Over 4.3 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Martin Guptill, no run, gets forward and nudged away to mid-wicket

Over 4.4 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Martin Guptill,1 run, comes across and tucks it round the corner and picks up a single.

Over 4.6 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to Martin Guptill, no run, squares him up a touch, running off the outside-edge to backward point

Over 5.6 Josh Hazlewood bowls it short of length to Kane Williamson, 2 runs, shuffles across on the back foot and doesn't quite get hold though, top-edging it into deep mid-wicket

Over 6.1 GJ Maxwell tossed up delivery to Martin Guptill,1 run, gets forward and whipped down to long-on

Over 6.3 GJ Maxwell tossed up delivery to Martin Guptill, no run, gets forward and pushes it down the pitch back to the bowler.

Over 6.4 GJ Maxwell tossed up delivery to Martin Guptill,1 run, opens his bat face here, steering it off the front foot to deep sweeper

Over 6.6 GJ Maxwell tossed up delivery to Martin Guptill,1 run, gets forward and works it along the ground to long on and picks up a single.

Over 7.1 Adam Zampa tossed up delivery to Martin Guptill,1 run, a leaning drive, with the spin, along the ground, to long-off

Over 7.2 Adam Zampa tossed up delivery to Kane Williamson, no run, gets forward and  chopped through to sweeper

Over 7.3 Adam Zampa bowls a quicker arm ball to Martin Guptill, no run, gets big stride forward, quietly blocking it with the turn to cover

Over 7.4 Adam Zampa bowls a quicker arm ball to Martin Guptill, no run, quickly rocking back, punching and finding cover again

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