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

Over 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 13.1: No runs. Pat Cummins to Glenn Phillips,

Over 13.3: Single. Pat Cummins to Kane Williamson,

Over 13.4: Single. Pat Cummins to Glenn Phillips,

Over 13.6: Two runs. Pat Cummins to Glenn Phillips,

Over 16.1 Pat Cummins bowls it short of length to Glenn Phillips,1 run, goes back in the crease and mistimes the pull to deep mid-wicket

Over 16.2 Pat Cummins bowls a slower one to Kane Williamson,1 run, mistimes the back foot drive to the bowler, Cummins dives to his right and tries to stop but the ball escapes to allow a run

Over 16.3 Pat Cummins bowls it short of length to Glenn Phillips,1 run,  plays the pull early and under-edges through backward square leg

Over 16.4 Pat Cummins bowls a pitched up delivery to Kane Williamson,1 run, gets forward and swings hard, gets a thick edge that escapes the sticks and rolls to short fine leg. Wade does well to stop the ball

Over 16.5 Pat Cummins bowls it short of length to Glenn Phillips,1 run, gets on top of the bounce and pulls it to deep square leg.

Over 16.6 Pat Cummins bowls a slower one to Kane Williamson,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and pulls to deep square leg

Over 18.1 Pat Cummins bowls a good length delivery to James Neesham,1 run, goes on to the back foot and cuts it to deep backward point

Over 18.2 Pat Cummins bowls it short of length to Tim Seifert ,1 run, hops and cuts it square of the wicket

Over 18.3 Pat Cummins bowls a pitched up delivery to James Neesham,Six!  Stands tall and flat-bats this straight towards the sightscreen

Over 18.4 Pat Cummins bowls it short of length to James Neesham,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and mistimes the pull, no one at mid-wicket to pouch this

Over 18.5 Pat Cummins bowls a pitched up delivery to Tim Seifert ,1 run, gets forward and mistimes the slap wide of long-off

Over 18.6 Pat Cummins bowls a slower one to Tim Seifert , 2 runs, goes on to the back foot and mistimes the pull to the right of the deep fielder, hurries back. Wade up to the stumps and whip the sticks collecting adjacent to the sticks and doing in one motion.

Over 18.6 Pat Cummins bowls a slower one to Tim Seifert , 2 runs, goes on to the back foot and mistimes the pull to the right of the deep fielder, hurries back. Wade up to the stumps and whip the sticks collecting adjacent to the sticks and doing in one motion.