Australia Defeat New Zealand to win their maiden T20 World Cup
- Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets to win 2021 T20 World Cup final held on November 14, 2021 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, UAE. This is the first T20 World Cup title won by Australia.
- New Zealand had put up the target of 172/4 in their 20 overs match which Australia chased down in 18.5 overs with loss of only two wickets.
- Australian team captain: Aaron Finch
- New Zealand team captain: Kane Williamson
- Australia had won the toss and chose to field. The score put up by New Zealand is the highest ever first-innings total in a T20 World Cup final.
- Title Winners
- Player of the Match – Mitchell Marsh (Australia)
- Player of the Tournament – David Warner (Australia)
- Leading run-scorer in the tournament – Babar Azam with 303 (Pakistan)
- Highest wicket-taker – Wanindu Hasaranga with 16 (Sri Lanka)
- The 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was the 7th ICC Men’s T20 World Cup tournament, held from 17 October to 14 November 2021.
- India was the host country but the matches were played in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, due to growing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic situation in India.