Pakistan captain Babar Azam in motion in a T20 World Cup 2021 match© AFP
The ICC T20 World Cup 2021 got here to an finish on Sunday night time with Aaron Finch’s Australia profitable their maiden world title in cricket’s shortest format with a medical 8-wicket win over Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand. The Kiwis chocked within the summit conflict but once more, as they did not put up a sufficiently big whole on the Dubai International Stadium. Captain Kane Williamson’s advantageous knock of 85 meant the Blackcaps posted a file whole (172/4) for a group batting first in a T20 World Cup last, but it surely was by no means going to be sufficient as circumstances favoured the group batting second, because it had all through the match. The duo of David Warner and Mitchell Marsh shared a 92-run stand to assist the Aussies full a complete win.
There have been a number of nice performances within the match. Here is an inventory of the highest performers:
MOST RUNS
1) Babar Azam (Pakistan) – 303 runs @ 60.60 in 6 innings
2) David Warner (Australia) – 289 runs @ 48.16 in 7 innings
3) Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan) – 281 runs @ 70.25 in 6 innings
4) Jos Buttler (England) – 269 runs @ 89.66 in 6 innings
5) Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka) – 231 runs @ 46.20 in 6 innings
MOST WICKETS
1) Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) – 16 wickets @ 9.75 in 8 innings
2) Adam Zampa (Australia) – 13 wickets @ 12.07 in 7 innings
3) Trent Boult (New Zealand) – 13 wickets @ 13.30 in 7 innings
4) Shakib al Hasan (Bangladesh) – 11 wickets @ 11.18 in 6 innings
5) Josh Hazlewood (Australia) – 11 wickets @ 15.90 in 7 innings
HIGHEST SCORES
1) Jos Buttler – 101* vs SL
2) Rassie van der Dussen – 94* vs England
3) Martin Guptill – 93 vs Scotland
BEST BOWLING IN AN INNINGS
1) Adam Zampa – 5/19 vs Bangladesh
Promoted
2) Mujeeb ur Rahman – 5/20 vs Scotland
3) Adil Rashid – 4/2 vs West Indies
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