Mitchell Marsh and Josh Hazlewood added the T20 world title to their list of triumphs on Sunday to complete the World Cup set after Australia beat New Zealand by 8 wickets in the final in Dubai.
Marsh and Hazlewood were part of Australia’s U-19 World Cup-winning side in 2010 and also featured in the 2015 50-over triumph on home soil under Michael Clarke.
Yuvraj was the first player to complete this cycle when he won the 2011 World Cup after clinching the U-19 and T20 world titles in 2000 and 2007 for India.
Marsh played the starring role in the summit clash, scoring 77 not out off 50 balls belting 6 fours and 4 sixes to lead Australia’s fight in the chase along with David Warner, who made 53 off 38 balls. The duo were adjudged Player of the Match and Series, respectively.
Australia had to register the highest successful run chase in T20 World Cup finals to win their maiden world title in the shortest format. This triumph also completes their set of ICC titles which includes five 50-over World Cups (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015 ) and two Champions Trophies (2006, 2009).
Interestingly, Australia’s wins in the 2009 Champions Trophy final, 2015 World Cup final and the 2021 T20 World Cup’s summit came against New Zealand. Australia also kept their unbeaten run against their trans-Tasman rivals in ICC knockouts alive with this triumph.
