Apologies are in order and celebrations are to be had after Australia triumphed in the T20 World Cup for the first time ever. Mitch Marsh and David Warner led the way for the Aussies with a stunning 92-run partnership that completed the pair’s redemption arcs.
Warner scored 53 runs off 38 balls and helped Australia to a maiden T20 World Cup title after being dropped by his Indian Premier League (IPL) team SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) just last month due to his poor form.
“Out of form, too old and slow! congratulations @davidwarner31,” said Candice in a tweet after the match.
Warner scored 195 runs in the eight matches he got to play in the 2021 season of the IPL. It was the first time in seven years that Warner had scored less than 500 runs in an edition of the T20 league. However, the 35-year-old roared back to form in the subsequent T20 World Cup, scoring 289 runs in seven innings.
He was Australia’s highest scorer and the second highest scorer overall in the tournament, only behind the prolific Pakistan captain Babar Azam who scored 303 runs in six innings. Warner also finished the tournament with 32 fours to his name, which is the most by any player with second-placed Babar hitting 28 fours.
“Always felt really well. Didn’t get much time in the middle in the two practice matches obviously. But for me it was about going back to basics. Going to hard, synthetic wickets and try to hit some balls,” Warner said in the post-match presentation ceremony.
