Stats highlights of Finals – Australia Vs New Zealand at Dub DSC on 14 Nov 2021
Australia won the toss and elected to field provides the 131st occasion of a team doing so in T20 WC. It also provides the 14th occasion of Australia doing so in T20 WC
Australia and England share the record for inserting the opposition on most occasions in T20 WC. Both the teams have inserted the opposition on 14 occasions.
Australia inserted the opposition and won the match to provide the 70th occasion of a team doing so in T20 WC. It also provides the eleventh occasion of Australia doing so in T20 WC. Australia is the only team to win ten or more games after inserting the opposition in T20 WC.
Australia’s win in this game after inserting the opposition provides the sixth occasion of Australia doing so in the just concluded 2021 edition.
KS Williamson scored 85 in this game to provide the 32nd occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in T20 WC. It also provides the fourth occasion of a New Zealand captain scoring a fifty in T20 WC.
KS Williamson’s 85 in this game represent the highest individual score by a New Zealand captain in T20 WC. The previous best was BB McCullum’s 65 against Netherlands at Chattogram on 29 Mar 2014.
KS Williamson scored 85 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in T20 WC 2021
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | A Vala | 56 | 1 | PNG | Oma | Al Amerat | 17.10.21 |
| 2 | Mahmudullah | 50 | 1 | Ban | PNG | Al Amerat | 21.10.21 |
| 3 | MG Erasmus | 53* | 2 | Nam | Ire | Sharjah | 22.10.21 |
| 4 | V Kohli | 57 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Dub-DSC | 24.10.21 |
| 5 | Babar Azam | 68* | 2 | Pak | Ind | Dub-DSC | 24.10.21 |
| 6 | Babar Azam | 51 | 2 | Pak | Afg | Dub-DSC | 29.10.21 |
| 7 | Babar Azam | 70 | 1 | Pak | Nam | A Dhabi | 02.11.21 |
| 8 | Babar Azam | 66 | 1 | Pak | Sco | Sharjah | 07.11.21 |
| 9 | KS Williamson | 85 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Dub-DSC | 14.11.21 |
KS Williamson’s 85 in this game represent the highest individual score by a captain in T20 WC 2021. The previous best was Babar Azam’s 70 in the match between Pakistan and Namibia at Abu Dhabi on 02.11.21.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | KS Williamson | 85 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Dub-DSC | 14.11.21 |
| 2 | Babar Azam | 70 | 1 | Pak | Nam | A Dhabi | 02.11.21 |
KS Williamson became the second captain to score a fifty in the tournament finals of T20 WC. Prior to this KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka had scored 64 not out against Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09.
This game witnessed three fifties – KS Williamson {85}, DA Warner {53} and MR Marsh {77*} – to provide a total of 13 fifties by batsmen in a tournament finals of T20 WC
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | G Gambhir | 75 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Jo’burg | 24.09.07 |
| 2 | Sangakkara | 64* | 1 | Srl | Pak | Lord’s | 21.06.09 |
| 3 | Shahid Afridi | 54* | 2 | Pak | Srl | Lord’s | 21.06.09 |
| 4 | DJ Hussey | 59 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Bridgetown | 16.05.10 |
| 5 | C Kieswetter | 63 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Bridgetown | 16.05.10 |
| 6 | MN Samuels | 78 | 1 | Win | Srl | Col-RPS | 07.10.12 |
| 7 | V Kohli | 77 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Dhaka | 06.04.14 |
| 8 | Sangakkara | 52* | 2 | Srl | Ind | Dhaka | 06.04.14 |
| 9 | JE Root | 54 | 1 | Eng | Win | Kolkata | 03.04.16 |
| 10 | MN Samuels | 85* | 2 | Win | Eng | Kolkata | 03.04.16 |
| 11 | Williamson | 85 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Dub-DSC | 14.11.21 |
| 12 | DA Warner | 53 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Dub-DSC | 14.11.21 |
| 13 | MR Marsh | 77* | 2 | Aus | NZl | Dub-DSC | 14.11.21 |
This game witnessed three fifties – KS Williamson {85}, DA Warner {53} and MR Marsh {77*} – to provide the very first occasion of three batsmen scoring fifties in a tournament finals of T20 WC
KS Williamson’s 85 was in a losing cause to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in a tournament finals of T20 WC.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Sangakkara | 64* | 1 | Srl | Pak | Lord’s | 21.06.09 |
| 2 | DJ Hussey | 59 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Bridgetown | 16.05.10 |
| 3 | V Kohli | 77 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Dhaka | 06.04.14 |
| 4 | JE Root | 54 | 1 | Eng | Win | Kolkata | 03.04.16 |
| 5 | Williamson | 85 | 1 | NZl | Aus | Dub-DSC | 14.11.21 |
KS Williamson’s 85 was in a losing cause to provide the 80th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the sixth occasion of a New Zealand batsman’s fifty in a losing cause in T20 WC
KS Williamson’s 85 was in a losing cause to provide the 12th occasion of a captain’s fifty going in vain in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand captain’s fifty in a losing cause in T20 WC
KS Williamson’s 85 in this game represent the highest individual score by a losing captain in T20 WC. The previous best was 73 not out by AD Mathews of Sri Lanka against England at Delhi on 26.03.16
KS Williamson became the second captain to witness his fifty in a losing cause in the tournament finals of T20 WC. Prior to this 64 not out by KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka against Pakistan at Lord’s on 21.06.09 was in vain.
KS Williamson-GD Phillips added 68 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the 13th occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in a tournament final of T20 WC. It also provides the fifth occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the third wicket in the tournament final of T20 WC.
KS Williamson-GD Phillips added 68 runs for the third wicket in this game to provide the first occasion of New Zealand batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in a tournament final of T20 WC.
DA Warner-MR Marsh added 92 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 14th occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in a tournament final of T20 WC. It also provides the third occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the second wicket in the tournament final of T20 WC.
MR Marsh-GJ Maxwell added 66 runs in an unfinished stand for the third wicket in this game to provide the 15th occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership in a tournament final of T20 WC. It also provides the sixth occasion of batsmen posting a fifty plus runs partnership for the third wicket in the tournament final of T20 WC.
This game witnessed three fifty plus runs partnerships to provide the third occasion of a tournament final of T20 WC witnessing three fifty plus runs partnerships. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | V Kohli/RG Sharma | 2 | 60 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Dhaka | 06.04.14 |
| 2 | V Kohli/Yuvraj Singh | 3 | 55 | 1 | Ind | Srl | Dhaka | 06.04.14 |
| 3 | N Perera/Sangakkara | 5 | 56* | 2 | Srl | Ind | Dhaka | 06.04.14 |
| 1 | JC Buttler/JE Root | 4 | 61 | 1 | Eng | Win | Kolkata | 03.04.16 |
| 2 | DJ Bravo/MNSamuels | 4 | 75 | 2 | Win | Eng | Kolkata | 03.04.16 |
| 3 | Brathwaite/MNSamuels | 7 | 54* | 2 | Win | Eng | Kolkata | 03.04.16 |
| 1 | GDPhillips/Williamson | 3 | 68 | 1 | NZl | Aus | DubDSC | 14.11.21 |
| 2 | MR Marsh/DA Warner | 2 | 92 | 2 | Aus | NZl | DubDSC | 14.11.21 |
| 3 | MR Marsh/GJ Maxwell | 3 | 66* | 2 | Aus | NZl | DubDSC | 14.11.21 |
This game witnessed three fifty plus runs partnerships to provide the 33rd occasion of T20 WC game witnessing three or more fifty plus runs partnerships.
DA Warner {53} and MR Marsh {77*} scored fifties in this game to provide the 27th and 28th occasion of Australian batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in T20 WC.
DA Warner {53} and MR Marsh {77*} scored fifties in this game to provide the second and third occasion of Australian batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in T20 WC tournament final. The other Australian batsman to score a fifty in a tournament final was DJ Hussey. He had scored 59 against England at Bridgetown on 16.05.10.
DA Warner’s run aggregate in T20 WC read 762. He is one of the seven batsmen who have aggregated 700 plus runs in the tournament. The following table lists all the seven batsmen
| No | Player | Team | M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave |
| 1 | M Jayawardene | Srl | 31 | 31 | 5 | 1016 | 100 | 39.07 |
| 2 | CH Gayle | Srl | 33 | 31 | 3 | 965 | 117 | 34.46 |
| 3 | TM Dilshan | Srl | 35 | 34 | 5 | 897 | 96* | 30.93 |
| 4 | RG Sharma | Ind | 33 | 30 | 8 | 847 | 79* | 38.50 |
| 5 | V Kohli | Ind | 21 | 19 | 8 | 845 | 89* | 76.81 |
| 6 | DA Warner | Aus | 30 | 30 | 2 | 762 | 89* | 27.21 |
| 7 | de Villiers | RSA | 30 | 29 | 5 | 717 | 79* | 29.87 |
DA Warner has scored 31 boundary sixes in T20 WC. He is one of the six batsmen who have scored 30 plus boundary sixes in the tournament. The following table lists all the six batsmen.
| No | Player | Team | M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 6s |
| 1 | CH Gayle | Win | 33 | 31 | 3 | 965 | 117 | 34.46 | 63 |
| 2 | Yuvraj Singh | Ind | 31 | 28 | 3 | 593 | 70 | 23.72 | 33 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | Ind | 33 | 30 | 8 | 847 | 79* | 38.50 | 31 |
| 4 | DA Warner | Aus | 30 | 30 | 2 | 762 | 89* | 27.21 | 31 |
| 5 | SR Watson | Aus | 24 | 22 | 3 | 537 | 81 | 28.26 | 31 |
| 6 | de Villiers | RSA | 30 | 29 | 5 | 717 | 79* | 29.87 | 30 |
DA Warner and SR Watson share the record for most boundary sixes by an Australian batsman in T20 WC. Both the batsmen have scored 31 boundary sixes.
MA Starc conceded 60 runs in this game. He became the fifth bowler in the history of T20 WC to concede 60 plus in an innings.
| No | Player | W-R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Jayasuriya | 0-64 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Jo’burg | 17.09.07 |
| 2 | M Mortaza | 0-63 | 1 | Ban | Pak | Dhaka | 30.03.14 |
| 3 | LN Onyango | 0-61 | 1 | Ken | Srl | Jo’burg | 14.09.07 |
| 4 | SCJ Broad | 0-60 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Durban | 19.09.07 |
| 5 | MA Starc | 0-60 | 1 | Aus | NZl | Dub-DSC | 14.11.21 |
MA Starc conceded 60 runs without capturing a wicket in this game. He became the fifth bowler in the history of T20 WC to concede 60 plus in an innings without capturing a wicket. He also became the first Australian bowler to concede 60 runs in an innings without capturing a wicket in T20 WC.
| No | Player | W-R | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Jayasuriya | 0-64 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Jo’burg | 17.09.07 |
| 2 | M Mortaza | 0-63 | 1 | Ban | Pak | Dhaka | 30.03.14 |
| 3 | LN Onyango | 0-61 | 1 | Ken | Srl | Jo’burg | 14.09.07 |
| 4 | SCJ Broad | 0-60 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Durban | 19.09.07 |
| 5 | MA Starc | 0-60 | 1 | Aus | NZl | Dub-DSC | 14.11.21 |
MA Starc conceded 60 runs in this game. He became the most expensive Australian bowler in terms of runs conceded in the history of T20 WC. This dubious record was earlier credited to B Lee who had returned with figures of one for 56 against West Indies at The Oval on 06.06.09
MA Starc conceded 60 runs without capturing a wicket in this game. He became the second bowler in a tournament` of T20 WC to concede 50 plus in an innings without capturing a wicket. SL Malinga of Sri Lanka had returned with figures of none for 54 against West Indies at Col-RPS on 07.10.12. Thus MA Starc is now the most expensive bowlers in terms of runs conceded in a tournament final. He is also the first bowler to return with figures of none for 60 in a tournament final.
DA Warner scored 53 in this game to provide the 126th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20 WC. It also provides the 18th occasion of an Australian opening batsman scoring a fifty in T20 WC.
DA Warner’s 53 in this game represent his sixth fifty in an innings in T20 WC. He now holds the record for most fifties by an Australian batsman in T20 WC. He went past SR Watson who had scored five fifties.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Oppo | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | DA Warner | 63 | 1 | Win | The Oval | 06 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | DA Warner | 72 | 1 | Ind | Barbados | 07 May 2010 |
| 3 | DA Warner | 63* | 2 | Ind | Col-RPS | 28 Sep 2012 |
| 4 | DA Warner | 65 | 2 | Srl | Dub-DSC | 28 Oct 2021 |
| 5 | DA Warner | 89* | 2 | Win | A Dhabi | 06 Nov 2021 |
| 6 | DA Warner | 53 | 2 | NZl | Dub-DSC | 14 Nov 2021 |
| 1 | SR Watson | 81 | 1 | Pak | G Islet | 02 May 2010 |
| 2 | SR Watson | 54 | 1 | Ind | Barbados | 07 May 2010 |
| 3 | SR Watson | 51 | 2 | Ire | Col-RPS | 19 Sep 2012 |
| 4 | SR Watson | 72 | 2 | Ind | Col-RPS | 28 Sep 2012 |
| 5 | SR Watson | 70 | 2 | RSA | Col-RPS | 30 Sep 2012 |
DA Warner became the third opening batsman in the history of T20 WC to score six or more fifties in an innings. Others are – CH Gayle {09} and TM Dilshan {06}
DA Warner became the third opening batsman to score a fifty in a tournament final of T20 WC.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | G Gambhir | 75 | 1 | Ind | Pak | Jo’burg | 24 Sep 2007 |
| 2 | Kieswetter | 63 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Bridgetown | 16 May 2010 |
| 3 | DA Warner | 53 | 2 | Aus | NZl | Dub-DSC | 14 Nov 2021 |
The following table lists the finalists of all the editions of T20 WC
| No | Team | Res | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | won | Pakistan | Jo’burg | 24 Sep 2007 |
| 2 | Pakistan | won | Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 21 Jun 2009 |
| 3 | England | won | Australia | Barbados | 16 May 2010 |
| 4 | West Indies | won | Sri Lanka | Col-RPS | 07 Oct 2012 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | won | India | Dhaka | 06 Apr 2014 |
| 6 | West Indies | won | England | Kolkata | 03 Apr 2016 |
| 7 | Australia | won | New Zealand | Dub-DSC | 14 Nov 2021 |
Australia won this game by eight wickets to provide the 23rd occasion of a team winning a T20 WC game by an exact margin of eight wickets.
| No | Team | Res | Margin | BR | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RSA | won | 8 wkts | 14 | Win | Jo’burg | 11 Sep 2007 |
| 2 | Aus | won | 8 wkts | 31 | Eng | Cape Town | 14 Sep 2007 |
| 3 | Ind | won | 8 wkts | 15 | Ire | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2009 |
| 4 | Pak | won | 8 wkts | 8 | Srl | Lord’s | 21 Jun 2009 |
| 5 | Win | won | 8 wkts | 1 | Eng | Providence | 03 May 2010 |
| 6 | Pak | won | 8 wkts | 8 | Ban | Pallekele | 25 Sep 2012 |
| 7 | Aus | won | 8 wkts | 14 | RSA | Col-RPS | 30 Sep 2012 |
| 8 | Ind | won | 8 wkts | 18 | Pak | Col-RPS | 30 Sep 2012 |
| 9 | Ban | won | 8 wkts | 27 | Nep | Chattogram | 18 Mar 2014 |
| 10 | Ind | won | 8 wkts | 9 | Ban | Dhaka | 28 Mar 2014 |
| 11 | Sco | won | 8 wkts | 12 | HKG | Nagpur | 12 Mar 2016 |
| 12 | RSA | won | 8 wkts | 14 | Srl | Delhi | 28 Mar 2016 |
| 13 | Sco | won | 8 wkts | 18 | Oma | Al Amerat | 21 Oct 2021 |
| 14 | Nam | won | 8 wkts | 9 | Ire | Sharjah | 22 Oct 2021 |
| 15 | RSA | won | 8 wkts | 10 | Win | Dub-DSC | 26 Oct 2021 |
| 16 | Eng | won | 8 wkts | 35 | Ban | A Dhabi | 27 Oct 2021 |
| 17 | Eng | won | 8 wkts | 50 | Aus | Dub-DSC | 30 Oct 2021 |
| 18 | NZl | won | 8 wkts | 33 | Ind | Dub-DSC | 31 Oct 2021 |
| 19 | Aus | won | 8 wkts | 82 | Ban | Dub-DSC | 04 Nov 2021 |
| 20 | Ind | won | 8 wkts | 81 | Sco | Dub-DSC | 05 Nov 2021 |
| 21 | Aus | won | 8 wkts | 22 | Win | A Dhabi | 06 Nov 2021 |
| 22 | NZl | won | 8 wkts | 11 | Afg | A Dhabi | 07 Nov 2021 |
| 23 | Aus | won | 8 wkts | 7 | NZl | Dub-DSC | 14 Nov 2021 |
It also provides the fifth occasion of Australia winning a T20 WC game by exact eight wickets margin
| No | Team | Res | Margin | BR | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Aus | won | 8 wkts | 22 | Win | A Dhabi | 06 Nov 2021 |
| 2 | Aus | won | 8 wkts | 82 | Ban | Dub-DSC | 04 Nov 2021 |
| 3 | Aus | won | 8 wkts | 14 | RSA | Col-RPS | 30 Sep 2012 |
| 4 | Aus | won | 8 wkts | 31 | Eng | Cape Town | 14 Sep 2007 |
| 5 | Aus | won | 8 wkts | 7 | NZl | Dub-DSC | 14 Nov 2021 |
Australia won this game by eight wickets to provide the second occasion of a team winning a tournament final of T20 WC game by an exact margin of eight wickets. Both the occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Team | Res | Margin | BR | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Pak | won | 8 wkts | 8 | Srl | Lord’s | 21 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | Aus | won | 8 wkts | 7 | NZl | Dub-DSC | 14 Nov 2021 |