Australia thumped New Zealand by eight wickets on Sunday at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium to win their maiden ICC T20 World Cup title. Chasing 173 runs, the Aussie went past the target with seven balls to spare to win the illustrious trophy.
The 14-year long wait came to an end as Glenn Maxwell reverse-swatted Tim Southee to the boundary off the fifth ball of the 19th over. Chasing a mammoth total in a high-pressure game, David Warner and Mitchell Marsh played two defining knocks to take Australia to glory.
Soon after the winning runs were hit, Australian cricketers ran into the ground as Mitchell Marsh gave a tight hug to Glenn Maxwell. The celebrations went till late at night and a couple of hilarious scenes emerged out of the Aussie dressing room.
Here is how Australia celebrated the T20 World Cup win:
View this post on Instagram
View this post on Instagram
View this post on Instagram
View this post on Instagram
View this post on Instagram
View this post on Instagram
View this post on Instagram
“We knew our backs were against the wall” – Aaron Finch on Australia’s T20 World Cup win
Speaking the end of the game, the Aussie skipper Aaron Finch lauded his side for putting up a great show throughout the tournament. He said:
“This is huge. To be the first Australian team to be able to do it. So proud. We knew our backs were against the wall. We had some great individual performances, some great team performances. Can’t believe people wrote him off saying he was done (Warner). That’s when he plays his best cricket. Was almost like poking the bear. The player of the tournament for me (Zampa). Mitch Marsh – what a way to start his innings today. Wade coming into this game with an injury cloud but got a job done. Stoinis did the business.”
Get the latest update on T20 World Cup and other cricket news. Like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram for more such updates.
