Summary

  • Australia's first Men's T20 World Cup

  • Chase 173 with seven balls to spare

  • Highest chase in T20 World Cup final

  • Marsh 77* (50), Warner 53 (38)

  • Maxwell 28* (18), Boult 2-18

  • NZ 172-4: Williamson 85 (48)

  • Guptill 28 (35), Phillips 18 (17)

  • Hazlewood 3-16, Starc 0-60

Live Reporting

Callum Matthews and Amy Lofthouse

  1. Glenn Maxwell just spent a full five seconds struggling to put his hat on because his top knot was getting in the way.

    A perfectly normal sentence, there.

  2. Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    It was important that Trent Boult bowled that over, there was no point leaving him to bowl the 18th and 20th over.

  3. Aus 109-2

    Need 64 from 42 balls

    Glenn Maxwell is off the mark with a tip and run.

    Trent Boult has the frankly ludicrous figures of 2-8 from his three overs.

  4. Aus 107-2

    Glenn Maxwell swings and misses at his first delivery from Trent Boult.

  5. Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    I love that Australia are attacking with Glenn Maxwell. They want to be on the front foot and this sort of mentality can help you in the big games.

  6. Glenn Maxwell, rather than Steve Smith, is the new batter.

  7. Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    That is exactly what Kane Williamson will have wanted.

    It was all about the length, hitting the top of the stumps. It was exactly how Australia bowled. New Zealand have either been a bit short or a bit full so far.

  8. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    New Zealand have more than a glimmer of hope.

  9. wicket

    WICKET

    Warner b Boult 53 (Aus 107-2)

    And Trent Boult strikes!

    Oh, there's stumps akimbo as Boult bowls a nice length delivery, David Warner goes for a huge yahoo and the ball slips past the bat and goes clattering into the stumps.

  10. This is New Zealand's last throw of the dice, with Trent Boult back into the attack.

  11. Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Now we've seen Australia bat we have to ask if New Zealand left a few runs out there because there was no intent from them in the first 10 overs.

    New Zealand need to find a wicket or two. You can't let Australia go into the final five with only two or three wickets down.

  12. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    If it is going to get twitchy for when Trent Boult comes on then New Zealand really need to get the squeeze on in the next couple of overs.

  13. Aus 106-1

    Australia need 67 from 48 balls. New Zealand need a miracle.

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  14. Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Australia are looking like they are going to walk this. They are looking to be aggressive and get there in boundaries.

  15. Aus 105-1

    That's just bad from Santner, short, sitting up, and a grateful Mitchell Marsh whacks it with aplomb for four.

  16. Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    It is a sensational bit of fielding. How many times do you see that bounce over the fielder and go for four?

  17. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    That is a brilliant bit of fielding. It is one of those that is really difficult to decide whether you want to go for the catch or stop the boundary.

  18. Aus 101-1

    My word, that was almost an amazing catch!

    Glenn Philips produces a superb run from the boundary to dive just short of a flat, powerful pull from Mitchell Marsh.

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    Looks like an Aussie win and Warner moving towards player of the match - can things get any worse?

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  20. Aus 97-1

    Need 76 from 54 balls

    Australia are, frankly, cruising this.