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Australia won the title of T20 World Cup 2021
T20 World Cup 2021 Recap: The seventh edition of the T20 World Cup was held in Oman and the UAE in October–November 2021. 16 teams participated in this edition too, out of which 10 teams qualified due to their ranking as full members of the ICC.
At the same time, 6 teams, Ireland, Namibia, Netherlands, Oman, Scotland and Papua New Guinea qualified by playing the T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament. Australia won the first title under the captaincy of Aaron Finch by defeating New Zealand in the final. Let us tell you the whole story of T20 World Cup 2021-
A lot of problems came due to corona
The tournament was scheduled to be held in Australia in October–November 2020. But in July 2020, the tournament was postponed by the ICC due to COVID-19. In August 2020, the ICC confirmed that India would host the T20 World Cup 2021, with Australia named as the host for the next 2022 tournament. However, in June 2021, the ICC announced that the tournament had been moved to the UAE due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation in India. The T20 World Cup 2021 began on 17 October and the final of the tournament was played on 14 November 2021.
There was doubt over Afghanistan’s participation
In August 2021, questions were raised over the team’s participation after Afghanistan came under the Taliban. Afghanistan team’s media manager Hikmat Hassan confirmed that Afghanistan would play in the T20 World Cup 2021 despite the political turmoil in the country.
T20 World Cup 2021 Recap: Rules of T20 World Cup 2021
The rules of T20 World Cup 2021 were different from previous editions
- In the first round of the tournament, 12 matches were played between 8 teams (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Netherlands, Scotland, Namibia, Oman and Papua New Guinea). These 8 teams were divided into two groups. After the group stage round, the top-2 teams of each group qualified for the Super-12 round.
- These 8 teams were divided into two groups. After the group stage round, the top-2 teams from each group qualified for the Super-12 round.
- In the Super-12 round, the teams were divided into two groups of 12 teams, each group had 6 teams. 30 matches were played in this round. India, Afghanistan, Australia, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and West Indies were already part of the Super-12 round.
- During the group stage and Super-10 matches, the team that wins the match will get 2 points, if the match is cancelled then both teams will get 1 point each and in case of defeat, they will get zero points.
- In case of a tie (i.e. both teams scoring the same number of runs at the end of their innings), a Super Over would decide the winner.
T20 World Cup 2021 Recap: In the first round, 8 teams were divided into two groups
Group A- Sri Lanka, Namibia, Ireland, Netherlands
Group B- Scotland, Bangladesh, Oman, Papua New Guinea
These teams had made it to the Super-12 round
After the group stage round, Bangladesh, Namibia, Scotland and Sri Lanka reached the Super-12. Super-12 Group-1 had England, Australia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Bangladesh. Group-2 had Pakistan, New Zealand, India, Afghanistan, Namibia, and Scotland.
Super-12 Round Group-1 Points Table
| Position | Team | Match | Victory | Garland | no result | score | Net run rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2.464 | |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.216 | |
| 3 | south africa | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.739 | |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −0.269 | |
| 5 | West Indies | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −1.641 | |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −2.383 |
Super-12 Round Group-2 Points Table
| Position | Team | Match | Victory | Garland | no result | score | Net run rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.583 | |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.162 | |
| 3 | India | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1.747 | |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.053 | |
| 5 | Namibia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | −1.890 | |
| 6 | Scotland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −3.543 |
India’s performance in T20 World Cup 2021
Team India was part of Group-2 in Super-12, but the team won three out of 5 matches in this round and finished third in the points table with 6 points. And the team was out of the tournament. Let us tell you that T20 World Cup 2021 was Virat Kohli’s last tournament as captain. Even before the tournament started, Virat Kohli had announced to leave the captaincy of the T20 format.
T20 World Cup 2021 Recap: Status of semi-final matches
The first semi-final match of the T20 World Cup 2021 was played between England and New Zealand on 10 November in Abu Dhabi. Batting first, England scored 166 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. In response, New Zealand chased the target in 19 overs and won by 5 wickets to make it to the final. This was the first time New Zealand reached the final in the history of the tournament.
The second semi-final match was played between Australia and Pakistan on 11 November in Dubai. Batting first in this match, Pakistan scored 176 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. In response, Australia chased the target in just 19 overs and won by 5 wickets. And made it to the final for the second time.
T20 World Cup 2021 Recap: Australia defeated New Zealand by 8 wickets in the final
The final match of the T20 World Cup 2021 was played on 14 November in Dubai between New Zealand and Australia. In this match, Australia won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, New Zealand scored 172 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Australia chased the target in just 18.5 overs and won by 8 wickets. Mitchell Marsh played an unbeaten innings of 77 runs in 50 balls.
Highest run and wicket taker in T20 World Cup 2021
Pakistan player Babar Azam was the highest run-scorer in the T20 World Cup 2021. Babar scored 303 runs in 6 matches at an average of 60.60 and a strike rate of 126.25. Australian player David Warner won the Player of the Tournament by scoring 289 runs in 7 matches at an average of 48.16 and a strike rate of 146.70.
Sri Lankan bowler Wanindu Hasaranga was the highest wicket-taker in the tournament. He took 16 wickets in 8 matches at an economy of 5.20.
