2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Dates17 October – 14 November 2021
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatTwenty20 International
Tournament format(s)Group stage and knockout
Host(s) Oman
 United Arab Emirates
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runners-up New Zealand
Participants16[1]
Matches45
Attendance378,895 (8,420 per match)
Player of the seriesAustralia David Warner
Most runsPakistan Babar Azam (303)
Most wicketsSri Lanka Wanindu Hasaranga (16)
Official websitet20worldcup.com

The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the seventh ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament,[2][3] with the matches played in the Oman and United Arab Emirates, on behalf of India, from 17 October to 14 November 2021.[4][5] The West Indies were the defending champions,[6][7] but were eventually eliminated in the Super 12 stage.[8]

Originally, the event was scheduled to be held in Australia from 18 October to 15 November 2020,[9][10][11] but in July 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that this tournament had been postponed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12][13][14] In August 2020, the ICC confirmed that India would host the 2021 tournament as planned, with Australia being named as the host for the succeeding 2022 tournament.[15] However, in June 2021, the ICC announced that the tournament had been moved to the United Arab Emirates due to growing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic situation in India, and a possible third wave of the pandemic in the country due to the fears of Delta variant.[16] The tournament began on 17 October 2021,[4] with the tournament's final taking place on 14 November 2021.[17] The preliminary rounds of the tournament were played in the Oman and UAE.[18]

New Zealand became the first team to reach the final, after they beat England by five wickets in the semi-finals.[19] It was the first time that New Zealand had qualified for a T20 World Cup final.[20] They were joined in the final by Australia, who beat Pakistan by five wickets in the second semi-final.[21] It was the second time that Australia had qualified for the final of the T20 World Cup, after reaching the final of the 2010 tournament.[22] In the final, Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets to win their first T20 World Cup.[23] Mitchell Marsh was named the Player of the Match,[24] with David Warner being named the Player of the Tournament.[25]

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  20. ^ "By the Numbers: New Zealand's incredible chase". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  21. ^ "Wade, Stoinis pull off sensational heist to put Australia in final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Late fireworks sends Aussies into WC final". Cricket Uganda. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Marsh and Warner take Australia to T20 World Cup glory". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  24. ^ "Magical Marsh innings fires Australia to maiden ICC Men's T20 World Cup crown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  25. ^ "Champions! Marsh's finest hour leads Aussies to glory". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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