Warner smashed 53 and put on a key stand of 92 with Mitchell Marsh, who hit an unbeaten 72, as Australia thrashed New Zealand by eight wickets in the final on Sunday in Dubai.
Australia’s David Warner with his Man of the Tournament award on Sunday. Pic/AP, PTI
David Warner came into the T20 World Cup after being dropped from his IPL side but finished with 289 runs and a stand out star in Australia’s maiden title win.
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Warner smashed 53 and put on a key stand of 92 with Mitchell Marsh, who hit an unbeaten 72, as Australia thrashed New Zealand by eight wickets in the final on Sunday in Dubai.
The swashbuckling opener had scores of 89 not out (in the final group game against West Indies), 49 (in the semi-final versus Pakistan) and his third half-century in the title clash to be named man of the series.
“Always pumped, wanted to put on a spectacle,” Warner said after his team’s first T20 World Cup title win that adds to their five ODI World Cup trophies. “There were some nerves around as always in a final but great to see the guys deliver.” The left-handed Warner, 35, who was dropped from his IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad after two bad games in September, hit form with a match-winning 65 against Sri Lanka in a Super 12 match.
There was no looking back for the batsman who averaged 48.16 with a strike-rate of 146.70 in seven matches.
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