Australia defeated New Zealand by eight wickets to win the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup. It was the first time that the country won the tournament. For a team that has been dominant in world cricket, it was one trophy that was eluding them. Hence, Twitter erupted as soon as the team added the trophy to its collection. In this article, we take a look at how Twitter reacted after Australia won its first T20 World Cup by defeating New Zealand.
Australia won its first T20 World Cup
Winning the toss, Australia put New Zealand to bat first. The bowlers started well and took the wicket of Daryl Mitchell early. They also managed to keep Kane Williamson and Martin Guptill quiet for a while. However, after the Kiwi skipper got going, the Aussie bowlers found it hard. They eventually restricted the Kiwis to 172-4.
With the bat, the Aussies faced an early jolt as Aaron Finch got out. However, Mitchell Marsh and David Warner steadied the ship and took the team to a winning position. While David Warner got a fifty, Marsh hit 77 runs from 50 balls to become the Man of the Match. Glenn Maxwell came in and applied the finishing touches to take the team over the line.
Twitter erupts after a vintage Australia performance
Unlike the earlier era, the Australian team has not been dominant in recent years. Hence, before the tournament started, not many expected the Aussies to do well. However, against the odds, the men in yellow managed to put in a team effort to win the trophy. While the bowlers were great throughout the competition, all members of the batting unit contributed in one game or another. Below, we take a look at a few Twitter reactions to Australia winning an ICC event after a long time.
🚨🏆 AUSTRALIA WINS THE WORLD CUP 🚨🏆
The drought is finally OVER… men's T20 world champions for the first time 💪
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— Fox Cricket (@FoxCricket) November 14, 2021
Congratulations to Australia for winning the t20 WC FINAL for the very first time. Excellent & professional display of cricket. Enjoy your win. Unlucky New Zealand. #T20WorldCupFinal #Australia pic.twitter.com/DGtwIO0fLN
— Inayat Afridi (@Inayat_Afridi53) November 14, 2021
Mitch Marsh – the bison 🦬 – wins player of the match. Well done Marshy! An absolute standout for Australia in T20 cricket this year. Well deserved! So happy for him. #T20WorldCupFinal
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) November 14, 2021
Tears on Shane Watson's eyes. He got emotional when Australia won maiden T20 World Cup Title. pic.twitter.com/dXTDXg1zYh
— CricketMAN2 (@man4_cricket) November 14, 2021
👏 #Australia nothing has changed they've won 2 out of the last 4 icc world cups. Aussies lost to Bangladesh recently in a T20 series everyone wrote them off before this world cup but LITTLE DID THEY KNOW😂 kiwi quicks were too short today 🦬 Mitch Marsh 👌 #T20WorldCupFinal
— Timorous Enigma (@enigma_timorous) November 14, 2021
Lost last 5 t20 series and won 4 out of 5 games now in WCt20 and secures semi's spot
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There's 2 rule in cricketRule 1 :- Never underestimate Cricket Australia
Rule 2 :- Remember rule no 1 #T20WorldCup #aus #teamaustralia pic.twitter.com/ENQQNHy9Eh— பிரவீன்ᶜᶦⁿᵉᵐᵃᵃᵛᵃᶦ ⁿᵉˢᶦᵖᵃᵛᵃⁿ🎞🎬 (@smithpraveen55) November 7, 2021
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Australia in last 5 T20I series:
Lost 2-1 vs England
Lost 2-1 vs India
Lost 3-2 vs New Zealand
Lost 4-1 vs West Indies
Lost 4-1 vs BangladeshAdvertisementAnd won the T20 World Cup 2021 #T20WorldCup #AUSvsNZ pic.twitter.com/HCEwnviedf
— King Vizag (@IamLucky509) November 14, 2021
Phillip Hughes and November! #Australia won their maiden T20 World Cup!
— Dulith Kasun (DK) (@DulithK) November 14, 2021
Congratulations #Australia for winning #T20WorldCup21. King of ICC tournaments 👏🏻🔥#NZvAUS pic.twitter.com/qq84BpW3lo
— V I P E R™ (@VIPERoffl) November 14, 2021
High time to say that we are the greatest team in cricket history!! #Australia pic.twitter.com/7u92op6Pw1
— Aussie Cricket (@Unstoppable_49) November 14, 2021
Australia and World cups match made in heaven 🔥
Underdogs to champions 💥💥💥#NZvsAUS #T20WorldCupFinal pic.twitter.com/EY1SjvDBno— Fukkard (@Fukkard) November 14, 2021
