2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
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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]
Dates | 17 October – 14 November 2021 |
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Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
Host(s) | Oman
United Arab Emirates |
Champions | Australia (1st title) |
Runners-up | New Zealand |
Participants | 16[1] |
Matches | 45 |
Attendance | 378,895 (8,420 per match) |
Player of the series | David Warner |
Most runs | Babar Azam (303) |
Most wickets | Wanindu Hasaranga (16) |
Official website | t20worldcup.com |
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]