FOUR! Glenn Maxwell seals the win with a reverse paddle towards third man!
Australia win the T20 World Cup for the first time with a commanding eight-wicket win over New Zealand with seven balls to spare!
After 18 overs,Australia 162/2 ( Mitchell Marsh 71 , Glenn Maxwell 23)
Maxwell nearly offers Southee at catch at mid off in the fourth delivery of Milne’s final over, the ball landing just short in the end. Good final over from Milne, with just three coming from it. Australia need 11 from the last 12 balls.
After 17 overs,Australia 159/2 ( Mitchell Marsh 69 , Glenn Maxwell 22)
Marsh and Maxwell are able to see off Boult’s final over, though the former nearly ends up offering the left-arm seamer a catch off his own bowling. A superb spell from Boult comes to an end as he signs off with figures of 2/18, with 10 coming from his last over. Australia need 14 from the last three overs with eight wickets in hand.
After 16 overs,Australia 149/2 ( Mitchell Marsh 61 , Glenn Maxwell 21)
Different bowler. Same result. Tim Southee, who’s had an evening not very different from Starc and Sodhi, gets hit for a four and a six by Maxwell on either side of a wide early in the over, with the equation now coming down to less than run-a-ball for the Aussies. Marsh and Maxwell should complete the job in a canter from here.
After 15 overs,Australia 136/2 ( Mitchell Marsh 61 , Glenn Maxwell 10)
Now Maxwell gets going in this over with back-to-back boundaries off Milne, who goes for 11 in his third after returning to the attack. Just 37 needed off 30 for Australia to win their maiden title from here.
After 14 overs,Australia 125/2 ( Mitchell Marsh 60 , Glenn Maxwell 1)
Another poor over from Ish Sodhi with 16 runs coming from it, including a six off the first ball that helps Marsh complete his sixth T20I fifty in just 31 deliveries. Just when Warner’s dismissal gave the Black Caps a ray of hope, this over puts them under the pump again. Australia need 48 from the last six.
SIX! Marsh brings up his half-century with a HUGE six over long on, taking just 31 deliveries to bring up the milestone! Fastest half-century in a T20 World Cup final this one. AUS 116/2
After 13 overs,Australia 110/2 ( Mitchell Marsh 47 , Glenn Maxwell 1)
The desperation for a breakthrough leads to Williamson turning to Boult in the 13th over. And Boult delivers, shattering Warner’s stumps off the second ball to send the southpaw back to the dugout for 53. Australia need another 63 off 42. Glenn Maxwell is the new batter at the crease at the moment.
OUT! Trent Boult with the breakthrough, as Warner misses while attempting to slog the ball over midwicket off a full delivery, getting his stumps shattered as a result! AUS 107/2
Warner b Boult 53(38)
After 12 overs,Australia 106/1 ( David Warner 53 , Mitchell Marsh 45)
Nine runs from the 12th over, including a boundary to Marsh off the fourth ball as the Aussies cross the 100-mark in this over. Marsh five short of his half-century at the end of this over, with Australia needing 67 more to win from eight overs.