New Zealand lost the T20 World Cup 2021 final against Australia in Dubai on Sunday (November 14). Mitchell Marsh and David Warner steered the Aussies to their maiden world T20 title with a 92-run partnership. Trent Boult took both the Aussie wickets while skipper Kane Richardson's 85 went in vain for New Zealand. (Video: ICC; Images: AP)
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00:00 Where do you feel that game went away from you today?
00:04 Yeah, look, I thought the efforts that went in were outstanding and the guys worked hard
00:13 to get to what we thought was a competitive total and unfortunately we weren't able to
00:18 create many opportunities and get those breakthroughs.
00:21 Yeah, it was a little bit frustrating.
00:27 We sort of thought on that surface that there'd be a few opportunities to do that and build
00:31 some pressure.
00:34 I think we've seen the conditions throughout, they've been fairly consistent and the ball
00:38 did skid on a little bit but Aussie were outstanding in their chase and very, very clinical.
00:44 They've had a fantastic campaign, they're a brilliant side and they thoroughly deserve
00:49 the win.
00:50 It looked tough to score early on, you're 57 for 1 off 10.
00:53 Did it feel tough and where did you think you were placed at that stage?
00:56 Yeah, it did feel tough, it was just holding in the wicket a bit.
01:01 You know, sort of normal characteristics I think of your Dubai services and yeah, it
01:07 was nice to sort of build a platform and then try and accelerate from there which we were
01:13 able to do.
01:14 Yeah, I suppose when you lose you look at a number of different areas and you want more
01:18 of everything but I think if we look at the whole campaign and the effort that went in
01:25 and the performances that went into getting us here and even tonight, it's always a fine
01:30 line with winning and losing, especially in this format.
01:35 But you come up against a very strong side in Australia who have been playing really,
01:38 really well and they did that again tonight.
01:40 Hi Kane, it's unfortunate that your innings was ultimately in a losing cause but could
01:44 you talk a little bit about the way you approached it?
01:46 Yeah, I was trying to play the situation as well as I could and build some partnerships
01:54 which we were able to do and get a little bit of momentum after what was quite a tough
01:58 start on that surface.
02:00 Yeah, it was nice to get a reasonable total and we thought if we were able to put some
02:08 wickets on the board and build some pressure in a final then anything can happen but once
02:14 again Australia were very, very good.
02:16 And at the interval did you feel like you were above par?
02:19 Yeah, probably around about.
02:22 You know, I guess there's always things that come into that factor and conditions obviously
02:28 are a big part of that but having said that, you know with runs on the board that if you
02:33 can build some pressure and you get a few opportunities then things can happen quickly
02:36 but what wasn't to be tonight.
02:39 How important was the toss factor during this tournament?
02:42 I mean those who wins the toss wins the matches.
02:44 We have seen in these last three matches, those who wins the toss wins the matches.
02:48 So how important was the toss factor, especially in this final match?
02:53 Yeah, I mean it did have an effect.
02:59 Some dew did come in but take nothing away from the quality of Australia.
03:04 They came out in the final and played superbly well and credit goes to them and the way they
03:09 played their cricket for the last three weeks.
03:13 Again, 2015 final, 2019 final and now 2021.
03:17 This team has shown in past that you guys have lived up to the expectations.
03:23 Of course, that's a different format but yeah, I'm talking about the white ball format.
03:26 But how tough is it to live up again to the expectations and you know the type of cricket
03:32 you play after such defeats, it must be moral crushing I would say.
03:37 To play the game and you win and you lose and these are things that can happen on any
03:42 day and if you look at the campaign on a whole, which we do and the type of cricket that we've
03:46 been able to play, I can say that we're very proud of our efforts throughout this period
03:52 of time.
03:53 You get to a final and anything can happen and you mentioned perhaps that white ball
03:57 one in 2019 which might be a longer discussion if you have some time.
04:03 All these different fine lines and results, they happen.
04:09 And today we turned up and played some really good cricket and it wasn't quite good enough
04:14 and that's sort of just the way it goes.
04:17 For us, it's still putting our energy into the right areas.
04:22 There are a lot of positives in the statements that you made and for us, it's still trying
04:27 to build on that, grow as a team.
04:31 You want to win these comps, you want the fruits but so does a lot of other teams.
04:38 When you do turn up on the day, anything can happen and we've seen our competitors in this
04:41 competition being all right through the group stages as well and there were so many sides
04:47 that were more than capable of winning this competition.
04:51 Like I say, really proud of the efforts that have gone in from our side across the board.
04:56 And as a captain, what would be your words to these boys as you gear up for another cycle?
05:01 The next World Cup is just a few months away.
05:04 Yeah, I mean the picture's always big.
05:06 You sort of narrow it down and you look at one game here, one game there and the wins
05:12 and losses that come as part of what we do but the bigger picture's the important one
05:18 and it is trying to continue to improve as a group and I thought we came here with some
05:25 relatively or a mix I suppose of experience and younger players that a lot of them it's
05:31 their first time in a World Cup and they played extremely well and we're much better for the
05:37 experiences that they've had and there's a lot of growth here.
05:40 But as a cricket team, you keep looking forward as any sports team or any team for that matter,
05:46 you keep looking forward and look at the things that you can continue to improve on as a group
05:51 and try and play better cricket day to day.
05:54 Is it that you are used to these kind of moments or you are happy with the consistency you
06:01 are gaining in the ICC Global tournaments consistently?
06:04 Yeah, I mean even then all teams are strong and so you certainly don't sit back and feel
06:13 that you have to be fully engaged and be playing your best cricket day in day out.
06:17 I think throughout this competition we were able to adapt well.
06:21 We played sort of, I think it was two games at every venue or whatever it was, we sort
06:26 of spread out a bit and the team adjusted well and kept committing to what was important
06:34 to us as a group to make us competitive and that gave us every chance and it was great
06:39 to be a part of the final.
06:41 It would have been obviously nicer to be on the right side of the result but Australia
06:46 played really, really well and you can hear them celebrating next door and rightly so.
06:52 They had a fantastic campaign.
06:54 They are a team full of amazing players and they really stood up today.
06:59 Can I have a word or two on your own batting tonight?
07:02 Absolutely great to watch.
07:04 A couple of one-handed sixes and a flick six of probably one of the game's best bowlers.
07:11 It was nice to make a contribution and I suppose when you finish with the end result you always
07:18 want a little bit more and you want to make sure that as a batsman or being a part of
07:26 partnerships that they are of real value and certainly that was the focus but unfortunately
07:31 today it didn't get us far enough.
07:35 But there were a number of good contributions.
07:38 The team did their very best and it wasn't quite enough tonight.
07:41 You can't obviously just push on a little bit from a person around the toss and teams
07:45 obviously opting to bowl first.
07:47 Is it a message advantage now in T20s with the way teams are able to chase scores quickly
07:53 to be batting second, particularly maybe in that part of the world?
07:56 No I don't think there's just an advantage for doing one or the other.
08:02 I think the decision is made based on conditions, knowledge of the conditions and I think we've
08:07 obviously seen every team try to chase in night games here and we would have tried to
08:13 do the same but didn't get the toss and that's the way it goes and all you can focus on is
08:19 the quality of cricket that you try and play and we certainly did our very best but Australia
08:23 were outstanding.
08:24 They're a very strong side and they've shown that throughout this competition.
08:28 Obviously in Australia's chase they put you under pressure right from the start.
08:33 Did that contribute a little bit to some bowling that was a little bit off the mark tonight,
08:37 a little bit missing lengths and were punished?
08:40 The bowling attack has been a real strong point for us throughout this whole competition
08:44 and you're having to adjust from venue to venue, team to team and that's the nature
08:50 of playing in tournament sport.
08:55 You can always look at little bits that you want to do a little bit better but ultimately
08:58 the quality was there from Australia and they played really, really well.
09:01 They put us under pressure and we weren't able to get those breakthroughs and if you
09:05 are then you can build that pressure and 170 feels like a long way away but they played
09:11 really well.
09:12 They got momentum and it never changed.
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