As fireworks lit up the Dubai sky after Sunday’s Twenty20 World Cup final and shimmering confetti rained on the jubilant Australian team, the organisers heaved a huge sigh of relief at the safe and glitzy culmination of the showpiece event.

As Bangladesh’s squad announcement for the upcoming T20I series against Pakistan becomes imminent, rumours have surfaced that experienced batter Mushfiqur Rahim could end not featuring for the Tigers in the much awaited clash against the semifinalists of the recently concluded T20 World Cup.

Australia skipper Aaron Finch won six of his seven tosses on the way to his team's maiden Twenty20 World Cup trophy and admitted it played a "big part".

David Warner came into the Twenty20 World Cup after being dropped from his IPL side but finished with 289 runs and a stand out star in Australia's maiden title victory.

Mitchell Marsh smashed an unbeaten 77 as Australia hammered New Zealand by eight wickets to clinch their maiden Twenty20 World Cup title on Sunday with captain Aaron Finch describing the achievement as “huge”.

Australia were just being Australia: ruthless, invincible and powerful as Aaron Finch and Co gave no quarter to New Zealand on way to lifting their maiden ICC T20 World Cup title with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory in the final at the Dubai Cricket Stadium yesterday.

It took Maldives 15 years to finally beat Bangladesh ever since the 5-0 drubbing in their debut match against the Men in Red and Green in 1984, whereas the Islanders had flipped the script to initiate a decade-long winning streak of their own since the 2011 edition of SAFF Championships. However, it all ended with a 2-1 defeat to Bangladesh in the ongoing Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy in Sri Lanka on Saturday.

After the latest T20 World Cup debacle, Bangladesh are already struggling to regroup as they prepare to face a stern test in their upcoming series against Pakistan, which includes three T20Is and two Tests, later this month.

Bangladesh team will look to regain lost confidence in the upcoming series against Pakistan following a disastrous T20 World Cup campaign in UAE recently. The Tigers had notched series wins against Australia and New Zealand at home ahead of the World Cup but their preparations on slow, docile pitches left them with obvious deficiencies while their qualities proved not to be quite adequate for the challenges of a World Cup.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is expected to give the nod to a joint USA-West Indies bid for the 2024 T20 World Cup, as a platform for cricket’s inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

Scores of England and Pakistan fans turned up for the Twenty20 World Cup final with allegiances switched for the day to Kane Williamson’s New Zealand in Sunday’s trans-Tasman contest.

It was a huge challenge for the governing body of world cricket to stage the ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE while adapting to the norms of the new normal against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“ These are a great bunch of guys, great support staff, and great support around the world, especially back home. Always pumped, wanted to put on a spectacle. There were some nerves around as always in a final but great to see the guys deliver.”

Mitchell Marsh hit an unbeaten 77 as Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets to clinch their maiden Twenty20 World Cup title on Sunday.

Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has apologised for his forgettable outing against Australia in the T20 World Cup semifinal, saying he is more disappointed than anyone else and pledged to come back stronger from this bad phase of career.

“The bond that we have created must not be broken. We need to stay unified to figure out where we went wrong and where we have to improve,” Pakistan skipper Babar Azam told his teammates during a dressing room speech following their defeat to Australia in the semifinal of the T20 World Cup.

Looking back at the journey of the ICC T20 World Cup, not many would disagree that the two finalists -- New Zealand and Australia -- are the most deserving teams to lift the trophy, which for either side would be a first T20 World Cup triumph.

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson believes Sunday’s Twenty20 World Cup final against Australia will be a clash of styles at the Dubai International Stadium. Aaron Finch’s Australia will rely on an assortment of match-winners to deliver their maiden World Cup title in this format.

Australia captain Aaron Finch predicted a “great contest” against New Zealand in Sunday’s final when the trans-Tasman rivals clash in their bid to win a maiden Twenty20 World Cup title. Finch said his team must stay focused throughout the match because he expects Kane Williamson’s men to fight till the end in Dubai.

The feistiness of Australia is set to clash with the tactical shrewdness of a perennially understated New Zealand today. Apart from history, the current form of the Aussies place them as favourites. However, former India batter VVS Laxman reckons that despite the absence of Devon Conway, the Kiwis cannot be counted out.