Despite the result, New Zealand could be proud of the way they played in this tournament and the side they have built across all formats in world cricket, having reached the finals of the biggest trophy to be won in each of the three formats in Tests, ODIs or T20.
Notably, Mitchell Marsh was awarded the Player of the Match in the final for his unbeaten 77 from 50 deliveries.
Kane Williamson's 85 (48) is the joint-highest score in a T20 WC final game.
The fans were left disappointed with the fact that Australia eventually made it a one-sided contest with dew playing a big role.
Before the ball could reach the third man boundary, the Australian players sitting in the dugout started running towards the pitch in joy.
What made the innings more special was the fact that Williamson seemed to be struggling initially and was batting on 15 from 16 balls at one stage but turned it around in quite the most dramatic fashion without a hint of a slog.
The Kiwi skipper batted at a phenomenal strike-rate of 177.08 and almost scored half of the runs for his side in Dubai.
In the second semifinal between Pakistan and Australia, the dropped catch by Hasan Ali of Matthew Wade seemingly cost the Men in Green the game. Aussies would hope history does not repeat itself.
The right-handed batsman had only scored 10 runs at the time when Maxwell created an opportunity to dismiss him.
Harbhajan claimed that if the Australian side 'look to act as clever as the rabbit and go for an attacking approach', then the BlackCaps could scalp some early wickets.
Despite the result, New Zealand could be proud of the way they played in this tournament and the side they have built across all formats in world cricket, having reached the finals of the biggest trophy to be won in each of the three formats in Tests, ODIs or T20.
Notably, Mitchell Marsh was awarded the Player of the Match in the final for his unbeaten 77 from 50 deliveries.
Kane Williamson's 85 (48) is the joint-highest score in a T20 WC final game.
The fans were left disappointed with the fact that Australia eventually made it a one-sided contest with dew playing a big role.
Before the ball could reach the third man boundary, the Australian players sitting in the dugout started running towards the pitch in joy.
What made the innings more special was the fact that Williamson seemed to be struggling initially and was batting on 15 from 16 balls at one stage but turned it around in quite the most dramatic fashion without a hint of a slog.
The Kiwi skipper batted at a phenomenal strike-rate of 177.08 and almost scored half of the runs for his side in Dubai.
In the second semifinal between Pakistan and Australia, the dropped catch by Hasan Ali of Matthew Wade seemingly cost the Men in Green the game. Aussies would hope history does not repeat itself.
The right-handed batsman had only scored 10 runs at the time when Maxwell created an opportunity to dismiss him.
Harbhajan claimed that if the Australian side 'look to act as clever as the rabbit and go for an attacking approach', then the BlackCaps could scalp some early wickets.