Australia's road to T20 World Cup final: How Aaron Finch and co. found consistency after shaky start

T20 World Cup final: Australia's dismal run in the shortest format prior to the tournament meant that they wern't considered among favourites to even reach the semi-finals but they now stand the chance to conquer the only limited overs trophy they have not laid their hands on yet.

While Australia may be among the most successful teams in the history of limited overs cricket, the T20 World Cup is a title that has eluded them. Before 2021, Australia reached the final of the tournament once in the 2010 edition in West Indies. They ended up losing to England by seven wickets.

Australia weren't counted among contenders to even qualify for the semi-finals on the basis of their dismal run of five consecutive T20I series losses but they were playing most of the games without their first choice players. All of them returned to the fold for the T20 World Cup and eventually found their feet.