T20 World Cup 2021 Final: Australia vs New Zealand: Kane Williamson neglects ‘underdog’ tag on his team

Australia
and
New
Zealand
will
square
off
in
the
finals
of
the
T20
World
Cup
on
Sunday
(November
14)
at
the
Dubai
International
Cricket
Stadium.

“I
mean
look,
it
(underdog
tag)
sort
of
does
not
have
anything
to
do
with
us,
we
focus
on
our
cricket,
try
our
best
and
we
want
to
keep
improving
as
a
side.

“The
different
tags
is
not
something
we
control,”
said
Williamson
during
a
virtual
pre-match
press
conference.

When
asked
whether
he
is
big
on
match-ups
while
doing
captaincy,
Williamson
said:
“Yeah,
I
mean
there
is
definitely
a
bit
of
match-ups
in
this
format
where
it
is
so
condensed
and
the
game
is
full
of
small
margins.

“There
is
a
little
bit
of
that
and
a
little
bit
of
gut
feeling
in
terms
of
often
there
have
been
venues
where
there
have
been
shorter
sides
and
sort
of
different
power
players
coming
in
different
positions
so
you
are
trying
to
make
adjustments
as
you
go.

And
it
was
just
what
happened
in
the
last
game
with
Mitchell
Santner.”

Williamson
also
admitted
that
his
side
has
been
subjected
to
a
hectic
schedule
this
World
Cup,
but
they
are
not
complaining
and
are
eager
to
play
the
summit
clash
against
Australia.

“I
suppose
the
playing
schedule
has
been
somewhat
hectic,
we
have
played
the
last
four
games
in
seven
days.
There
was
a
day
off
after
the
semi-final
and
there
was
a
training
opportunity
yesterday.

“Preparation
has
been
good,
but
it
is
just
making
those
quick
adjustments
to
the
venue
and
opposition,”
said
Williamson.

“Winning
the
T20
World
Cup
would
be
a
big
achievement,
where
it
stands
at
the
moment,
there
is
a
game
of
cricket
to
play
and
we
are
focusing
on
that.

“That
is
where
we
are
at
the
moment,
it
is
a
really
exciting
opportunity
and
we
are
looking
forward
to
the
match
tomorrow,”
he
added.

Australia
and
New
Zealand
have
never
won
the
T20
World
Cup
and
the
tournament
is
guaranteed
to
have
a
new
winner
this
time
around.