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".<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia thrashed New Zealand by eight wickets in Dubai after Mitchell Marsh hit an unbeaten 77 to steer the team home to their target of 173 in 18.5 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The flip of the coin weighed heavily in the tournament with teams chasing having a clear advantage due to the night-time dew in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Teams bowling first won 12 of 13 matches played at the Dubai International Stadium.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"It did play a big factor to be honest," Finch said on being how he ensured the call of the coin fell in his favour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I tried to play it down as much as I could because I thought at some point in the tournament I'm going to lose a toss and we'll have to bat first.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"But it did play a big part. You saw at the end there, the dew factor, the slow balls weren't holding in the wicket as much. I don't know how I did it (win the tosses). Maybe it was just fate."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Finch got out early for five but Marsh and David Warner, who hit 53, put on 92 for the second wicket then set up the chase to perfection.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia came into the semi-final with four wins and a loss to England in the Super 12 stage - the only game where Finch lost the toss.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Aussies were bowled out for 125 after being invited to bat first by Eoin Morgan's team who overhauled the target in 11.4 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But the result was just a blip in Australia's otherwise strong campaign that finished with two clinical chases including beating Pakistan in the semi-final with one over to spare.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
However New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson did not make much of the issue and admitted to having been outplayed by a champion side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"I mean, it did have an effect. Some dew did come in. But take nothing away from the quality of Australia," Williamson told reporters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"They came out in the final and played superbly well. You know, credit goes to them and the way they played their cricket for the last three weeks."<\/p>\r\n\r\n