He started the tournament with one of the most devastating opening bowling spells in T20 history, and in the early hours of Monday morning, Josh Hazlewood delivered another brilliant performance to help Australia claim the only major piece of silverware missing from their trophy cabinet - the T20 World Cup.
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The Bendemeer Bullet was at his masterful best taking 3-16 from his four overs, his 1-11 off three including 14 dot balls in the powerplay garnering plenty of attention around the cricketing world.
He finished with 18-dot balls all up as New Zealand posted 4-172. David Warner (53 off 38) and Mitch Marsh, who was named man of the match for his unbeaten 77 from 50, then hit the Aussies to an eight-wicket win with seven balls to spare.
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Speaking with the on-field media post-match Hazlewood spoke of the overriding feeling of excitement.
"We haven't won the tournament as Australia before so to tick it off it's a pretty special feeling," he said.
The triumph saw him join an elite group. He is one of only three players to have won all three ICC World Cups - Under-19s, 50-over and T20. The other two are Yuvraj Singh and Marsh.
Virtually in the T20 wilderness since the 2016 World Cup, Hazlewood was one of the stars of the Aussies' campaign, his 0-49 against Pakistan in the semi-final the only blemish, aside from a dropped catch off New Zealand captain Kane Williamson in the final, as he finished with 11 wickets for the tournament at 15.90, and an economy rate of 7.29.
His dismissal of Daryl Mitchell in the powerplay also gave him seven wickets throughout the powerplays - the most for the tournament.
Speaking to the media after the game, the 30-year-old revealed his recent time spent in the IPL was a key factor in his World Cup form.
"It was huge - I learned a fair bit during the IPL," he said. "Just with the Chennai team and all the bowlers around, they are all from different backgrounds and it was a great lead-in to here."
"You just learn little things along the way with different people, and you just try to put them into practice when you can. Lucky enough, I did that tonight."
His attention now turns to the Ashes, the first test now less than a month away.
