Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood continued his record of being undefeated in major finals after he helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru clinch their first Indian Premier League trophy on Sunday night. He took 1 wicket in the final against Punjab Kings but his contribution throughout the season for the franchise was immense with the Aussie taking 22 wickets from 12 matches, finishing 3rd in the Purple Cap race.
He has won all the finals he has played including for the Sydney Sixers, the Australian national cricket team as well as the Chennai Super Kings.
Here’s a look at how he fared in the previous summit clashes:
2010 U19 WC final: 4/30 against Pakistan in 8.4 overs, bundling out Pak for 82 in chase of 208. For this effort, he won the ‘Player of the Match’ award.
Champions League T20 final in 2012: 3/22 in four overs for Sydney Sixers, bundling out Lions, a South African T20 team, for 121, which was chased down easily. His effort also included the scalp of future South African great Quinton de Kock.
World Cup 2015 final: Rock-solid spell of 0/30 in eight overs. This is his only wicketless spell in a tournament final. Mitchell Starc’s iconic dismissal of skipper Brendon McCullum kept Aussies in the match from start as they made a lightwork of a below-par 183 by New Zealand.
Big Bash League 2019-2020 final: He took 3/18 in three overs of a 12-over-a-side game for the Sixers, which reduced Melbourne Stars to 97/6 in a run-chase of 117.
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IPL 2021 for CSK: Representing Chennai Super Kings (CSK) against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), he took 2/29 in four overs, including wickets of Sunil Narine and Eoin Morgan which sunk KKR to 165/9 in chase of 193.
T20 WC 2021 final: Pitted against New Zealand, he took 3/16 in four overs, not allowing Kiwis to score massive as they could score just a competitive 172/4, powered by Kane Williamson’s 85. His wicket tally included scalps of Daryl Mitchell, Kane and Glenn Phillips. Aussies chased down the total with Mitchell Marsh and David Warner hitting fifties.
World Cup 2023 final: Hazlewood delivered a solid spell of 2/60 in 10 overs, which included wickets of Ravindra Jadeja and Suryakumar Yadav. A rampaging India slumped to 240 all-out which was chased down courtesy a Travis Head masterclass in front of a packed Narendra Modi stadium.
Josh Hazlewood in all final competitions
| Team | Opposition | Competiton | Date | Performance |
| Australia U-19 | Pakistan U-19 | U-19 World Cup 2010 | 30 Jan 2010 | 4/30 |
| Sydney Sixers | Lions | CLT20 2012 | 28 Oct 2012 | 3/22 |
| Australia | New Zealand | 2015 ODI World Cup | 29 Mar 2015 | 0/30 |
| Sydney Sixers | Melbourne Stars | Big Bash League | 8 Feb 2020 | 1/18 |
| Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders | IPL 2021 | 15 Oct 2021 | 2/29 |
| Australia | New Zealand | 2021 T20 World Cup | 14 Nov 2021 | 3/16 |
| Australia | India | 2023 ODI World Cup | 19 Nov 2023 | 2/60 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | v Punjab Kings | IPL 2025 | 3 Jun 2025 | 1/54 |
(stats via Statsguru)
(With agency inputs)
