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Cricket World Cup Final 2019 | England win the World Cup on boundary countback after a Super Over against New Zealand

England have won the World Cup after one of the most remarkable matches in cricket history, to claim their first crown.

Andrew McMurtryAndrew McMurtry
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July 15, 2019 - 5:46AM
Joe Root doesn’t look happy.
Joe Root doesn’t look happy.

Live Cricket World Cup Final

New Zealand 8/241 off 50 overs.

England 241 off 50 overs.

Super Over: England 0/15. New Zealand 1/15.

England win on boundary countback.

England have claimed the most remarkable game of cricket with a stunning super over tie against New Zealand. England win on boundary countback in the final.

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4.36am

England win the World Cup

As Jofra Archer prepared for the final over, commentator Ian Smith was blown away.

“This is just the most amazing scene, it’s the biggest prize in cricket and if you paid 2000 pounds a ticket, I think you underpaid,” Smith said.

With England scoring 15 off their over, Archer had never gone for that much.

Archer bowled a wide with the first ball before a yorker went for two.

Jimmy Neesham then hit a six to make it seven from four.

A fumble in the outfield gave the Kiwis another two — five from three.

Another two — three from two.

A short ball led to just one and Martin Guptill was facing with two runs needed off the final ball.

New Zealand needed to score get the two to win or England win with the tiebreaker going to the team with the most boundaries but could only manage one.

England had 22 fours and two sixes plus two fours in the super over, while New Zealand had 14 fours and two sixes before a six in the super over.

Jos Buttler completes the World Cup win.
Jos Buttler completes the World Cup win.

Darren Lehmann — and most of the rest of the world — were quick to label it best game of all time.

3.51pm

‘You’re kidding me’: Cup shocker

Jimmy Neesham had the second last over and the dramatic finish hit hard again.

Trent Boult looked to have taken an outfield catch with 22 off 10 balls.

But the quick stepped on the rope.

“It’s six, you’re kidding me,” Ian Smith said. “Oh no, can you believe this action.”

But the final over was an absolute stunner.

After a six and needing 15 off the last over, two dots made it 15 off four, before Stokes slog swept Boult for six.

He smashed a ball into the outfield and the fielder threw the ball in with Stokes diving in and the ball deflecting off his bat and going to the boundary.

The umpires had a long discussion about whether the score should count as the two runs were combined with a four for six runs.

Ben Stokes with the most dramatic finish in the final.
Ben Stokes with the most dramatic finish in the final.

It left England needing three runs off two balls.

“I do not believe what I have just seen,” Smith said.

“Never ever changed his line and he never looked at the ball, he had no idea.”

Stokes was born in New Zealand and orchestrated astunning finish.

The next two balls were singles and run outs on the return. It means the game goes to a super over after the teams ended tying after the overs were completed.

3.03am

Grandstand finish to tense decider

With 10 overs remaining the 2019 World Cup, England need 72 runs to win with six wickets in hand.

But with 170 runs from the first 40 overs, it’s still alive for both sides.

An unbeaten 84 run partnership from Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes has England in the box seat but it really is anyones with New Zealand keeping it tight.

1.55am

‘Unbelievable’ catch stuns England

Lockie Ferguson may have caught the World Cup.
Lockie Ferguson may have caught the World Cup.

New Zealand are one step closer to World Cup glory with Lockie Ferguson taking one of the most important catches in the torunament’s history.

English captain Eoin Morgan cut a wide ball in the air with Ferguson running in to take the catch inches off the ground.

The World was quick to react to the stunning moment.

1.24pm

English ‘horror’ twist builds tension

Think England’s World Cup Final chase was going to be a cakewalk? Think again.

The Black Caps are not about to give up without a fight and have Joe Root back in the sheds.

Root was struggling, scoring 7 off 30 balls before he took a wild shot at a wide ball, nicking Colin de Grandhomme behind after an innings the commentators called “uncharacteristic”.

It’s building the tension nicely as the Kiwis make England sweat.

Lockie Ferguson then took Jonny Bairstow with the English opener chopping on. He score 36 off 55 balls.

England are now looking worried at 3/71 in the 20th over.

12.37am

Henry strikes first

New Zealand have broken through first wicket with Matt Henry drawing Jason Roy into a shot, catching the outside edge.

There will need to be plenty more where that comes from for New Zealand to beat England.

12.20am

‘How on Earth’: First ball review drama

New Zealand almost had the perfect start with Trent Boult’s first ball beating Jason Roy all ends up.

But umpire Erasmus called not out and the Black Caps sent it upstairs.

The review came back upmires call but it perplexing with the ball hitting quite a fair bit of the stumps.

50 per cent of the ball on 50 per cent of the stump.
50 per cent of the ball on 50 per cent of the stump.

“I’m almost speechless, I can’t believe that, first ball of the innings,” Ian Smith said. “If umpire Erasmus had have said out, it would have stayed out. One of the great anomoly’s of the system.”

Simon Doull added: “50 per cent of the ball hitting 50 per cent of the stump. Two average decisions from a very good umpire.

11.47pm

‘Mediocre’ Kiwis kept quiet

In 50 overs, there will be a new World Cup champion with England seemingly in the box seat.

After the first 50 overs, New Zealand could only manage 8/241 on the back of 55 off Herny Nicholls and 47 for Tom Latham.

England were ruthless, with Liam Plunkett’s 3/42 off his 10 and Chris Woakes’ 3/37 off nine overs helped restrict the Kiwis to the score, which is two more runs than the semi-final.

New Zealand hit just 14 fours in their innings as well as two sixes.

Fox Sports commentators Kerry O’Keeffe said it’s going to be hard to win with so few boundaries.

Mark Waugh said New Zealand were about 30-40 runs short.

“241 is a mediocre score,” Waugh said. “The only way they can lose is to lose three or four wickets up front.”

10.22pm

‘Bloody waste’: Disaster ruins Kiwis

New Zealand are four down after Ross Taylor was given out.

Only, he shouldn’t have been and if he had a review, he would have been able to use it.

But the Kiwis had already used it with Martin Guptill going upstairs for his plumb LBW.

Now the Kiwis are four down with Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor back in the sheds.

Fans feel the game is slipping away from the Kiwis, who brought up the 150 in the 35th over.

9.51pm

England strike as Kiwis in trouble

Liam Plunkett has been the big striker for England so far.
Liam Plunkett has been the big striker for England so far.

New Zealand’s slow and steady theory is looking shaky as back-to-back strikes have left the side reeling with two new batsmen at the crease.

And it’s England’s least celebrated bowler Liam Plunkett who has done the damage with 2/25 off his six overs so far.

After breaking a 74-run stand between Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls, Plunkett now has both men after bowling Nicholls for 55 off 77 balls.

9.31pm

Big strike as Poms push on

Umpire Kumar Dharmasena wasn’t convinced but England have got their man with Kiwi captain Kane Williamson heading back to the sheds after a faint edge.

Dharmasena called it not out as he didn’t hear the edge but English captain Eoin Morgan sent it upstairs immediately.

There was a big snick on review and New Zealand were two down.

8.16pm

‘Ludicrous’ waste hits Kiwis hard

New Zealand have survived the closest of reviews to keep all their wickets in tact.

Martin Guptill survived a huge appeal in the second over with umpire Marais Erasmus correctly ruling it missed the edge and clipped the back leg.

Next was Henry Nicholls, who was struck on the back pad by Chris Woakes with England all going up.

Umpire Kumar Dharmasena gave Nicholls out but the Kiwi opener reviewed.

The ball just snuck over the top of the stumps, saving the opener by the slimmest of margins.

It just went over the stumps
It just went over the stumps

But it didn’t last forever with Martin Guptill wasting the Kiwis’ review when he was hit plumb to end his unsuccessful World Cup with 19 off 18 balls.

7.15pm

Kiwis win toss, bat first

Kane Williamson has recorded the first victory of the day against counterpart Eoin Morgan by winning the toss and opting to bat.

Heavy rain overnight delayed the coin toss. Morgan swept aside any fears surrounding Jonny Bairstow by declaring the star batsmen as “fully fit”.

Both teams head into the final unchanged from the teams that secured victory in the semi-finals.

ENG: Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan, Joe Root, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

NZ: Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham, James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.

England will have to overcome recent history which puts them well and truly up against in by batting second.

6.20pm

Aussies galvanised Poms

Jason Roy says England’s stinging defeat by Australia in the World Cup group phase gave the hosts a “good kick” and helped them rediscover their mojo.

England will step out at the “home of cricket” on Sunday as favourites to lift the trophy for the first time against a New Zealand side also looking to make history.

Last time they were at the ground they were pushed to the brink of a group-stage elimination by a 64-run loss to 2015 World Cup winners Australia.

Jolted by that result, England tapped into a do-or-die mentality — confidently beating both the Black Caps and India to seal their knockout place, then exacting revenge against their Ashes rivals with a resounding semi-final win at Edgbaston.

Jason Roy says the reversal has been because of Australia.
Jason Roy says the reversal has been because of Australia.

“We didn’t get too down or upset,” said Roy, whose brilliant form with the bat has underpinned England’s improvement.

“It gave us a good kick and pushed us to actually bring out the best in ourselves I think, and that stands us in good stead for the final,” he added.

“We’re in a very good place with our cricket, and like we’ve shown in the last few games, we’re doing pretty well. Do the right things tomorrow from the start, and hopefully we’ll get the benefits.”

Roy was blameless for England’s wobble, missing their back-to-back defeats with a torn hamstring.

He has passed 50 in five of his six innings, including a punishing 153 against Bangladesh, and was on course for another century in the semi-final before he was wrongly given out caught behind by umpire Kumar Dharmasena for 85.

Roy, who was fined for dissent over the incident, faces an awkward reunion with the Sri Lankan official, who will stand alongside South Africa’s Marais Erasmus at Lord’s.

“It’s professional sport, emotions run high,” the 28-year-old said. “There was a lot of passion. The last few years have been a lot of hard work to get where I’ve got now. So to get out like that was slightly disappointing, and I probably showed it more than I should have. But you ride the wave and we’re in the final now.”

“We’ve just got to go out and perform,” he said.

“It’s nothing to do with the status. We just want to win the World Cup for the nation and inspire the next generation.”

— AFP

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