London, July 14: England were crowned World Champions after they beat New Zealand via Super Over in an incredible final, here Sunday (July 14). The match went into a Super Over after both teams ended with same score of 241.
New Zealand scored 241 for eight after opting to bat and hosts England were all out for exact score in the last ball of their innings. In the one-over Eliminator, England scored 15 runs and New Zealand too ended on the same score but the hosts were declared winners since they had scored more boundaries than the Kiwis.
Here's how the match panned out:
NZ captain Kane Williamson gets the Player of the Tournament Award!
Man of the Player: Ben Stokes
The winning moment for England.
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ENGLAND WIN!! They've defeated NZ in the FINAL via SUPER OVER. The scores were tied in the Super Over as well but the winner gets decided on number of boundaries hit. England had hit more boundaries than NZ.
1! Single on the fifth ball. 2 needed for NZ from 1
2! Quick running between the wickets. NZ need 3 from 2 balls
2! Neesham gets a double. NZ need 5 from 3 balls
SIX!! Neesham flicks Archer for a maximum over mid-wicket. NZ need 7 from 4 balls
2! Neesham gets a double. 3 off 1, NZ need 13 off 5
Wide! Archer starts with a freebie. NZ need 15 from 6 balls
Martin Guptill and Jimmy Neesham are going to bat for NZ. Archer will bowl.
4! 15 runs came from the 6 deliveries bowled by Boult. New Zealand need 16 from 6 balls. Jofra Archer will bowl for England
4! Ben Stokes slog sweeps Boult and gets a boundary England - 8 off 3
Super Over! Stokes and Buttler walk out to bat. Boult will bowl the most important over in this World Cup for New Zealand.
After seven weeks, 49 matches, 24,050 balls, 22,410 runs and 672 wickets it comes down to a Super Over to decide the World Cup final.
IT'S A TIE!! We are going to have a SUPER OVER IN A WC FINAL. UNBELIEVABLE GAME OF CRICKET
Wicket! Rashid sacrifices his wicket. 2 needed from 1 ball
2+4 (over throw)! England need 3 from 2
Back-to-back dot balls from Boult. 15 needed from 4 balls.
Bowled! Neesham has clean bowled Jofra Archer for duck. England 227/8 in 49 overs. 15 needed from 6 balls. Stokes is on strike.
Bowled him! Archer knocked over for a duck by Neesham. England need 15 from the last over.
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SIX!! Ben Stokes was caught in the deep by Boult but the fielder stepped on the rope. 16 needed from 8 balls.
Wicket! Liam Plunkett (10) hits at long-off fails to clear it and Boult takes a simple catch off Neesham. England - 220/7 in 48.3 overs. Stokes will be on strike.
10 came from that over bowled by Boult. England reach 218/6 in 48 overs. They need 24 from 12 balls.
Ferguson ends his spell with 3/50
England reach 208/6 in 47 overs. They need 34 from 18. England pin hopes with Stokes and Plunkett.
Wicket! Chris Woakes (2) mistimes it and Tom Latham takes a simple catch. Ferguson strikes again. England - 203/6 in 46.1 overs.
England need 46 runs off the last five overs. All eyes on Ben Stokes
Wicket! Jos Buttler (59) lofts it in the air and Tim Southee (sub) takes a stunning catch in the deep. Ferguson strikes. England - 196/5 in 44.5 overs.
FIFTY! Cometh the hour, cometh the man! Jos Buttler notches up a sublime fifty under pressure. Buttler hit a boundary to get to his half-century and he also brings up century stand with Ben Stokes.
England reach 177/4 in 42 overs. Buttler and Stokes have added 91 runs between them and are looking set to take England home in this run chase. They need 65 from 48 balls.