England Beat New Zealand To Cricket World Cup Glory After Super Over Drama
14th July 2019
After Eoin Morgan's side finished on 241 all out in pursuit of New Zealand's 241-8, the final came down to a six-ball shootout for each team
- England won the World Cup for the first time as they beat New Zealand in a Super Over after a nerve-shredding final ended in a tie at Lord's on Sunday
- England's Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler took 15 off Trent Boult's over
- Jofra Archer bowled England's over against Martin Guptill and Jimmy Neesham, who smashed a six off the second ball
LONDON, United Kingdom- England won the World Cup for the first time as they beat New Zealand
in a Super Over after a nerve-shredding final ended in a tie at Lord's on
Sunday.
After Eoin Morgan's
side finished on 241 all out in pursuit of New Zealand's 241-8, the final came
down to a six-ball shootout for each team.
England's Ben Stokes
and Jos Buttler took 15 off Trent Boult's over.
Jofra Archer bowled
England's over against Martin Guptill and Jimmy Neesham, who smashed a six off
the second ball.
With two runs
required off the final ball, wicketkeeper Jos Buttler and Jason Roy combined to
run out Guptill as he came back for the second.
Both sides finished
on 15 so England won due to a tie-break rule because they hit the most
boundaries.
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