New Zealand were robbed off a win in the final of World Cup 2019, despite stopping England to the same total they had scored and then equalling the number of runs that England scored in the super over. During the match, England were quite lucky as they found luck twice during the chase.
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Once, Trent Boult touched the boundary rope with the ball in his hands that saw six runs being added to England’s total while on the second occasion, a throw that deflected off Ben Stokes’ bat ran towards the boundary, giving six runs to the home side.
The six runs that were given to England created controversy as the rule states that umpires should have given five runs to England, one run short that they actually got. Here’s what the rule states –
The law states: “If the boundary results from an overthrow or from the willful act of a fielder, the runs scored shall be any runs for penalties awarded to either side, and the allowance for the boundary, and the runs completed by the batsmen, together with the run in progress if they had already crossed at the instant of the throw or act.”
It is clear that England should have got just five runs as the batsmen had not crossed. The on-field confusion and pressure of final also saw umpires bungling and awarding a six to Ben Stokes.
The one run could have made a big difference and had that run not been given, the things could have been different. The umpires and players will surely realise this later but at that moment, no one really took note of it.
After the match was tied, both teams played super over where again, the scores were tied. England were adjudged as the winner of the final by the virtue of hitting more boundaries than Black Caps.