New Zealand came up with everything that they had in the tank to fulill the dream of winning the World Cup trophy but in the end, a tied match and a tied super over saw England lift the trophy.
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The World Cup 209 final had everything; drama, emotion and action-packed performances. Jimmy Neesham and Martin Guptill carried the hopes of New Zealand where they walked to bat the super over to score 16 runs and they managed to level the score. England won the World Cup for scoring more boundaries than New Zealand.
While Kane Williamson did not show emotion during the presentation ceremony, Jimmy Neesham spoke in public about the match and wrote that he might not be able to forget the match. Here’s what he wrote on Twitter –
That hurts. Hopefully there’s a day or two over the next decade where I don’t think about that last half hour. Congratulations @ECB_cricket , well deserved.
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) July 14, 2019
The final of the Word Cup 2019 could easily be called as the greatest ODI in the history of Cricket and will be much-talked-about in future.
Batting first, New Zealand posted a modest total of 241/8 on the board, but given that it was the final, England were under pressure. Though any team would ask for this total in the final. The home side had a steady start but lost the wicket of Jason Roy on 28.
Soon, they were four down for 86 before Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler stood in the middle of Kiwis and the World Cup trophy. They shared 110 runs for the fifth wicket with Buttler scoring 59 off 60. He continued to milk runs from one end even as Stokes played cautiously.
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Post Buttler’s wicket, New Zealand made a comeback and in the end, both the teams ended on the same score.
If one would have thought that a tied match was enough, the super over also ended in a tie and in the end, the number of boundaries scored decided the winner of the match. Surely, it was vague to decide the winner on the basis of boundary counts but the rules are crystal clear and everyone was well-versed with it.