England win Cricket World Cup after Super Over drama

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London - England were all out for 241 on the last ball of the 50th over, chasing New Zealand's 241 for eight.

By AFP

Published: Sun 14 Jul 2019, 10:44 PM

Last updated: Mon 15 Jul 2019, 2:21 AM

England won the Cricket World Cup for the first time after New Zealand matched their 15 in a Super Over but lost on fewer boundaries scored in the match after an extraordinary final at Lord's was tied on Sunday.
England were all out for 241 on the last ball of the 50th over, chasing New Zealand's 241 for eight.
England scored 14 in the last over but Mark Wood was run out seeking the second run that would have won it for the hosts.
Ben Stokes, who finished on 84 not out, came back for the Super Over with Jos Buttler amid scenes never before seen at the home of cricket.
New Zealand needed two off the last ball of Jofra Archer's over but Martin Guptill was run out coming back for the second run and England triumphed due to hitting more boundaries on the day.
England, three-times runners-up previously, had bowled and fielded superbly to restrict 2015 runners-up New Zealand to 241-8, with Liam Plunkett and Chris Woakes each taking three wickets.
Henry Nicholls made 55 and Tom Latham 47 without ever really looking comfortable but the score began to look challenging as England slumped to 86-4 before Stokes and Buttler put on 110 to set up the amazing finale.

New Zealand
M. Guptill lbw b Woakes             19
H. Nicholls b Plunkett       55
K. Williamson c Buttler b Plunkett   30
R. Taylor lbw b Wood   15
T. Latham c sub (Vince) b Woakes   47
J. Neesham c Root b Plunkett   19
C. De Grandhomme c sub (Vince) b Woakes   16
M. Santner not out    5
M. Henry b Archer    4
T. Boult not out     1
Extras (lb12, nb1, w17)    30
Total (8 wickets, 50 overs)   241
Did not bat: L. Ferguson
Fall of wickets: 1-29, 2-103, 3-118, 4-141, 5-173, 6-219, 7-232), 8-240
Bowling: Woakes 9-0-37-3 (w4, nb1), Archer 10-0-42-1 (w5), Plunkett 10-0-42-3, Woods 10-1-49-1 (w2), Rashid 8-0-39-0, Stokes 3-0-20-0 (w2)
England (target 242)
J. Roy c Latham b Henry       17
J. Bairstow b Ferguson   36
J. Root c Latham b de Grandhomme    7
E. Morgan c Ferguson b Neesham   9
B. Stokes not out    84
J. Buttler c sub (Southee) b Ferguson   59
C. Woakes c Latham b Ferguson   2
L. Plunkett c Boult b Neesham    10
J. Archer b Neesham    0
A. Rashid run out (Santner/Boult)   0
M. Wood run out (Neesham/Boult)    0
Extras (b2, lb3, w12)       17
Total (all out, 50 overs)     241
Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-59, 3-71, 4-86, 5-196, 6-203, 7-220, 8-227, 9-240, 10-241
Bowling: Boult 10-0-67-0 (w2), Henry 10-2-40-1, Grandhomme 10-2-25-1 (w1), Ferguson 10-0-50-3 (w3), Neesham 7-0-43-3 (w1), Santner 3-0-11-0 (w1)
Super Over
England
Ben Stokes not out   8
Jos Buttler not out     7
Total: (1.0 overs)    15-0
Bowling: Boult 1-0-15-0
New Zealand
J. Neesham not out   13
M. Guptill run out (Roy/Buttler)     1
Extras (w1) 1
Total: (1.0 overs)    15-1
Bowling: Archer 1-0-15-0 (w1)
Result: England win in Super Over