On this day: When World Cup 2019 ‘came home’ for England

England may be in for a painful wait for an international major football trophy to ‘come home’, but their cricket team cheered people on on this day two years ago when they won the ODI World Cup for the first time in the country’s history .

In one of the most dramatic ending of an ODI; Let alone the World Cup final, England defeated New Zealand to capture the coveted trophy. It was a surprising end to an entirely competitive match as New Zealand stood on the receiving end of a heart-wrenching defeat.

Kane WilliamsonThe team did not lose by runs, but by a rule that was later abolished by the International Cricket Council. After the scores were level with fifty overs as well as the completion of the Super Over, England won the trophy due to better boundary count.

England reached the final after defeating Australia, while New Zealand ended India’s run in the semi-finals of the tournament.

New Zealand had won the toss and elected to bat. It was Liam Plunkett, who displayed the knack of taking important wickets at crucial stages of the game, getting out. Henry Nichols (55) and Kane Williamson (30) who handed over the command to England. Tom Latham played a key role in the end (47) as New Zealand posted 241/8 in 50 overs.

In chase, two of England’s poster boys in the entire World Cup campaign, Ben Stokes and joss butler After losing four wickets within 84 runs, the duo stabilized a sinking ship as a 112-run partnership. Lockie Ferguson scored the breakthrough for New Zealand, dismissing Butler for 59 before a dramatic final over to trigger a lower-order collapse, leading to a Super Over for the first time in World Cup final history.

A wrong shot from Stokes towards deep midwicket. Martin GuptillThe overthrow was thrown from the bat of the England all-rounder. result? Six runs for England. With three needed from the next two balls, England suffered two consecutive run outs while adding only two more runs to the total. Stokes remained unbeaten on 84.

It was Boult again, and the two poster-boys entered the crease for England in the Super Over as well. He added 15 runs in six balls, hitting a boundary each. Jofra Archer, who intimidated the batsmen with his fast pace throughout the tournament, was asked to save 16 runs in the Super Over. With two runs needed for victory, it all came down to the final ball again – this time, restraint. Jason Roy and Jos Buttler let down Martin Guptill as England registered a thrilling win despite a draw. The final scorecard was 26-17 in favor of the host team as per the boundary countback rule.

And so, like many such exciting games, fans were left to ponder what-to-be. What if Martin Guptill had made the crease? What if his throw didn’t hit Ben Stokes’ bat?

It may have been a heart-wrenching loss for New Zealand, but Kane Williamson’s team rallied to cash in on the inaugural World Test Championship mace by defeating India in the final in Southampton in June this year.