2019 Cricket World Cup final

The 2019 Cricket World Cup Final was a One Day International cricket match played at Lord's in London, England, on 14 July 2019 to determine the winner of the 2019 Cricket World Cup. It was contested by the runners-up from the previous tournament, New Zealand, and the host nation, England. It was the fifth time Lord's had hosted the Cricket World Cup Final, the most of any ground.

2019 Cricket World Cup Final
England captain Eoin Morgan with the trophy
Event2019 Cricket World Cup
New Zealand England
241/8 241
50 overs 50 overs
Super Over: England 15/0, New Zealand 15/1
England won on boundary count
Date14 July 2019
VenueLord's, London
Player of the matchBen Stokes (Eng)
UmpiresKumar Dharmasena (SL) and Marais Erasmus (SA)
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2023

The two teams were tied on 241 runs at the end of the match, resulting in a Super Over being played to break the tie. On the final ball of New Zealand's Super Over, after equalling the 15 runs England managed in their over, Martin Guptill attempted to score the winning run but was run out by Jason Roy and Jos Buttler, meaning the Super Over was also tied. England won on the boundary count-back rule, having scored 26 boundaries to New Zealand's 17, thus becoming Cricket World Cup winners for the first time.

It was the first time a One Day International final match required a Super Over, and subsequently the first time it had been decided by a boundary count. The match has been described as one of the greatest and most dramatic in the history of the sport, with some analysts describing it as the greatest match in the history of one-day cricket.

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