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ICC CWC 2019 final: England script history, claim maiden World Cup title

Both England and New Zealand posted 241 runs in their 50 overs, the match went to super over where both teams scored 15 runs but England won due to higher number of boundaries

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Members of the England cricket team celebrate with the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 trophy. Photo: @cricketworldcup

4 min read Last Updated : Jul 15 2019 | 9:34 PM IST
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1:50 AM

And so it is. . . . .

It all ends here, England have finally tasted victory in a World Cup final, and as they say, "it's come home". New Zealand suffered another heartbreak as they go down fighting in their second consecutive World Cup final, and heart goes out to Kane Williamson and his team, for the splendid show ijn the tournament. They leave as heroes. We saw so many beautiful moments, heartbreaks, exits, fights and victories and it all comes down to this -- The New World Champions -- England -- basking in all glory at the home of cricket, and yes, it's come home, finally, after 44 years of longing !!

This was perhaps the greatest ending ever, Thank You!!  for tuning in, as we sign off, one last time!! 

1:38 AM

But then they end up becoming favourites from here....

1:37 AM

Jason Roy won't drop, no!!

1:23 AM

Spare a thought for Kane Williamson & company !!

12:52 AM

Captain Morgan!!

12:50 AM

World Champions!!

12:47 AM

Safe to say that it's home, FINALLY!!

12:44 AM

The balcony that continues to inspire!!

12:41 AM

Eoin Morgan joins the super Elite club!!

12:40 AM

Lend a ear (eye) to what the proud Captain Morgan has to say!!

I’d like to offer commiserations to Kane and his team. I thought today was a hard-hard-fought game on a tough wicket. We find it hard to play on pitches like that, but it was all about getting over the line. Towards the end I was being cooled down by Liam Plunkett, which isn’t a good sign! We’re just delighted we’re lifting the trophy today. There are a lot of people who’ve been involved along the way who aren’t in the changing-room today: giys like Andrew Strauss, Paul Farbrace, David Willey, Sam Billings and others. It’s been an incredible amount of hard work, and it’s all worth it for this.

12:37 AM

Watch: The most thrilling end that can ever be!! (It's come home!!)

12:35 AM

Kane Williamson on the accidental boundary, and more

“We wanted to bat first if we won the toss. We felt runs on the board would be challenging. We may have liked another 10-20 but in a World Cup final, we thought 240-250 might be enough. It was a fantastic game of cricket. For it to go down to the last ball – and then the last ball of the next little match – is tough. But credit to England. There are a lot of positives for us.
 
“That [Stokes’s accidental boundary] was a little bit of a shame, wasn’t it? You just hope it doesn’t happen at moments like that. Perhaps it wasn’t meant to be for us.”

12:34 AM

Kane Williamson:

“Congratulations to England. They’ve had a fantastic campaign and they deserved the victory. It’s been challenging; the pitches have been different to what we expected. There weren’t many 300+ scores. I’d like to thank our side for the fight and heart they showed to get us this far. It just wasn’t meant to be today. The guys are shattered; it’s devastating.”

12:31 AM

Kane Williamson is the Player of the tournament!!

12:27 AM

Ben Stokes is the Player of the Match

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Topics :ICC Cricket World Cup 2019Eoin MorganEngland cricket teamNew Zealand cricket teamICC CWC 2019

First Published: Jul 14 2019 | 11:06 AM IST

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