NZ incredibly unlucky to lose that, hammer blow after hammer blow against them late in the England innings and then to lose in that way. Gutting.
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Fortune favours the brave. Perfectly fair, perfectly fine way of winning it.
Great final. Great tournament. Enjoyed pitches which didn’t favour batsmen scoring 320+ for fun & actually required them to work for their runs.
What an astonishing game of cricket. Really think there has to be a better way to end it than counting 4's and 6's. There is no way on earth NZ deserved to lose in this manner - they were absolutely terrific. Nevertheless BEN STOKES YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD!
Thinking about it, I'm sure that the more wickets you had in hand used to count if the scores were tied
With a step over 6 followed by deflected 6 no you can't get much luckier but well take it.
What a game, feel for NZ as a cricket lover but get the feck in, I've sat and watched all our final defeats and until Strauss and Morgan got together we were nowhere, an absolute joke. They deserve the credit for this.
World Cup decided on fecking boundaries
And why not?
Weird time to bring it up but his dad is English isn't he?
Hard on NZ, obviously great to be on the right side of it but that’ll hurt. Although with 2 wickets in hand they could definitely have pushed harder in the last couple of overs of their innings.
What a match, Congratulations England, real warriors.
Feel really sorry for New Zealand. Hold your head high for putting in such an effort.
Feel really sorry for New Zealand. Hold your head high for putting in such an effort.
Feel for NZ, but they properly threw this one away.
That Boult boundary catch.
Trying to push for a wicket instead of just letting England have 2
And 3 runs from 2 at the end should have been done
That Boult boundary catch.
Trying to push for a wicket instead of just letting England have 2
And 3 runs from 2 at the end should have been done
Did they have a bullshit 3rd place playoff for this?
You're 100% correct. I didn't notice the super over was a tie. My team got eliminated from a 5-a-side tournament years ago because we won fewer corners!
Don't have any problem with boundaries deciding super over but that boundary off the bat thing was stupid.
That was the funniest play I've ever seen.Loving the bitterness in this thread.
Best one day team in the world has won the WC.
Best one day team in the world has won the WC.
Delighted for England but gutted for the Kiwis. If any final in sport deserved to end in joint winners, this was it.
Neutral here. Fantastic display of cricket but they really need to relook at the rules of the game! This should have been a joint trophy.
You won feck all.
Can all the salty India fans let England enjoy their moment now.
Just no words to describe that . It was written in the stars . Best cricket match ever
They did. India & Pakistan did that in a T20 WC. Much prefer the Super Over.
They should go to another super over if it is a tie, different bowlers, different batsmen.
That was brilliant, so tense!
It wouldn't be a super over if they were deferring back to the main innings? You have to do it in the superover is the idea of it surely.
So how many boundaries did England get?
eh - imagine being a NZ fan and you lost because Ben Stokes stuck his bat out and pushed it for a 4..
Imagine the reaction on here if that deflected boundary happened to India. Absolute mayhem would’ve ensued.
Yep. The cream rose to the top. Still feel sorry for NZ.
Boundaries.
Yes, I think so. But the ECB changed the rules and fastracked him to make sure he could play in the World Cup. It's not unsual for England though, we've always taken overseas players. I think it weakens world cricket when we do it.
Deciding the match on the basis of boundaries is stupid. Should have been standings or H2H.
Hell no. My old heart wouldn't stand the drama.
It makes 0 sense. Surely, the winner should be the team who lost fewer wickets since thats the aim of the game.
It's the rules of the game.
You are bringing up India. Is this how you enjoy your moment?