The Phoenix Foundation pen Black Caps tribute anthem

The Phoenix Foundation have penned a tribute to the Black Caps ahead of the Cricket World Cup final.

Award-winning New Zealand band - and cricket fanatics - The Phoenix Foundation have penned a special tribute to the Black Caps ahead of tomorrow's Cricket World Cup final.

Listen to the song here.

Bic Mac (Run Rate) celebrates Black Caps' captain Brendon McCullum with the lyrics:

Can you hear me coming, blacker than the night, Brendon McCullum ready for a fight.

Some people say he should bat more overs but he's taking the pressure off the middle order.

The catchy chorus repeats the phrase: Keep the run rate up.

The song was written, recorded and mastered in just four hours yesterday, while the band waited for a flight which had been delayed.

The band posted the song to SoundCloud with the message: "A tribute to our national cricketing heroes made in the hours between our cancelled and new flight. Thank you (and %^&$ you) budget airline."

- nzherald.co.nz