England won the Cricket World Cup but the Black Caps didn't lose. Yes it's all very confusing following the most dramatic World Cup final played at Lord's this morning.
Chasing New Zealand's 241 for eight, England got 12 off the final over to see the game end in a tiewith the hosts bowled out for 241 going for the winning run off the last ball.
That sent the match to a Super Over. One over for each team with just two wickets and three batsmen allowed.
England got 15 off their six balls and so did New Zealand. Martin Guptill was run out a metre short on the final ball going for a second to secure the final for the Black Caps. Once again the scores finished tied.
However England were crowned the winners of the match due to a countback on boundaries in the initial 50-over contest.
Should have shared the trophy, which, as I understand, is what they would have done, had the game been abandoned due to rain. But somehow, because they played and drew, number of boundaries get precedence? Strange.
— Sudhir Srinivasan (@sudhirsrinivasn) July 14, 2019
I don’t agree with that rule ! But rules are rules congratulations to England on finally winning the World Cup , my heart goes out for the kiwis they fought till the end 😥. Great game an epic final !!!! #CWC19Final
The DL system is actually based on runs and wickets lost... yet the Final result is only based on Boundaries hit? Not fair in my opinion. Must have been great to watch!
England are a boundary hitting team...NZ are accumulators. In the end, the new brand of English cricket came to their rescue. More boundaries. Investment of four long years paid off...on the biggest night. Well done, England. #CWC19#EngvNZ
wtf is up with that cricket ending? "We're tied after the first 9 hours! What do we do?!?" "Play a little bit more." "Okay, we're still tied. Should we play a bit more?" "Nah, can't do that, let's just pick some random category and whoever had more of those wins"
The Alternative Commentary Collective are podcasting their way through the World Cup. Known for their unconventional sports analysis and off-kilter banter, the ACC have come to ask the tough questions. Here's the latest episode of 'The Agenda':
