ICC World Cup 2019

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Eoin Morgan and Kane Williamson both have the chance to become national heroes by leading their teams to World Cup glory for the first time. (Photo: AFP)

World Cup 2019 final: ENG vs NZ; 3 key battles to watch out for

Eoin Morgan's England humbled holders Australia to reach their first final since 1992 while the Black Caps finished as runners-up in 2015.

13 Jul 2019 8:35 AM

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England face day of destiny in World Cup final against New Zealand

13 Jul 2019 8:26 AM

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World Cup semi-final: England thrash Australia by 8 wickets to reach final

11 Jul 2019 12:59 PM

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World Cup semi-final: Mitchell Starc sets record for most wickets in single World Cup

11 Jul 2019 9:06 PM

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World Cup semi-final: AUS vs ENG; Roy could face action after dissent

11 Jul 2019 9:34 PM

Members of the New Zealand team, which tied the World Cup final, lost the trophy owing to hitting less boundaries than England team are devastated for their fans back home, according to Heath Mills, the Chief Executive Officer of the New Zealand Cricket Players' Association (NZCPA). (Photo:AP)

Kiwi fans devastated after New Zealand's unlucky overthrow which changed the game

In the meantime, the FICA has congratulated the England team for its World Cup success.

16 Jul 2019 10:21 AM

England have 125 points and are followed by India, who have 122 points. (Photo: AFP)

ICC ODI Rankings: Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah stay on top

Kohli, who tops the list, has 886 points and is followed by his team-mate Rohit Sharma, who is just five points behind Kohli.

16 Jul 2019 10:15 AM

England needed 9 runs from the final three balls when a throw from the deep touched a diving Ben Stokes' bat and raced to the boundary ropes, giving England six runs when they should have got only two. (Photo:AP)

'It was a shame that the ball hit Ben Stokes' bat: Kane Williamson

Stokes later apologised to New Zealand for that lucky unintentional touch.

16 Jul 2019 9:38 AM

England captain Eoin Morgan and Adil Rashid with the World Cup trophy. (Photo: AFP)

Luck of Allah, says Eoin Morgan

Morgan enters hallowed territory as an English World Cup-winning captain, joining the likes of Bobby Moore and Martin Johnson.

16 Jul 2019 2:34 AM

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson in action England in their World Cup final at the Lord’s cricket ground in London on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Gentleman Kane Williamson gracious in tragic loss

Those who watched the Lord’s thriller would remember the Black Caps for a couple of moments of outstanding sportsmanship.

16 Jul 2019 2:30 AM

England’s Ben Stokes dives in to make his ground and get a 6 from overthrows during the final on Sunday. ( Photo: AP)

Kiwis overthrown!

The most poignant moment of the gripping final came in the fourth ball of the final over of regulation play.

16 Jul 2019 2:22 AM

As soon as the men landed to deliver the balls, a few fans captured and shared the video on the social media site. (Photo: cricketworldcup/twitter)

Parachute guys land to give ball, Netizens call them PUBG guy; watch video and tweets

The Twitterverse after seeing the video and photo posted by ICC, found it funny and termed it as a PUBG effect.

15 Jul 2019 7:02 PM

The BCCI will also look into the matter of split captaincy after a news got circulated, stating that there had been a major rift between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. (Photo:AFP)

BCCI to probe on Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma rift, ODI captaincy change is likely

In an interview with the IANS, a board functionary stated that good teams learn from their mistakes and they immediately start preparing.

15 Jul 2019 6:08 PM

Criticizing the selectors and team management, Yuvraj Singh said the selectors and team management were care-less and negligent in handling the middle-order issue. (Photo: Indian cricket team/afp/twitter)

Yuvraj Singh slams selectors, team management for avoiding India’s middle-order woes

However, if it weren’t for Ravindra Jadeja and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India would have lost the match by a huge margin.

15 Jul 2019 5:25 PM

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup final on July 14 witnessed a first-ever super-over in which England came out triumphant as they had scored more boundaries in the match to lift their maiden 50-over title.(Photo: Icc/alexandra hartley/twitter)

England women cricketers celebrate men's World Cup win; Watch

During the ICC Women's World Cup final between England and India at Lord's two years ago, Shrubsole took a six-wicket haul to deny India.

15 Jul 2019 4:29 PM

The World Cup final witnessed a first-ever super-over in which England came out triumphant as they had scored more boundaries in the match to lift their maiden 50-over title on July 14. (Photo:AFP)

Jos Buttler sympathizes with New Zealand, says 'Kiwis didn't deserved to lose'

Buttler credited New Zealand for putting up a fantastic game.

15 Jul 2019 4:11 PM

England scripted history as it claimed its first-ever World Cup title. The final will be remembered for ages as it did not have a winner after the 50-over and super over action, both of which were tied. In the end, England were announced as the winner as they had hit more boundaries, 26, as compared to New Zealand's 17 boundaries in the match. (Photo:AP/AFP)

Former umpire Simon Taufel opines on New Zealand’s unlucky overthrow

Taufel, who had umpired during the 2011 World Cup final, confirmed that Dharmasena and Marais Erasmus made a mistake.

15 Jul 2019 3:55 PM

Morgan had the glittering trophy with him during the interaction but he doesn't expect his life to change much even despite what many would consider a life-changing day. (Photo:AFP)

Eoin Morgan reacts to New Zealand's unlucky overthrow

Morgan had nothing but empathy for the Black Caps, who lost the title on countback of boundaries.

15 Jul 2019 3:27 PM

Plunkett played a crucial role in England's World Cup win as he claimed big wickets throughout the tournament. (Photo:AFP)

England deserved to win World Cup, states Liam Plunkett

Plunkett, who took 11 wickets in seven games this World Cup, was selected way back for the 2007 World Cup.

15 Jul 2019 3:09 PM

The Black Caps were so close yet so far from their maiden World Cup title, the small margins changed it all but things would have been different as per the Law 19.8. (Photo: Twitter/cricketworldcup)

According to this ICC rule, New Zealand should have won the World Cup 2019

New Zealand still had one run in the court and there would be no tie in the first place, a different world champion would have been crowned.

15 Jul 2019 3:08 PM

In a dramatic encounter on Sunday night, the pendulum swung viciously in the final over with England needing nine from three balls when Ben Stokes hit Trent Boult to the deep. The return throw from Martin Guptill hit Stokes' bat as he dived to make his ground for the second run. The ball rebounded to the rope for additional four runs. (Photo: AFP)

New Zealand media slams boundary-count rule after Kiwis miss World Cup title

The New Zealand media felt the Black Caps were robbed of World Cup glory.

15 Jul 2019 2:56 PM

In a thrilling encounter on Sunday night at the Lord's, England were adjudged the winners of the world Cup on the basis of their superior boundary count. (Photo:AP)

Cricket fraternity slams ICC for its 'ridiculous' boundary-count rule as Eng wins WC

Gambhir's former teammate Yuvraj Singh also disagreed with the ICC rule of deciding the World Cup winner on boundary count.

15 Jul 2019 2:29 PM

In the dramatic match, the pendulum swung viciously in the final over with England needing nine from three balls when Ben Stokes hit Trent Boult to the deep. The return throw from Martin Guptill hit Stokes' bat as he dived to make his ground for the second run. The ball rebounded to the rope for additional four runs as the match went into Super Over. (Photo: AP/PTI)

Sports fraternity wishes England for winning their 1st cricket world cup trophy

Virender Sehwag described New Zealand's performance as 'outstanding' but said the unlucky overthrow eventually made the difference.

15 Jul 2019 2:01 PM

There were the 'uncontrollables' like the Martin Guptill overthrow which hit a lunging Ben Stokes' bat and went for six overthrows in the 50th over of the England innings. (Photo: AP/PTI)

Kane Williamson reacts on boundary count rule after World Cup loss

New Zealand lost to England in perhaps the greatest World Cup final at the Lord's on Sunday due to inferior boundary count.

15 Jul 2019 1:36 PM

In that match Dhoni seemed to have given up the chase before the last over, however he did managed to hit a few boundaries towards the end as the match was already lost. (Photo:AFP)

'If Dhoni doesn't vacate his place, Dhoni would be axed from team': reports

Dhoni drew heavy flak for his slow knock of 42 from 31 balls versus England during the league stages.

15 Jul 2019 12:54 PM

Britain's Royal Mail postal service announced it would mark both the World Cup win and England's victory at the 2017 Women's World Cup with a series of special stamps. (Photo:AP/AFP/PTI)

World Cup Final 2019: Queen salutes England after World Cup glory

The paintwork will be in place for three months and will be complemented by permanent gold plaques.

15 Jul 2019 12:16 PM

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