Cricket World Cup History: 7 greatest finals of all time

#1 2019: England's maiden World Cup triumph

The four deflected off Stokes' bat had a massive effect

The final of the 2019 World Cup was a thrilling game as the fortunes swung like a pendulum between England and New Zealand. Kane Williamson won the toss and chose to bat first. Williamson and Henry Nicholls stitched together a healthy partnership of 74. But Liam Plunkett dismissed them in quick succession to take the momentum. Tom Latham's 47 dragged the total to 241.

The Kiwi fast bowlers delivered once again as they left England reeling at 86-4. Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler steadied the innings with a 110-run partnership. With 46 runs required off 30 balls, Lockie Ferguson picked up crucial wickets.

Stokes kept the chase alive as he brought down the equation to 15 runs off the last over. The southpaw slog-swept the third ball and Trent Boult caught it but stepped on the boundary to concede six. The next ball was even dramatic as a Martin Guptill's throw hit the bat of a diving Stokes and went to the boundary as four overthrows. With two needed off the last ball, Mark Wood was run-out at the non-striker's end as the match ended in a tie.

England batted first in the Super Over and scored 15 runs. James Neesham's sensible batting yielded 14 runs off 5 balls. Guptill was run-out in the last ball as the Super Over ended in a tie. On the virtue of scoring more boundaries, the World Cup was awarded to England.