England World Cup winner for one time only. The England cricket team’s only ODI World Cup win came in the year 2019. England emerged as the World Cup winner after defeating New Zealand via a boundary count in the tied final match.
England World Cup winner squad
| Players | Age | Role |
| Eoin Morgan (c) | 32 | Batter |
| Jonny Bairstow | 29 | Wicketkeeper/batter |
| Jos Buttler | 28 | Wicketkeeper/batter |
| Joe Root | 28 | Batter |
| Jason Roy | 28 | Batter |
| James Vince | 28 | Batter |
| Moeen Ali | 31 | All-rounder |
| Tom Curran | 24 | All-rounder |
| Liam Dawson | 29 | All-rounder |
| Ben Stokes | 27 | All-rounder |
| Chris Woakes | 30 | All-rounder |
| Jofra Archer | 24 | Bowler |
| Liam Plunkett | 34 | Bowler |
| Mark Wood | 31 | Bowler |
| Adil Rashid | 29 | Bowler |
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England journey to becoming the World Cup winner
Here is a look at England’s results in the group stage on their way to the semifinals:
| Date | Opponent | Result |
| May 30, 2019 | South Africa | England won by 104 runs |
| June 3, 2019 | Pakistan | Pakistan won by 14 runs |
| June 8, 2019 | Bangladesh | England won by 106 runs |
| June 14, 2019 | West Indies | England won by 8 wickets |
| June 18, 2019 | Afghanistan | England won by 150 runs |
| June 21, 2019 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka won by 20 runs |
| June 25, 2019 | Australia | Australia won by 64 runs |
| June 30, 2019 | India | England won by 31 runs |
| July 3, 2019 | New Zealand | England won by 119 runs |
In which year did England become World Cup winner?
England became World Cup winner in 2019. Eoin Morgan became the first captain to lead England to a World Cup win. England had been playing in World Cup since 1975, but they never emerged as the winner until the year 2019. In 2019, England won the World Cup on home soil in London.
England played nine matches in the group stage of the 2019 World Cup. They won six matches. Their victories came against India, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, West Indies and South Africa.
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3 teams defeated England in the group stage of the 2019 World Cup. The three teams were Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia. Notably, Pakistan and Sri Lanka did not even finish in the Top 4 of the points table, but they recorded wins over the eventual World Cup winner, team England.
| Matches | Wins | Losses | Points | Points Table Position |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3rd |
England World Cup winner - Top batters
Joe Root scored the most runs for England in the 2019 World Cup. Root scored 556 runs in 11 matches. His highest score was 107. He slammed two hundreds and three fifties during the tournament. The other player to score more than 500 runs for England in the 2019 WC was Jonny Bairstow, who scored 532 runs. Here’s a list of the Top 5 batters for England in the 2019 World Cup:
| Position | Player Name | Runs in 2019 World Cup |
| 1 | Joe Root | 556 |
| 2 | Jonny Bairstow | 532 |
| 3 | Ben Stokes | 465 |
| 4 | Jason Roy | 443 |
| 5 | Eoin Morgan | 371 |
England World Cup winner - Top bowlers
England’s highest wicket-taker in the 2019 World Cup was Jofra Archer. He played for West Indies in the U-19 World Cup, but at the senior level, he switched to England. In his first mega event as England player, Archer picked up 20 wickets. The second-highest wicket-taker for England was Mark Wood with 18 wickets.
| Position | Player Name | Wickets in 2019 World Cup |
| 1 | Jofra Archer | 20 |
| 2 | Mark Wood | 18 |
| 3 | Chris Woakes | 16 |
| 4 | Adil Rashid | 11 |
| 5 | Liam Plunkett | 11 |
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How did England become winner in the World Cup semifinal?
England faced Australia in the second semifinal of the 2019 World Cup on July 11, 2019. Australia had already defeated England in the group stage. Considering that Australia were the defending champions, the Aussies started as the favorites to win the semifinal.
However, England brought their ‘A’ game to the table at Edgbaston. England’s bowlers bowled out Australia for just 223 runs. Chris Woakes won the Man of the Match award for his dream spell of 3/20 in eight overs. Jason Roy’s splendid 85-run knock helped England chase 226/3.
How did England become World Cup winner?
England won the World Cup by defeating New Zealand in the final via boundary count. It was a once-in-a-lifetime match at the Lord’s Cricket Ground on July 14, 2019. New Zealand batted first and scored 241/8 in 50 overs.
In reply, England got all out for 241 runs. The match went into a Super Over. Both teams scored 15 runs in the Super Over. England won the match because of boundary count.
| Team | 50 overs score | Super Over | Boundary Count |
| England | 241 all out | 15/0 | 26 |
| New Zealand | 241/8 | 15/1 | 17 |
What happened after England became World Cup winner?
Many cricket fans were unhappy with the boundary count rule being used to determine the World Cup winner. New Zealand ended up losing the mega event only because they hit less boundaries than England.
ICC soon changed the rules. They introduced a new rule, wherein if the match ends in a tie and the Super Over is also a tie, then there will be another Super Over until fans get a clear winner.
