Five masterstrokes that you might have missed from the World Cup 2019

#1 New Zealand bowl out Colin de Grandhomme in the final

de Grandhomme gave England a crucial blow in form of Joe Root

In an eventful final, possibly one of the greatest of all-time, New Zealand posted 241 in their 50 overs leaving the hosts to chase down 242 in order to script history in one of their best chances to claim the silverware. However, England got off to a disappointing start, losing four wickets, even before they got to 100 on the board.

On a pitch where bowling line and length was the key, Kane Williamson's masterstroke was that he squeezed out 10 overs from all-rounder, Colin de Grandhomme. Grandhomme stuck to his simple lines without experimenting a lot in his quota of ten overs. He bowled all his ten overs in a single spell and gave away only 25 runs along with a prized wicket of Joe Root that piled the pressure on the hosts.

It proved to be crucial in the later stages of the game as there wasn't much on offer for the left-arm spinner Mitchel Santner, but with de Grandhomme bowling out his quota, Santner was not required to bowl much.