ENG Vs NZ, Cricket World Cup Final: WATCH That Controversial 'Ben Stokes Overthrow' Boundary Which Sealed New Zealand’s Fate

In the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 final, England needed nine runs from the final three balls when a throw touched a diving Ben Stokes' bat and raced to the boundary ropes, giving the hosts six runs when they should have got only two. It changed everything...

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Updated on: 15 July 2019 2:16 am

ENG Vs NZ, Cricket World Cup Final: WATCH That Controversial 'Ben Stokes Overthrow' Boundary Which Sealed New Zealand’s Fate

In a dramatic ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 final at Lord's, London on Sunday, England needed nine 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 the hosts six runs when they should have got only two.

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It impacted the equation to the extent that the heart-stopping contest stretched to the Super Over and eventually England lifted their maiden World Cup trophy at the expense of New Zealand, who were playing back-to-back finals.

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On pure competence & quality of play, #NZ deserved 2win but luck favoured #ENG Turning point is 4 runs yielded in overthrow, towards end, which put #ENG back in reckoning#NZ are the true winners #NZvsENG #ICCWorldCup2019final #ICC change the rules, it's not fielding team error pic.twitter.com/jU0WoO46Ei
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After the match, Kiwi captain Kane Williamson said that "it was a shame that the ball hit Stokes' bat, but I just hope it doesn't happen in moments like that. I don't wish to nitpick, just hope it never happens in such moments ever again."

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"The NZ side showed a great amount of heart to get us to this point, but it just wasn't meant to be. The guys are shattered at the moment - it is devastating. It's pretty tough to swallow at this stage. But a fantastic effort from our guys," said the skipper.

Stokes did apologise to New Zealand for that lucky unintentional touch, but fans were not happy.

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"In the last over when the ball hit the bat and went for four - I apologized to Kane for that," Stokes said.

A section of fans blamed Stokes for deliberately knocking the ball out for four overthrows.