3 times New Zealand stuttered in the Super Over

#1. vs England at Lord’s (World Cup 2019 final)

New Zealand v England - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Final

This is where New Zealand’s travails against the Super Over truly began, and there seems to be no end to their woes. Needing 242 to win the World Cup at home, England went into the last over with 15 to get.

Ben Stokes slog-swept Trent Boult for six, which was followed by that infamous deflection off Stokes’ bat as he dived that ended up costing New Zealand an additional four runs as the ball headed to the boundary. Though the last two balls produced run-outs, Stokes got the two runs that lifted England to the Super Over.

In the one-over mad dash, a boundary each from Stokes and Jos Buttler off Trent Boult took England to a competitive 15. Neesham hit a six off Jofra Archer of the second legitimate ball (first ball was a wide), whipping him over deep mid-wicket. It came down to two off one ball for New Zealand to win the World Cup.

Guptill clipped one to deep mid-wicket, but was caught well short of his ground while coming back for the second. The scores were tied, but England were declared World Champions on the basis of a controversial boundary count rule.

In regular time, after Henry Nicholls’ 55 and Tom Latham’s 47 had taken New Zealand to a competitive 241 for 8, England were in trouble at 86 for 4. However, Stokes made an incredible 84 not out while Jos Buttler chipped in with a crucial 59 to pull England back in the contest. What transpired after that was nothing short of incredible.