Former international umpire Marais Erasmus has opened up on the blunder he and Kumar Dharmasena made during the World Cup 2019 final by awarding England six runs instead of five when a throw from Martin Guptill hit Ben Stokes' bat and went towards the boundary. England won on boundary count.
Ben Stokes was the hero of the 2019 World Cup final for England, as he played a key role in both, the fifty-over chase and the Super Over for the side.
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In the most dramatic finish to an ODI -- let alone a World Cup final -- England emerged victorious via boundary countback rule to lift their maiden title at Lord's.
New Zealand batted second and it was Jimmy Neesham and an out of form Martin Guptill who came out to bat.
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England were adjudged the winners of the 50-over World Cup last year on the basis of their superior boundary count after the epic final against New Zealand, and also the ensuing Super Over ended in a tie at the Lord's in London.
ICC's general manager of cricket Geoff Allardice said that the playing conditions did not allow the third umpire or the match referee to intervene.
Guptill was involved the one of the turning point's of the final at Lord's. It was his throw from the deep that raced to the boundary ropes after being deflected off a diving Ben Stokes' bat in the last over of English innings.
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