Player of the Day, New Zealand vs England: Ben Stokes

NEW DELHI: All-rounder Ben Stokes played one of his best knocks under pressure as England won the World Cup for the first time after New Zealand matched their 15 in a

Super Over

but lost on fewer boundaries scored in the match in an extraordinary final at Lord's on Sunday.


England were all out for 241 on the last ball of the 50th over, chasing New Zealand's 241 for eight.


Ben Stokes, who finished on 84 not out, came back for the Super Over with Jos Buttler and the duo scored 15, setting a 16-run target for the Kiwis off six balls.

In the tiebreaker, New Zealand needed two off the last ball of Jofra Archer's over but Martin Guptill was run out coming back for the second run and England triumphed due to hitting more boundaries on the day.

England, three-time runners-up previously, had bowled and fielded superbly to finally land their hands on the coveted trophy.