2019 World Cup Final, England vs New Zealand at Lord’s: Relive the Super Over, and Where to Watch
A tie after 100 overs, a tie in the Super Over, and a World Cup decided by boundaries hit: 26 to 17. It was the first ODI ever settled by a Super Over, and the only World Cup final decided on boundary count.
New Zealand won the toss and batted. Henry Nicholls made 55, Tom Latham 47 and Kane Williamson 30, and they reached 241/8. Chris Woakes and Liam Plunkett took three wickets each.
England slipped to 86/4 before Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler added a century stand. England needed 15 off the last over and scored 14. The over’s most famous ball: Martin Guptill’s throw, as Stokes dived to complete a second run, deflected off his bat to the boundary, and the umpires awarded six. Under Law 19.8 the run in progress only counts if the batters had crossed when the ball was thrown, and they had not, so it should have been five; former umpire Simon Taufel called it a clear mistake. England lost their last two wickets going for second runs and finished on 241: a tie.
In the Super Over, Stokes and Buttler took 15 off Trent Boult. New Zealand, facing Jofra Archer, needed two off the last ball; Guptill hit it to deep midwicket and was run out by Jason Roy’s throw to Buttler going for the second. 15 each, and England won on boundaries. Stokes, 84 not out, was Man of the Match. Afterwards the ICC scrapped the boundary-count rule: tied Super Overs are now repeated until one team wins.
The moments
- The overthrow. The ball deflects off Stokes’s bat to the rope: six awarded, five correct under the Laws. Our overthrow rule guide explains why.
- Guptill run out. Two needed off the last ball of the Super Over, and Roy and Buttler run him out short of the crease.
- 26 boundaries to 17. The tiebreak that decided a World Cup, and was scrapped afterwards.
- Free-to-air for once. Sky, the UK rights holder, let Channel 4 simulcast the final: the first England international on free-to-air TV in the UK since the 2005 Ashes.
Where to watch it now (legally)
| What | Video | Uploaded by |
|---|---|---|
| Full replay | No official full replay is available online. | |
| Extended highlights | CWC19: M48 NZ v ENG: Final – Extended highlights ↗ About 47 minutes, the closest thing to the full match. The ICC site may ask you to sign in (free). | ICC (icc-cricket.com) Checked 3 Oct 2026 |
| Highlights | England Win CWC After Super Over! | England vs New Zealand - Highlights ↗ Free. | ICC (official YouTube) Checked 3 Oct 2026 |
| Clip | The Incredible World Cup Final Finish ↗ | ICC (official YouTube) Checked 3 Oct 2026 |
| Clip | Incredible Final Over of England’s Innings! | Stokes Forces Super Over ↗ | ICC (official YouTube) Checked 3 Oct 2026 |
| Clip | Final Over Thrillers: England v New Zealand | CWC 2019 ↗ | ICC (official YouTube) Checked 4 Oct 2026 |
| Feature | ENG v NZ - Extra Cover | Behind The Scenes Access At The Final ↗ | ICC (official YouTube) Checked 3 Oct 2026 |
Questions
Is there a full replay of the 2019 World Cup final?
No official full replay is online. The closest is the ICC’s 47-minute extended highlights on icc-cricket.com, which may ask you to sign in (free); the ICC’s YouTube channel has shorter highlights and clips.
How did England win the 2019 World Cup final?
The match was tied at 241, the Super Over was tied at 15, and England won because they had hit more boundaries in the match: 26 to New Zealand’s 17.
Was the overthrow in the 2019 final given correctly?
No. Six were awarded when the ball deflected off Ben Stokes’s bat to the boundary, but the batters had not crossed for the second run when the ball was thrown, so under Law 19.8 it should have been five. Former umpire Simon Taufel called it a clear mistake.
Is the boundary count rule still used?
No. The ICC scrapped it after the final; tied Super Overs are now repeated until one team wins.
Who was Man of the Match in the 2019 World Cup final?
Ben Stokes, for 84 not out and his part in the Super Over.
Sources
- Wikipedia, 2019 Cricket World Cup final ↗ (scorecard, Super Over, the overthrow and the rule change, with its references) — checked 3 Oct 2026
- ICC, extended highlights on icc-cricket.com ↗ — checked 3 Oct 2026
- ICC, highlights on YouTube ↗ (uploader confirmed as the ICC channel) — checked 3 Oct 2026