2019 ICC World Cup in England & Wales May 30 to July 14,2019 - Final England Vs New Zealand @ Lord's Sunday July 14,2019

 

England are set to take on New Zealand at Lord's in the World Cup 2019 final on July 14 in a bid to become the third nation after India and Australia to lift the trophy on home soil

In the past, England has hosted the World Cup four times but are yet to win the world title. England will be playing their first 50-over World Cup final since 27 years, after the 1992 edition in which they lost to Pakistan in the summit clash. Before that, England had played the finals in 1979 and 1987

The final on Sunday will be the fourth instance when the two sides who had previously never won the World Cup will be facing each other. The other three were in 1975 (West Indies Vs Australia), in 1987 (Australia Vs England) and in 1992 (Pakistan Vs England).

Kiwis have a great pace attack with the likes of Trent Boult, Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson in their ranks, they might have the veteran Ross Taylor to get runs in the middle-order.

However, compared to England's stature as a complete team, New Zealand are more of a one-man army. 

Kane Williamson's intelligent captaincy, level-headedness and impeccable technique as a batsman stand between the hosts and a maiden World Cup trophy

England and New Zealand Head-to-Head in ODI's

Overall: England and New Zealand have faced off in 86 completed ODIs and it's the Black Caps who have a 43-41 lead over the hosts.

In World Cups: It's the Kiwis who have a slender 5-4 lead over England in 9 World Cup games.

In England: England rule the roost on home turf as they hold a 17-12 lead over New Zealand in 29 completed ODIs

Venue Stats

Avg 1st Innings score: 246
Avg 2nd Innings score: 189
Highest Total: 338/6 (50 Ov) by SL vs WI
Lowest Total: 99/10 (26.1 Ov) by ENG vs SL
Highest Chased: 314/4 (44.4 Ov) by ENG vs AUS
Lowest Defended: 274/6 (41 Ov) by ENG vs PAK

CWC Winners List along with Runners-up and scorecards

Year	Winner	Score	Runners-up	Score	Result
2015	Australia	186–3	New Zealand	183	Australia won by 7 wickets
2011	India	277–4	Sri Lanka	274–6	India won by 6 wickets
2007	Australia	281–4	Sri Lanka	215–8	Australia won by 53 runs
2003	Australia	359–2	India	234	Australia won by 125 runs
1999	Australia	133–2	Pakistan	132	Australia won by 8 wickets
1996	Sri Lanka	245–3	Australia	241	Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
1992	Pakistan	249–6	England	227	Pakistan won by 22 runs
1987	Australia	253–5	England	246–8	Australia won by 7 runs
1983	India	183	West Indies	140	India won by 43 runs
1979	West Indies	286–9	England	194	West Indies won by 92 runs
1975	West Indies	291–8	Australia	274	West Indies won by 17 runs

CWC Winners List and Runners-Up List

Year	Winners	Runners Up	Player of the Series	Highest Run Scorer	Highest Wicket Taker	Host Country
2015	Australia	New Zealand	James Faulkner	Martin Guptill	Mitchell Starc	Australia & New Zealand
2011	India	Sri Lanka	Yuvraj Singh	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Zaheer Khan & Shahid Afridi	Bangladesh, India & Sri Lanka
2007	Australia	Sri Lanka	Adam Gilchrist	Matthew Hayden	Glenn Mcgrath	West Indies
2003	Australia	India	Ricky Ponting	Sachin Tendulkar	Chaminda Vaas	South Africa, Zimbabwe & Kenya
1999	Australia	Pakistan	Shane Warne	Rahul Dravid	Shane Warne	England
1996	Sri Lanka	Australia	Aravinda De Silva	Sachin Tendulkar	Anil Kumble	India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka
1992	Pakistan	England	Wasim Akram	Martin Crowe	Wasim Akram	Australia & New Zealand
1987	Australia	England	David Boon	Graham Gooch	Craig Mcdermott	India & Pakistan
1983	India	West Indies	Mohinder Amarnath	David Gower	Roger Binny	England
1979	West Indies	England	Viv Richards	Gordon Greenidge	Mike Hendrick	England
1975	West Indies	Australia	Clive Lloyd	Glenn Turner	Gary Gilmour	England

Squads

England
Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Jos Buttler (wk), Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

New Zealand
Kane Williamson (capt), Tom Blundell (wk), Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (wk), Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor

England's Road to the final
1 defeated South Africa by 104 Runs @ The Oval on May 30 - Match 01
2 lost to Pakistan by 14 Runs @ Nottingham on June 03 - Match 06
3 defeated Bangladesh by 106 Runs @ Cardiff on June08 - Match 12
4 defeated West Indies by 8 wickets @ Southampton on June 14 - Match 19
5 defeated Afghanistan by 150 Runs @ Old Trafford,Manchester on June 18 - Match 24
6 lost to Sri Lanka by 20 Runs @ Leeds on  June 21 - Match 27
7 lost to Australia by 64 Runs @ Lord's on June 25 - Match 32
8 defeated India by 31 Runs @ Edgbaston,Birmingham on June 30 - Match 38
9 defeated New Zealand by 119 Runs @ Chester le Street on July 03 - Match 41
10 defeated Australia by 8 wickets in the SF's @ Edgbaston,Birmingham on July 11,2019

New Zealand's Road to the final1 defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets @ Cardiff on June 01 - Match 03
2 defeated Bangladesh by 2 wickets @ The Oval on June 05 - Match 09
3 defeated Afghanistan by  wickets @ Taunton on June 08 - Match 13
4 Vs India Match Abandoned due to rain @ Nottingham on June 13 - Match 18
5 defeated South Africa by 4 wickets @ Birmingham on June 19 - Match 25
6 defeated West Indies by 5 Runs @ Old Trafford Manchester on June 22 - Match 29
7 lost to Pakistan by 6 wickets @ Birmingham on June 26 - Match 33
8 lost to Australia by 86 Runs @ Lord's on  June 29 - Match 37
9 lost to england by 119 Runs @ Chester le Street on July 03 - Match 41
10 defeated India by 18 Runs @ Old Trafford,Manchester on July 10,2019