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: 246Avg 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
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