MCC likely to review overthrow rules after World Cup 2019 final: Report

On-field umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Marias Erasmus awarded England six runs in total, two by the batsmen and four for the overthrow.

England skipper Eoin Morgan thanks fan who names his newborn after him; see tweet

Morgan is the only English captain who has won the ODI World Cup for England in history.

The Kiwi fast bowler further said that New Zealand could have been the champions but unfortunately it was not.

Neesham and Martin Guptill were in the thick of things at Lord's on Sunday when Gordon passed away due to a heart ailment.

New Zealand finished as the runners-up for the second successive time in the tournament.

Boult, who claimed 17 wickets in the showpiece and was among the star performers for the runner-ups.

The finals will be remembered for ages as it did not have a winner after the 50-over and super over action both ended in a tie.

Stokes was awarded six runs, though some experts have opined that he should only have got five.

Due to misinterpretation of rules by the on-field umpires in the World Cup final, England was awarded an extra run.

England was knocked out of the WC'15 in group stages, but four years later, the team has won the WC for the very first time in its history.