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England became the world champions for the first time after defeating New Zealand after a thrilling contest. In reply to the target of 242 runs for the Kiwi team, the English team made 241 runs in the stipulated 50 overs.

The English team needed 15 runs in the last over but Kiwi bowler Trent Bolt did not allow any runs on the opening two balls.

After which the English batsman Stokes returned the match with a brilliant tasting on the next ball, taking 2 runs off the fourth ball gave the English team 6 runs and the hopes of New Zealand fans were shattered. However, Adil Rashid was run out in the attempt to take 2 runs off the fifth ball.

At the last ball of the match, England's last player was run out in an attempt to make another run and the match was equalized.

Stokes and Butler came in to play for England in the Super over, which gave them a target of 16 runs. Once again, the English team was declared the winner on the basis of more boundaries in the match.

Earlier, New Zealand captain Ken Williamson won the toss and elected to bat first at the Lord's Historic Ground.

Martin Guptill and Henry Nicholls started the innings against England, but Guptill once again failed and scored 19 runs off Chris Volks to LBW.

After Guptill's dismissal, Nicholls and Williamson kept the team scoreless while batting cautiously, but Williamson scored 30 runs on an aggregate score of 103 as Plunkett caught the ball.

After that, Nicholas made a half-century while batting responsibly, but he also bowled on Plunkett's ball for an overall score of 118, scoring 55 runs. Russo Taylor also scored 14 runs to become LBW.

Thanks to Tom Latham's responsible batting, the Kiwi team scored 241 for eight in the stipulated 50 overs. New Zealand's Nicholas 55 and Latham 47 were the leading scorers.

Liam Plunkett and Vox of the English team outscored 3, 3 players.

The New Zealand target of 242 was a disappointing start to the English team and Jason Rowe was out for 17 with a score of 28.

Joey Root fell to the Grand Home by 7 runs, while Beaversteau, 36, and Owen Morgan returned the pavilion with 9 runs.

Stokes and Butler batted brilliantly and scored half-centuries, a 110-run partnership between the two players to bring the English team back into the match, but Butler was out for 59 on an aggregate score of 196.

Then Vox 2 and Plunkett came out for 10 runs, during which time the match went on dramatically and in the stipulated 50 overs the whole English team scored 241 runs and the match was equalized.

Ben Stokes performed the all-rounder in the match and was unbeaten on 84 off 98 balls, while Butler 59 and Beaversetou were 36 not out.

New Zealand's James Neesham and Ferguson out 3 for 3.

Ben Stokes was named player of the match for his outstanding performance while New Zealand captain Ken Williamson was given the Player of the Tournament award.

The winner of the World Cup Cricket Tournament will receive a prize money of $ 4 million while the losing team will be entitled to $ 2 million.

Pakistan team will receive $ 3 million, ICC has announced a million dollars for the World Cup.

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