Well, the Black Caps of New Zealand have again missed out on a golden chance to lift the Cricket World Cup crown against the hosts England (Who had Christchurch born English cricketer Ben Stokes (Son of former New Zealand rugby league player Gerard (Who sadly passed away in December 2020) but I wish he would've played for New Zealand but he opted to play international cricket for England instead) been awarded man of the match for his heroics with the bat when he top scored 84 not out off 98 deliveries (He managed to score an unbeaten half century in the final) who won it for the 1st time (1st it was the West Indies (Twice in 1975 & 1979), India (Twice in 1983 & 2011), Australia (5 times in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 & 2015), Pakistan (Once in 1992) & Sri Lanka (Once in 1996) in a dramatic super over to decide the 2019 Cricket World Cup in the final at Lord's (4 more years I'm afraid but this is like 2015 all over again) because the final ended in a tie (The next one will be in India in 2023 but let's hope all that can change for New Zealand) but England win on a boundary count back rule which cost our chance of our 1st Cricket World Cup triumph, so hard luck to our beloved Black Caps here (And what a disappointing way for New Zealand to end a World Cup like this, what a match for our viewers right around the world tuning in to this action packed nail biter).
So that is my 296th blog of the year 2019 (MMXIX) & my 36th of this year (There is exactly 4 remaining until I reach the triple ton).
P.S. And Romanian Simona Halep has won the women's singles final at Wimbeldon, beating American Serena Williams in the final while Serbian World No.1 Novak Djokovic has crushed Swiss superstar Roger ''Fed Express'' Federer in the men's singles final.
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