Its been 4 years, since the last world cup match happened. It was the second chance for New Zealand to be the world champions. And unlike the 2015 one, they were high on confidence in the 2019 world cup. And they have their best in the final match with all their might. However they were defeated, not by runs or wickets , but by boundary count, which took away their world cup dream.

A pathetic rule to start with, helped England win their first ever ODI World cup. What was supposed to be a great victory for them, turned out to be a gifted one due to the rules. They did really well in the final, with Ben Stokes helding his nerve. But despite their efforts, the world cup was still called as gifted one, and not earned one

The world cup final of 2019 was full of excitement for the fans, as they were about to see a new world champion. The inventor of the game England, and the Newzealand, whose national game is cricket had never held the most prestigious trophy in gentlemen's game. And one was about to have it. The players had dreamt of it , but never got it. Infact the only world cup winner present in the stadium was umpire Kumar Dharamsena, who was a member of Srilanka 1996 world cup winning squad.

And it began at the Mecca of cricket, who was hosting world cup final after 2 decades. And Mecca of cricket did witness a hell of a match. Both the teams scored equal runs. It was the first instance of super over in final, and yet it turned inconclusive as same runs were scored in super over. But a error in judgement by umpire was primarily responsible for miscalculating English total by 1 run more. The rebound throw off Ben Stokes' bat firstly gave him extra 4 runs, and Dharamsena's judgement gave him one more. And if all of this was not enough for Kiwis, the boundary count rule came to haunt them and take away the world cup.

New Zealand were distraught, and so were maximum cricket fans. However English fans and cricketers rejoiced. They defended the win by stating that it's well within the defined set of rules of the game. It's ironic to see the same English team, who now complain about any rule which opposition use against them. Selective outcry didn't happen then as they were crowned as champions then.

A rule changed the fate of the Blackcaps, who equally deserved the title as England. But Kane Williamson and his boys didn't have an option but to accept it, in spite of giving it all. That day, England won, but cricket lost. How cruel can the rules be, if they are applied in crucial situations like these. Thankfully , ICC decided to scrap it off for ICC knockouts, but the damage for Kiwis was already done.

The outcome divided the cricketing world in two parts. There were flurry of opinions which came from former cricketers. Some defended the rule, some criticized it heavily. Fortunately it doesn't exist now, but there are many such rules which are still not that good. Lot of grey area in the rules make the game little unpredictable for the players as well as fans. And it should change , for the good of the game and players involved. Hopefully it does happen, so that another team doesn't suffer the fate what New Zealand did.