Fighter jets flew in tandem as Lord’s stirred to a morning full of anticipation, while nearby tube stations dispensed eager fans. A youngster added to the cute-quotient with a placard beseeching people to spare one ticket as he had own all the way from New Zealand. It was July 14, 2019, and the ICC World Cup had finally inched towards its climax.

Host England and doughty New Zealand were in the mix, and as the rousing summit clash yielded ties, both in the match and through the Super Over, a boundary count was used as the nail-biter. It’s never ideal, but that is the way it was as Eoin Morgan’s men found their moment under the sun while New Zealand, led by Kane Williamson, was left to mourn a tale of being so close, yet so far.

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