otd in 2019: england became 1 time icc cwc winners at lord's

july 14, 2019 will be forever embedded in english cricket

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ireland born eoin morgan became the first captain to lead england to 50 over wc glory

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it was england's first ever icc silverware. they were runner ups during 1979, 1987 & 1992 wc

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the three lions won their maiden icc title in a bizarre fashion through more boundaries

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after winning the toss new zealand posted 242 as the target by losing 8 wickets

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england also scored 241 through ben stokes' 84 and jos buttler's 59

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the game went to superovers and it also ended in a tie

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new zealand endured heart break as they lost by boundary count

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england scored 26 boundaries while new zealand amassed 17

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