A finale of unbearable, nail-shredding tension View(s):The 2019 Cricket World Cup may not have lived-up to all the pre-tournament hype, failing to be the six-hitting carnival some had hoped for and dampened for a while during the group stages by poor weather, but no previous edition has witnessed such an amazing finale. It was a vintage final that gripped all those present at Lord’s with unbearable, nail-shredding tension. England were the eventual winners of an intriguing see-sawing contest played in testing conditions that provided bowlers of skill with some encouragement. However, New Zealand’s players must not blame themselves. Sri Lanka need to follow a similar journey in the next four years as they prepare for the 2023 World Cup in India.

Source: Sunday Times July 20, 2019 19:52 UTC