The Black Caps proceeded to win a thrilling semi-final against India, somehow defending a total of 239 against a country with the world’s top two ODI batsmen, while England demolished Australia by eight wickets to qualify for the decider for the first time since 1992. Here’s everything you need to know about this Sunday’s decider. HOW TO WATCHWatch the match live on Fox Cricket, channel 500, with coverage to begin at 6:30pm. Stream the match on Kayo Sports. THE FIXTUREEngland vs New Zealand at Lord’s, Sunday 7:30pm AEST, July 14NEW EPISODE of The Miracle of ‘99Losses, a booze ban and on the brink of disasterON YOUR PHONE? CLICK HERE TO LISTENSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ON iTUNESFIND IT ON SPOTIFY FORECASTNew Zealand’s one-dayer against India was turned into a two-dayer by the weather, but the forecast for Sunday suggests nothing more severe than cloud cover in London for the final, with a high of 21 degrees of Celsius.
5: Australia’s World Cup ratingsTHE HISTORYNeither country has ever won the men’s World Cup, so history is guaranteed to be made in the final. Three-time runners up England last made the final in 1992, with its best finish since then being a spot in the quarter-finals. New Zealand’s lone final appearance came in 2015 and the Black Caps will be hopeful the experience of that match will benefits it at Lord’s.
WHAT HAPPENS IF IT DOES RAIN? Just like the semi-finals, the ICC has pencilled in a reserve day in case a match cannot be completed on Sunday. The reserve day is on Monday, starting 7:30pm AEST. The match would resume on the Monday in the same situation at which play finished on the Sunday. If both days are rained out the trophy will be shard. READ MOREAt least now we can focus on the Ashes... Australia’s predicted First Test XI‘He shouldn’t have been in the team’: Warne savages Aussie flopsBurning questions: Big Show a no-show? What Poms can teach Aussies From 1 to 9.
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Flying under the radar heading into the tournament, New Zealand was undefeated across its first five games to virtually lock in its spot in the knockout stages, before three losses in four saw it scrape through via net run rate. Worryingly for Kane Williamson’s team, one of those losses was a 119-run hammering at the hands of England.
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