England captain Eoin Morgan knows New Zealand have the ability to defend small totals and says the hosts will need to replicate their near-perfect game against Australia to prevail in Sunday’s Cricket World Cup final.

One of the two sides that qualified as the third and fourth-placed teams from the group stages will take home cricket’s most glittering trophy today at Lord’s. There will of course be talk about how India and Australia had played more consistent cricket before the semifinals

After 44 days of cricket, we are just 2 days away from the much-awaited final of the World Cup. Be it England or New Zealand who win it on July 14 at Lord’s, one thing is sure, the game will have a new world champion. In all these days, we saw some unanticipated hits

England and New Zealand have both had to ride out the storm to make this year’s World Cup Final. It has been far from smooth sailing for either side, but in the end it is Kane Williamson and Eoin Morgan’s side who have emerged on top, and deservedly so.

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson says his side are happy to embrace their underdog status in Sunday's World Cup final against England at Lord's.

England captain Eoin Morgan pays tribute to former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum ahead of his side's World Cup final against the Black Caps at Lord's on Sunday.

New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham makes a public appeal to all the Indian fans who had bought the majority tickets of the World Cup final.

Celebrated All Blacks mentor Steve Hansen believes New Zealand's loss to England in the group stages of the Cricket World Cup will be to their advantage in Sunday's final.

England quick Jofra Archer will keep up his aggressive approach in Sunday's World Cup final against New Zealand after his bouncer left Australia's Alex Carey with a bloodied chin in Thursday's semi-final at Edgbaston.

Sky Sports commentator Shane Warne has slammed members of the Australian Cricket World Cup team after the side were convincingly defeated by England in the second semifinal.

Gary Stead once scrubbed the windows of the Lord’s pavilion -- nearly three decades on he wouldn’t mind seeing some of his big-hitters breaking them.

The ICC today released TV and digital viewing figures for the World Cup group stage and semifinals, setting new records and becoming one of the world’s most watched sporting events.

AB de Villiers said he did not expect to be included in South Africas squad for the World Cup after telling captain Faf du Plessis that he was available, as he clarified his role in a selection drama that blew up in England.

Eoin Morgan has often spoken of the “fearless” cricket that has propelled England to the top of the one-day game and Jason Roy is the embodiment of that spirit at the World Cup.

Out-of-form opener Martin Guptill says it has been impossible to ignore the criticism of his batting, but remains confident he can step up when it matters most for the Black Caps.

They admit to being overawed in the 2015 Cricket World Cup final, but the Black Caps believe that those experiences can lead them to lifting the trophy in 2019.

Sri Lankan umpire Kumar Dharmasena has been appointed to stand in the World Cup final between England and New Zealand at Lord’s on Sunday despite finding himself involved in a controversial incident with home batsman Jason Roy.

England’s first Cricket World Cup final appearance for 27 years will be screened on free to air television in the United Kingdom to satisfy the demand to watch Sunday’s showdown against New Zealand.

From the outside Jofra Archer does not seem to be affected by nerves and according to the man himself that is true of this entire England team.

All the signs pointed towards an Australia-India final but it was not to be as the World Cup decided to break millions of hearts while energizing millions of others. This is because no matter the outcome of the final tomorrow, this World Cup will see a newly crowned champion in either