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England's players line up for the national anthems. (Photo by Gareth Copley-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)Gareth Copley-IDI via Getty Images 
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Martin Guptill smashes a six in the opening overs of the match. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)Mike Hewitt via Getty Images - 11/54
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Chris Woakes appeals after trapping Guptill LBW (Photo by Gareth Copley-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)Gareth Copley-IDI via Getty Images - 12/54
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Australian fans watch on as two of their biggest rivals play the World Cup final (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)GLYN KIRK via Getty Images - 21/54
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England's Liam Plunkett, second left, celebrates taking the wicket of New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson during the Cricket World Cup final match between England and New Zealand at Lord's cricket ground in London, Sunday, July 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 23/54
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Kane Williamson departs for just 30 after being dismissed by Liam Plunkett (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 24/54
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Nicholls then chops on to England's Liam Plunkett (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 26/54
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Plunkett celebrates the dismissal of Nicholls (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 27/54
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Mark Wood appeals successfully for the wicket of New Zealand's Ross Taylor. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)ASSOCIATED PRESS Yahoo News is better in the app
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Taylor departs - although replays showed the ball was missing the stumps. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)Clive Mason via Getty Images - 29/54
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A New Zealand fan enjoys the atmosphere. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)Clive Mason via Getty Images - 30/54
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De Grandhomme walks back to the pavilion after a shakey innings. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)PAUL ELLIS via Getty Images - 32/54
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Morgan celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of New Zealand's set batsman Tom Latham (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP)DIBYANGSHU SARKAR via Getty Images - 35/54
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Trent Boult unsuccessfully appeals for the wicket of Jason Roy with his first ball (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)PAUL ELLIS via Getty Images - 36/54
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Jason Roy takes the attack to New Zealand. (Photo by Stu Forster-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)Stu Forster-IDI via Getty Images - 38/54
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Roy is caught behind by New Zealand's Tom Latham, bowled by Matt Henry. (Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images)Nick Potts - PA Images via Getty Images - 39/54
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De Grandhomme celebrates taking the wicket of England's Joe Root. (Photo by John Walton/PA Images via Getty Images)John Walton - PA Images via Getty Images - 42/54
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Ferguson (L) celebrates taking the wicket of England's Jonny Bairstow for 36 runs (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)GLYN KIRK via Getty Images - 44/54
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New Zealand's Lockie Ferguson catches out England's captain Eoin Morgan. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 45/54
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England's Jos Buttler slices the ball to be caught out for 59 runs.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 47/54
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New Zealand's Tim Southee catches out England's Jos Buttler for 59 runs.(AP Photo/Matt Dunham)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 48/54
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Trent Boult catches England's Ben Stokes but steps on the boundary rope to concede 6 runs (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 50/54
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Jos Buttler runs out New Zealand's Martin Guptill to win the Cricket World Cup (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 51/54
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England players celebrate after winning the Cricket World Cup (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)ASSOCIATED PRESS - 53/54
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England's captain Eoin Morgan lifts the trophy after winning the Cricket World Cup. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)ASSOCIATED PRESS
England are world champions after an astonishing World Cup final victory against New Zealand.
Chris Woakes and Liam Plunkett bowled England to a good position by limiting New Zealand to 241.
And it required a sensational 110-run partnership between Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes to get them back into the match after collapsing to 86-4.
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And Stokes, born in New Zealand, somehow managed to hammer 14 from the final four balls to level and take the game to a super over.
It was Stokes and Buttler who opened the deciding over, smashing 15 off Trent Boult.
And the Black Caps matched England’s over but needed to top it, as England registered their first ever Cricket World Cup.
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