British Prime Minister Theresa May was also present at the Lord's on Sunday to watch the World Cup 2019 final (Reuters Photo)
HIGHLIGHTS
- England won their maiden 50-over World Cup at the Lord's cricket ground on Sunday
- England pipped New Zealand on boundaries after the final and Super Over ended in a tie
- England had previously lost in the 1979, 1987 and 1992 World Cup finals
British Prime Minister Theresa May hosted the victorious England cricket team at her Downing Street office on Monday, after a "brilliant performance" that will live forever in the country's sporting history, her spokesman said.
England ended their 44-year wait for a maiden 50-overs World Cup title by beating New Zealand in a thrilling final Super Over on Sunday.
"Yesterday was a brilliant performance by a brilliant team. They showed flair, courage and an absolute determination to become world champions. The achievement delivered in such a thrilling style on home soil will live forever in our sporting history.
"It's also exciting to think just how many children will be inspired by this victory to pick up a bat for the first time and hopefully become the great cricketers and World Cup winners of tomorrow," said the spokesman for May, who is a keen cricket fan.
England’s World Cup winning cricketers welcomed to No 10 Downing Street by the Prime Minister for a victory reception this evening pic.twitter.com/EQN9wmTXed
After more than nine stomach-churning hours, the first Super Over in Cricket World Cup history, and one of the most extraordinary overs ever played, England ended its agonizing 44-year wait to be world champion of the sport it invented.
"The most ridiculous game of cricket to have ever been played," was how Buttler, England's wicketkeeper, summed up a crazy World Cup final against New Zealand on Sunday that had pretty much everything.
A sporting contest for the ages finished with England winning courtesy of a tiebreaker that few inside the home of cricket had likely ever heard of, or even understood: Boundaries countback.
That was because England and New Zealand - both bidding for a first Cricket World Cup title - couldn't be separated after the regulation 50 overs a side (each team scored 241) and then a nerve-shredding Super Over (both teams scored 15) played in early evening sunshine in northwest London.
In the end, England prevailed because it hit a total of 26 boundaries - fours and sixes scored across both the 50 overs and the Super Over - compared with New Zealand's 17.
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