Dhaka, July 15 -- England snuck past New Zealand in the most thrilling World Cup final ever to win their maiden ICC World Cup title at the home of cricket -- Lord's -- on Sunday.

England, who hosted the first three World Cups back since 1975, had to wait 44 years to win their first title. They were beaten finalists on three occasions previously. It was by no means straightforward for them on Sunday either, after the final initially ended in a tie through the 50 overs.

That took the game into a Super Over to try and separate them. Astonishingly, this too ended in a tie. But England enjoyed the advantage in terms of having hit more boundaries (4s, 6s) on the day, the next separation criterion. In effect, England won on boundaries.

Eion M...