Why should a world cup final ever be decided based on the number of boundaries?

100 overs and then the match going for super over. Still, nothing separates both the sides. But a team wins it based on the number of boundaries.

Cricket World Cup 2019 will be long remembered for the crazy last hour of play of the tournament. It saw both the sides geared up their for a golden chance of lifting the cup. And in the end, nothing could separate both the sides. Not even the super over. After the whole quota of 100 overs, the match was tied at 241 runs. And a super over was called upon. A super over in the final of the world cup. Can it get any bigger than this? 

It was some crazy final and at last, England was declared the winner based on the boundary rule. They scored 26 boundaries to New Zealand’s 17. Many experts of the game and the former cricketers themselves have come to openly criticize such a parameter of picking the winner. Here are some points to think upon whether a world cup final ever be decided based on the number of boundaries scored.

A lot of debate can be done whether or not this rule is in the spirit of the game. But for the time being, New Zealand knew about this rule from the starting of the super over itself. When England put on 15 runs. They knew that only 16 will do it for them. It was not as if they were told about it after their innings, they knew about it well in advance. So it was completely fair in the context of the game.

We, as cricket fans, tend to be more emotional at times. This rule is in the system for some time now. And it was just bad luck on the part of New Zealand that they have to understand it the hard way. By losing the world cup final. Had it been a bilateral series, it wouldn’t have gathered this much headlines. But this does not hide the fact that the rule is totally absurd and is a shame on the part of ICC. If even a super over cannot separate the sides, it should have been, simply hands down, the trophy should have been shared. Those bunch of players didn’t deserve that runner-up’s medal and a world cup final should never be decided based on the number of boundaries.