England v New Zealand, 2019 men's World Cup final, Lord's
Super finale: A tie within a tie
Stalwarts in attendance: Steve Waugh, Clive Lloyd and Brian Lara posed for the cameras before the start of the 2019 Men's World Cup final•Getty Images

New Zealand, too, were well represented•Getty Images

Kane Williamson could only manage 30 runs having opted to bat•Getty Images

Defending 241, Matt Henry dealt the hosts a sizeable blow with Jason Roy's wicket•Getty Images

...stepped on the boundary line before he could relay it to Guptill!•Getty Images

... the match spilled into a Super Over with the scores tied at 241. •Getty Images

The equation reduced to two off the final delivery. Guptill, sprinting for the second run, however, was, caught short of his ground by wicketkeeper Jos Buttler•Getty Images

Neesham took care of the handshakes; Guptill, on his haunches, cut a sorry figure in the background•Getty Images

The moment: Morgan and Co lifted England's first World Cup trophy•Getty Images

England had now won back-to-back World Cups at home, the women's team winning the title in 2017•Getty Images

Supporters - mostly of the hosts - turned up in numbers at Trafalgar Square, to watch the match on giant screens•Getty Images

The visiting captain's corner in the Lord's dressing room was lit. Just about•Getty Images

James Neesham and Co wore worried looks as England dominated the major part of New Zealand's innings•Getty Images

Lockie Ferguson took a stunning low catch to dismiss Eoin Morgan •Associated Press

With nine needed off three balls, a throw to Stokes' end deflected off his bat and to the boundary, suddenly leaving England with a far more gettable three off two balls•Getty Images

Stokes couldn't seal the chase, but had another shot as he walked out in Jos Buttler's company to face the Super Over•Getty Images

A tied Super Over meant England edged past New Zealand on the count of boundaries from the regular 50-over innings; the World Cup was theirs•Getty Images

Hit hard by unpredictable workings of fate, Guptill was inconsolable when the enormity of the unaccomplished second run hit home•Getty Images

Sachin Tendulkar offered his congratulations to the Player of the Tournament•Getty Images

Henry Nicholls survived a barrage of bouncers en route to an enterprisining half-century•Getty Images

Ben Stokes obliged autograph-hunting, selfie-seeking fans•Getty Images

In a decisive phase of the match, Trent Boult caught a Stokes shot, but... •Getty Images

Fireworks wouldn't go off after 100 overs because...•Associated Press

New Zealand needed 16 to win, and Neesham smashed a six off the second ball in the Super Over•Getty Images

The man of the moment: Archer never conceded 16 runs in a single over in an ODI. Seventy-two days after his England debut, he defended 15 in the Super Over•Getty Images

Yet another so-near-yet-so-far story for New Zealand? Yes, for Williamson, too•Getty Images

The Player of the Final led England's victory lap•Getty Images