World Cup 2019 Final New Zealand vs England: Rain Delays Start at Lord\'s Stadium

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World Cup 2019 Final New Zealand vs England: Rain Delays Start at Lord's Stadium

Scheduled at Lord's cricket ground, this is last match ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 match at the venue. It was first established in 1814 having a capacity of 30,000 people.

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Updated:July 14, 2019, 2:38 PM IST
World Cup 2019 Final New Zealand vs England: Rain Delays Start at Lord's Stadium
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The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 final will have a new champion on Sunday. New Zealand will go head to head with hosts, England in their final clash of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Lord's in London on Sunday. New Zealand are going to make their successive appearance in the World Cup final after losing to Australia in 2015. Meanwhile, England have made it to finals after 27 years. The last time the hosts reached the finals was back in 1992. Both the teams will aim to lift the World Cup trophy for the first time. Whoever it is, one thing is for sure that the world of cricket will have a new champion.

Weather Report:

Latest Update: It was a damp morning and there was rain around, but it has relented now. The sky is expected to be all clear later in the day. The start has been delayed by 15 minutes as groundsmen clear the field.

According to BBC weather and Accuweather, there is a slight chance of rain in the morning but no rain is predicted throughout the match hours and it will remain dry. Partly cloudy and partly sunny spells have been forecast. The maximum temperature estimated is 21 degree Celsius and 16 degree Celsius is estimated to be lowest.

Pitch Report:

Pitch at Lord's is mostly dependent on weather conditions. So as the weather in the upcoming match is expected to rainy, the team winning the toss should opt to bowl first as clouds tends to favor bowlers more.

Stadium Facts:

Scheduled at Lord's cricket ground, this is last match ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 match at the venue. It was first established in 1814 having a capacity of 30,000 people.

Also referred as the Home of Cricket, this venue was named after Thomas Lord. This ground is one of those iconic venues which have managed to retained its place as a spiritual home.

Along with having the world oldest sports museum, it is also the home to one of the largest library which consists of the most celebrated books and publications based on cricket. Besides this, the venue has staged a total of 61 matches. Out of this 24 matches were won by home side, 26 matches were won by touring side and neutral side have come out to be victorious on 8 occasions.

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