England beat Australia in the second semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 to reach the finals of the world cup. England will take on New Zealand for the world cup trophy in the final on Sunday at the historic Lord's Cricket Ground. Interestingly, the world of cricket is set to have a new world cup winner or champion, as neither England nor New Zealand have ever won the world cup before. The Eoin Morgan led England and Kane Williamson inspired New Zealand will fight for the ultimate glory in the game of Cricket on Sunday. Australia vs England Cricket Score 2nd Semi Final ODI Match.
England have made it to the finals of the world cup a total of three times so far. This is the fourth instance when England will feature in the final of a world cup. England had earlier made it to the finals of the 1979, 1987 and 1992 finals. England Eliminates Defending Champion Australia From CWC 2019; Netizens React as Cricket World Cup Will Have a New Winner.
In the 1979 edition, England lost to West Indies in the final of the world cup. In the 1987 edition, the first to be held outside England, Australia beat the England cricket team to claim their first world cup.
In the 1992 cricket world cup held in Australia and New Zealand, England reached the finals but only to lose at the hands of Pakistan, who completed a famous world cup victory against England.
Now, 27 years later, the England team has reached the finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup by beating Australia in the semi-final of the tournament. They face New Zealand, who reached the finals of a world cup for the first time in the 2015 edition, but lost to Australia. Both the teams are set to get their hands on the prized trophy
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