- Aug 16, 2006
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The Stokes deflection was just bad luck, but that can happen. That it was wrongly counted as 6 instead of 5 is a mistake, but that can also happen. The main problem is that the match was decided by such a random metric. Most fours hit? Why not 1s, 2s, 6s, dot balls. Why not most wickets—that would have some actual meaning.
Here's a few better alternatives:
Play another super-over.
Have a re-match on another day.
Award the trophy to the team that won the most games over the duration of the tournament, i.e., finished higher on the table.
As it stands, the game was a tie with ENG being the only side entirely bowled out. Yet ENG won the world cup. That's pretty farcical.
ENGLAND, 2019 WINNERS OF THE MOST FOURS HIT IN A WORLD CUP FINAL.
Here's a few better alternatives:
Play another super-over.
Have a re-match on another day.
Award the trophy to the team that won the most games over the duration of the tournament, i.e., finished higher on the table.
As it stands, the game was a tie with ENG being the only side entirely bowled out. Yet ENG won the world cup. That's pretty farcical.
ENGLAND, 2019 WINNERS OF THE MOST FOURS HIT IN A WORLD CUP FINAL.
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