2019 World Cup final: England vs New Zealand, Lord's

England 241 in 50 overs (Stokes 84*, Butler 59; Neesham 3/43) tied with New Zealand 241 for 8 in 50 overs (Nicholls 55; Woakes 3/37, Plunkett 3/42)

[England won on boundaries after Super Over also tied]

In the most historic game of cricket, the World Cup final - the daddy of all cricket matches - was tied not once but twice on the same day. New Zealand chose to bat but suffered a mini-collapse from 103 for 1 to 141 for 4, as the entire top seven threw away starts, with Henry Nicholls' 55 remaining the only respectable score. Eventually, they finished on 241 for 8; but in reply, the pacers hit back to reduce England to 86 for 4. The repair work began between Ben Stokes and Jos Butler before the latter was dismissed with 46 required off 31 deliveries. Stokes remained unbeaten as it came down to 15 required off 4 with two wickets in hand. He deposited Trent Boult over mid-wicket before further drama took place - Stokes ran two off the next ball, but the throw from Martin Guptill deflected from his bat and ran away for four. With 3 needed off 2, Adil Rashid was run out and with needed 2 off 1, Stokes managed only a single. The final was tied and was down to the Super Over. Stokes and Butler hit 15 against Boult as Jofra Archer came out defending it against Guptill and Jimmy Neesham. Once again, 2 were needed off 1 ball, but this time for New Zealand. Guptill scrambled for an improbable second but was run out. A rare occurrence saw even the Super Over is tied, with England winning the game - and the World Cup - on boundary count after falling far behind during a changeable 242.

India vs Australia, Calcutta 2001

India 171 (Laxman 59; McGrath 4/18, Kasprowicz 2/39) and 657/7 dec [f/o] (Laxman 281, Dravid 180; McGrath 3/103) beat Australia 445 (S Waugh 110, Hayden 97; Harbhajan 7/123) and 212 (Hayden 67; Harbhajan 6/73, Tendulkar 3/31) by 171 runs

Regarded as the greatest comeback in the history of the game, India trumped Australia after trailing by 274 runs and following on in the first innings. Batting first, visiting captain Steve Waugh hit 110 and Matthew Hayden got 97, but a hat-trick from 20-year-old Harbhajan Singh restricted Australia to 445. India was then blown away for 171 with all of Australia’s bowlers feasting on the hosts' batsmen, as VVS Laxman's 59 remained the only decent contribution. With India 0-1 down already and the match to save, Laxman and Rahul Dravid joined hands at 232 for 4 and batted for eternity. A mountainous stand of 376 - including batting for the entire day four - gave India hope of a draw, but by the time Dravid was run out for 180, Laxman had already hammered 281 of his own and India declared at 657. Australia were set 384 on the final day, but from 166 for 3, folded to 212 bowled out. Yet again, Harbhajan wreaked havoc with a haul of 6 for 73. India celebrated the most unlikely of wins in the dying moments of day five, triumphing by 171 runs after coming from behind in a classic Test match.

1983 World Cup: India vs Zimbabwe, Tunbridge Wells

India 266 for 8 in 60 overs (Kapil Dev 175*; Rawson 3/47, Curran 3/65) beat Zimbabwe 235 in 57 overs (Curran 73; Madan Lal 3/42, Binny 2/45) by 31 runs

The BBC may have refused to telecast the game owing to a strike, but the world remembers how Kapil Dev single-handedly took India home in what would turn out to be one of the best tales told in the game. With the entire top five back in the hut for just 17 on the board, Kapil took charge to show that India's unlikely win over West Indies just a day back was no fluke. He first added 60 for the sixth wicket and eventually ended with 175* from just 138 deliveries, including bashing 16 fours and 6 sixes on the way. The final score read 266 for 8, with the ninth wicket adding 126, as Syed Kirmani gave Kapil good company. Zimbabwe did start steadily in the chase but fell apart as Madan Lal and his bowling colleagues broke their batting line-up. They fought their way to 235, but Man of the Match Kapil had set the tone for India's first World Cup in a daunting manner. No man may have watched Kapil bat like a king on that summer morning, yet all men know what transpired.

2004 Champions Trophy final: England vs West Indies, The Oval

West Indies 218 for 8 in 48.5 overs (Chanderpaul 47, Browne 35*; Flintoff 3/38) beat England 217 in 49.4 overs (Trescothick 104, Giles 31; Hinds 3/24) by 2 wickets

No West Indies side had won the final of a global tournament in 25 years, but when this one did, it snatched the Champions Trophy from hosts England’s grab in a dramatic fashion. Having entered the final on beating favorites Australia, England was inserted by Brian Lara, who though never bowled, contributed magnificently in the field. Outstanding catches - he took three of them, including that of the dangerous Andrew Flintoff and a set Ashley Giles - and a run out to send back centurion Marcus Trescothick tilted the scales in the West Indies’ favor as a line of medium-pacers constantly applied the brakes on the England innings, which ended on 217. Not a humungous task to chase that down, West Indies were down and out at 80 for 5. Flintoff had bagged three and Steve Harmison two, as England seemed to march towards defending a meager score. But Shivanrine Chanderpaul held one end up and took the score to 147 before falling to the part-timer Paul Collingwood. That left West Indies needing 71 with two wickets in hand. Number ten Ian Bradshaw and wicketkeeper Courtney Browne, however, batted patiently to encounter England's pace and swing, as Michael Vaughan refused to use Giles' off-spin. Slowly but steadily, West Indies inched closer as the scorecard read 12 to win off as many balls. The pair, however, got the job done inside five deliveries, with Bradshaw’s cover drive sealing the deal and compensating for West Indies’ 0-4 Test series loss earlier in the English summer.

South Africa vs Australia, Johannesburg 2006

South Africa 438 for 9 in 49.5 overs (Gibbs 175, Smith 90; Bracken 5/67) beat Australia 434 for 4 in 50 overs (Ponting 164, Hussey 81; Telemachus 2/87) by 1 wicket

In the days when even 300 seemed improbable, not only did Australia post an unimaginable 434, but South Africa even ended up hunting it down in a grueling encounter. Ricky Ponting led the carnage from the front, taking 164 off just 105 deliveries, smashing 13 fours and 9 sixes, and found an able company in Mike Hussey, Adam Gilchrist, and Simon Katich, all of whom struck vital half-centuries to push the Australian total. The famous apocryphal went around, claiming Jacques Kallis said that "they were 15 short", but who knew Kallis and team would be dancing in the dying sun four hours later? Though South Africa lost their first wicket cheaply, captain Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs went about finding runs and boundaries at will - their stand of 187 in less than 20 overs gave the hosts an outside chance of the most unlikely win in the game. Smith departed for 90, but nothing stopped Gibbs from continuing the bashing, falling for 175 off 111 balls with the score of 299. Other middle-order batsmen all came and went, but Johan van der Wath swung the momentum South Africa's way with a cameo of an 18-ball 35. Meanwhile, only Mark Boucher remained among the recognized batsmen, with South Africa nine down and 2 away from victory with 3 balls left. But his calmness brought home a sensational win when the ball was sent over mid-on for four, as South Africa's players jumped from the dressing room balcony in celebration and in a rare instance, both Ponting and Gibbs shared the Man of the Match award.