England won the Cricket World Cup for the first time in extraordinary circumstances, beating New Zealand by a tiebreaker of boundaries scored after the final was tied after regulation play and again following the first Super Over in the tournament's 44-year history.

England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler ran out Martin Guptill on the last ball of the Super Over on Sunday as the New Zealand opener scrambled back for a second run that would have earned the Black Caps their first world title.

Al Jazeera's Lee Wellings reports from Lord's Cricket Ground, London.

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