CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -England won on the boundary count-back rule, having scored 26 boundaries to New Zealand’s 17, thus becoming Cricket World Cup winners for the first time.

Detailed explanation-2: -The prize money the participating teams at the 2019 Cricket World Cup received depended on their respective success in the tournament. England, the winning team of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, received prize money of 4.8 million U.S. dollars. The prize money pot had a total value of 14 million U.S. dollars.

Detailed explanation-3: -Australia claimed their sixth Men’s World Cup across the two formats, the most by any team, after their win against New Zealand on Sunday night.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was the eighth ICC Men’s T20 World Cup tournament. It was played in Australia from 16 October to 13 November 2022. In the final, England beat Pakistan by five wickets to win their second ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title.