[WATCH] Jofra Archer mixes up 2019 World Cup win with 2002 NatWest final

Just after their narrow 22-run victory against India during the third Test of the five-match series at Lord’s, the home captain, Ben Stokes, drops a bombshell on how his premier pacer, Jofra Archer, was confused on the fifth morning of the red-ball fixture around the dates of the 2019 World Cup final and the 2002 NatWest final, both taking place at the iconic venue. 

On the morning of July 14, the sixth anniversary of the 2019 50-over World Cup, Stokes asked Jofra Archer about his feelings on the date when he bowled the super over against New Zealand during their win by the barest of all margins. And the Barbados-born turned back to mix it up with Sourav Ganguly’s 2002 NatWest final.

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‘I just said to him this morning, I said ‘You know what today is?’ And there was that, you know, the highlight package, when India knocked off like 300 odd back in the day when Ganguly (signals waving his shirt), and he thought that was the World Cup final as well. He thought that was six years today, genuine, and I was like, ‘No, the World Cup that we won? And he went, ‘Oh that one!!’ Absolute beauty that boy.’ Stokes revealed the story.

Watch: Know how Jofra Archer confuses the 2019 World Cup win with the 2002 NatWest final

Jofra made a remarkable return to the red-ball format after nearly four years. In the first innings, he drew first blood with the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal to lift the London crowd on their feet. In the second innings, he clicked a few vital wickets in the form of Rishabh Pant before grabbing an absolute return catch of Washington Sundar.

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Archer was also on the firing line of bowling the super over of the 2019 World Cup. Even after going for a six in the early part of the over, he held his nerve to keep them in the hut. The last ball was fired up leg side on the legs, and Martin Guptill couldn’t make the double and felt short of inches from lifting the title.

In the case of the 2002 NatWest final at the same ground, India was not in the chase, losing five wickets before 50% completion of the target. That was when Mohammed Kaif and Yuvraj Singh put up a great partnership before the lower order carried them over the line as Ganguly made the famous shirt-waving in the balcony.