The fast bowler Jofra Archer, a brilliant talent new to cricket’s world stage, stands at the top of his run-up, flicking a white cricket ball nonchalantly in his hand. With 30,000 fans in the ground already drunk on drama, and 1.6bn watching around the world, Archer knows what’s coming. The next five minutes, his next six balls — a “Super Over”, the final way to determine a tied cricket match — will decide whether England or New Zealand win the 2019 World Cup.
快速投球手乔弗拉·阿切尔(Jofra Archer)是板球世界舞台上的新秀,他才华横溢,站在助跑处,漫不经心地轻弹手中的白色板球。场内3万名球迷已经沉醉在戏剧性的气氛中,全世界有16亿人在观看,阿切尔知道即将发生什么。接下来的五分钟,他接下来的六个球--一个“超级大球”,决定一场平局的板球比赛的最后方式--将决定是英格兰还是新西兰赢得2019年世界杯。