Kumar Dharmasena, one of the on-field umpires during the 2019 World Cup final between England and New Zealand, was criticised for his controversial awarding of six overthrows, instead of five, to England which swung the match in their favour.
Sri Lankan umpire Kumar Dharamsena's controversial decision to give six runs to England's total, instead of five, from a deflected overthrow effectively sealed the faith for New Zealand in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 final