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ICC World Cup 2019: Legendary knock from Kane Williamson in match against South Africa

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Absolutely clinical stuff from Williamson. Batting masterclass in a pressure situation. Finished it off too. Pakistani batsmen are you watching?
 
Required that from sarfraz during last month on at least 2 occassions
 
I still rate Grant Elliot's knock better than this one 4 years ago.
Babar Azam was meant to be Kane Willaimson.
He never will be. Kuldeep Yadav will always be his nightmare.
 
Sarwar89 said:
I still rate Grant Elliot's knock better than this one 4 years ago.
Babar Azam was meant to be Kane Willaimson.
He never will be. Kuldeep Yadav will always be his nightmare.
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That was more clutch because of the occasion but this was a masterclass on how to chase on a pitch that isn’t too easy to bat on, with wickets falling around you
 
That is why Babar cannot even tie the shoe laces of any of these top batsman. Proper stats padders him and Imam.
 
Honestly teams should employ both a short third man and a regular third man against Williamson
 
A captain's innings. That's leading from the front right there.
 
This is exactly the reason why Kohli, Williamson, Warner, Smith are held in such high esteem. They don't just get satisfied with 30s, 40s, or even 50s. They are hungry. They go on to score big & guide their teams to the destination. They act like fulcrum around which the team revolves when playing.

Anyone hoping for NZ exit from World Cup in Round Robin better lay those hopes to rest. This team has done its homework & is just a step away from Semis. Pakistan will have to play out of its skins to beat this team
 
Syed1 said:
That is why Babar cannot even tie the shoe laces of any of these top batsman. Proper stats padders him and Imam.
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Just appreciate the knock. No batsman in Pakistan right now is fit enough to tie Babars shoes in limited overs. And he will get better
 
This is what babar needs to learn . . Hes becoming a king of soft innings . . When others are falling on the end, you bring it home for the team . . Guts it out!
Williamson got lucky, but he saw it home! Great knock!
 
Saffers are actually big time bunnies of Kiwis in important matches but seriously Sa is the most overrated ODI team ever..except 1998 CT absolutely nothing to show for..
 
The fact that this innings has almost eliminated Pakistan has made it sweeter. He is a brilliant ODI batsman on a slowish wicket.
 
Kohli, Kane, Root and SMith in a class of their own

THen Warner, Sharma, Butler, Ross Taylor, Dhawan, Shakib

Then 3rd tier maybe Babar, Faf, Shai Hope
 
I can still guarantee u he will not win that game without degrandhommes knock. Even though it was only a 240 score. And he did get out once
Still a top top top player
 
Mamoon said:
The fact that this innings has almost eliminated Pakistan has made it sweeter. He is a brilliant ODI batsman on a slowish wicket.
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Strongly disagree with your comments about ODIs only being fun on belters. This was a great game to watch. It’s all about the variety.
 
Good Inning but south Africa choked again by missing easy run out & not used Drs when he clearly Nick
 
Mamoon said:
The fact that this innings has almost eliminated Pakistan has made it sweeter. He is a brilliant ODI batsman on a slowish wicket.
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What a rubbish post. We are all angry with the team, but a true fan will never be as ecstatic as you are on Pakistan's humiliation.

Mods here should show the Pakistan players a few posts like these here, and MAYBE then they will have some ghairat.
 
Yeh hote hain captain. Not like ours jo tail enders lo batting pakra dain.
 
He should give 50% credit to Kock, even though he held his nerves in the end that was a mood killer. Poor Tahir, also takes out interest in the remaining matches to a great extent. SA win would have set things up so well, now they should make the semifinal cut easily. After Bangladesh another gift for the Black Caps.
 
I still think they might have lost if not for DeGrandhomme's innings.Not to mention that he got a missed chance as well.But that's part of the game i guess.
Well finished by Williamson and Congratulations to the Kiwis.
 
A true captain's knock - what a superb player he is.

I don't want to hear anyone compare Babar with Williamson, let alone the fab 4. This applies especially to [MENTION=134608]Hawkeye[/MENTION] who claims he's "one of the top 4 or 5 batsmen in ODI cricket". Pathetic insight really.
 
aliasad1998 said:
Strongly disagree with your comments about ODIs only being fun on belters. This was a great game to watch. It’s all about the variety.
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Close finishes are always interesting, be it high scoring or low scoring, but I prefer 300 par pitches rather than 250. This game was a drab for very long periods. It only came to life in the last hour or so.
 
topspin said:
A true captain's knock - what a superb player he is.

I don't want to hear anyone compare Babar with Williamson, let alone the fab 4. This applies especially to [MENTION=134608]Hawkeye[/MENTION] who claims he's "one of the top 4 or 5 batsmen in ODI cricket". Pathetic insight really.
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Babar is not anywhere near the top 4. He is good for Pakistan's standards, but has a long way to go.

If anything, he should watch this KW innings for the perfection it really was.
 
Mamoon said:
Close finishes are always interesting, be it high scoring or low scoring, but I prefer 300 par pitches rather than 250. This game was a drab for very long periods. It only came to life in the last hour or so.
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Any other team expect South Africa easily defend this total on this surface but they always choked ,nothing new .
 
Mamoon said:
The fact that this innings has almost eliminated Pakistan has made it sweeter. He is a brilliant ODI batsman on a slowish wicket.
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Unless you forgot to add "for NZ" after the word sweeter, what is sweet about seeing your team humiliated? We can all have a laugh if it was a bilateral series but the WC comes every 4 years, so as any true Pakistan fan, you should be hurt by this, regardless if the outcome was expected or not.
 
Mkumar825 said:
Any other team expect South Africa easily defend this total on this surface but they always choked ,nothing new .
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You need to differentiate between choking and just being mediocre. This SA team has played bad cricket throughout the tournament. They have not choked.
 
Usman Chadda said:
Babar is not anywhere near the top 4. He is good for Pakistan's standards, but has a long way to go.

If anything, he should watch this KW innings for the perfection it really was.
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Agreed. Mind you I am a lot more optimistic about his test future, especially in SENA.
 
Mkumar825 said:
Any other team expect South Africa easily defend this total on this surface but they always choked ,nothing new .
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South Africa did not choke. KW and CDG were just too good. Anyone who was expecting South Africa to defend this total, without getting KW out, was dreaming.
 
Whenever Kohli, Root, Smith or Williamson score, people start bashing Babar. They are ATGs and Babar doesn’t have to be as good as them to be a great player for Pakistan.

Our batting standards are pathetically low and Babar is already very close to being an ODI great for Pakistan. He is doing fine and there is no need to criticize him just because better batsmen are performing better than him.
 
Usman Chadda said:
South Africa did not choke. KW and CDG were just too good. Anyone who was expecting South Africa to defend this total, without getting KW out, was dreaming.
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Have you seen entire match ??? South Africa miss a easy run out chance , dropped catch & not use Drs when kane Nick
 
Mamoon said:
Whenever Kohli, Root, Smith or Williamson score, people start bashing Babar. They are ATGs and Babar doesn’t have to be as good as them to be a great player for Pakistan.

Our batting standards are pathetically low and Babar is already very close to being an ODI great for Pakistan. He is doing fine and there is no need to criticize him just because better batsmen are performing better than him.
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Very close to being an ODI great for Pakistan? I respect Babar, but he hasn't won us anything yet. The likes of Inzamam and Miandad are ODI greats, and Babar doesn't even come close to them.
 
Mamoon said:
Whenever Kohli, Root, Smith or Williamson score, people start bashing Babar. They are ATGs and Babar doesn’t have to be as good as them to be a great player for Pakistan.

Our batting standards are pathetically low and Babar is already very close to being an ODI great for Pakistan. He is doing fine and there is no need to criticize him just because better batsmen are performing better than him.
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Pakistani people are seriously confused. This team has seriously damaged their thought process
 
Mamoon said:
Whenever Kohli, Root, Smith or Williamson score, people start bashing Babar. They are ATGs and Babar doesn’t have to be as good as them to be a great player for Pakistan.

Our batting standards are pathetically low and Babar is already very close to being an ODI great for Pakistan. He is doing fine and there is no need to criticize him just because better batsmen are performing better than him.
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Bang on. Babar is good player for our standards but we should stop comparing him with elite players for now.
 
aliasad1998 said:
You need to differentiate between choking and just being mediocre. This SA team has played bad cricket throughout the tournament. They have not choked.
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Both team are chokers in pressure match that's why they not win any major icc tournament although Nz won 52 match in wc only behind Australia which means they lost in knockout match always .
 
Man we are so lucky to be watching these 4 future greats at the same time. I really enjoy watching them all bat. My favourite is Kohli. But love Smith and Williamson too.
 
Syed1 said:
That is why Babar cannot even tie the shoe laces of any of these top batsman. Proper stats padders him and Imam.
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Unfair comparison. You should compare Babar with a 24 years and 247 days old Kane Williamson.
 
Mkumar825 said:
Have you seen entire match ??? South Africa miss a easy run out chance , dropped catch & not use Drs when kane Nick
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The point is KW and CDG looked in complete control, and South Africa just looked mediocre. A choke would be SA dominating proceedings and losing their heads in the end.
 
thanks to De kock Kane got a massive lifeline. And SA missed many opportunities to get him out well before the 100.

But all that said. It was a brilliant knock. High quality player.
 
Mr.Q said:
Unfair comparison. You should compare Babar with a 24 years and 247 days old Kane Williamson.
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That was the excuse for Umar Akmal too when he started at 19.

Where do you see him now?

Thing is, age is just an excuse.

There is no guarantee that Babar will eclipse Williamson as he grows older.
 
shailee said:
It was a good innings but nothing great about it. Grandhomme did most of the damage.
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Grandhommle could only play with freedom due to Kane's knock. If Williamson failed, Grand would have come in at 50-5 and bottled it most likely.

Kane Williamson is the most intelligent cricketer out there imo! Great knock.
 
Magnificent innings.

The way he played with soft hands and dragged the ball to the inside, along with his temperament stood out.
 
Mr.Q said:
Unfair comparison. You should compare Babar with a 24 years and 247 days old Kane Williamson.
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Williamson at 24 years of age had already played more match winning knocks than Babar Softy Azam.
 
It was a bit overrated as he was too slow and took the game into the last over.

CDG played a far more pivotal role.
 
Dr_Bassim said:
That was the excuse for Umar Akmal too when he started at 19.

Where do you see him now?

Thing is, age is just an excuse.

There is no guarantee that Babar will eclipse Williamson as he grows older.
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Age DOES matter in sports.

A batsmen's prime is usually 29-31 which KW is approaching. Babar is four years behind not only in number of days alive but also international matches played.
 
Usman Chadda said:
Very close to being an ODI great for Pakistan? I respect Babar, but he hasn't won us anything yet. The likes of Inzamam and Miandad are ODI greats, and Babar doesn't even come close to them.
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There is no one path to greatness. Babar already has 9 hundreds, and he is almost certain to overtake Saeed Anwar’s 20 centuries tally. If he continues at this rate for another 10-12 years, he will break most Pakistani ODI records by volume, even if he he doesn’t lead Pakistan to any trophies.
 
Zhasan said:
Why not the same expectation from super duper specialist batsmen like Imam, Babar, Malik and Haris???
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Apologies. Apparently 'captain leading from the front' is it too much to ask for Pakistan.
 
ManFan said:
Age DOES matter in sports.

A batsmen's prime is usually 29-31 which KW is approaching. Babar is four years behind not only in number of days alive but also international matches played.
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Williamson was playing innings like these even a few years ago. It's not like this is the first time KW has guided NZ home. Can you give me a list of matches where Babar has grabbed the bull by the horns and guided us home? I'll wait.
 
ManFan said:
Age DOES matter in sports.

A batsmen's prime is usually 29-31 which KW is approaching. Babar is four years behind not only in number of days alive but also international matches played.
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The "youngster excuse" works best in Pakistan though.

Umar Akmal, Hasan Raza, Hasnain, Shaheen, Amir ..

I can name you a list of players who either were excused for being young, impressionable and stupid and thats why results could not happen.

Age is an excuse to sugarcoat lack of performances.

Boris Becker won the Wimbledon as a 17 year old, and Goran Ivanisevic managed it at 34 at twilight of his career.

Either you have it or you dont

I think Babar has it, but he doesnt realize it.

However, its not related to age.
 
Syed1 said:
Williamson was playing innings like these even a few years ago. It's not like this is the first time KW has guided NZ home. Can you give me a list of matches where Babar has grabbed the bull by the horns and guided us home? I'll wait.
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KW's best innings against non-minnows was his Test debut against India which ended in a draw.

That's all I came up with after a quick search which shows that he's not really known for "grabbing the bull by the horns".

His role is similar to Babar in that he plays at an okay-SR at Number 3, to anchor the innings for the lower-order to cash on; exactly what happened today as CDG decreased the RR when it was increasing.
 
ManFan said:
KW's best innings against non-minnows was his Test debut against India which ended in a draw.

That's all I came up with after a quick search which shows that he's not really known for "grabbing the bull by the horns".

His role is similar to Babar in that he plays at an okay-SR at Number 3, to anchor the innings for the lower-order to cash on; exactly what happened today as CDG decreased the RR when it was increasing.
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In Pakistan we have the likes of Malik and Sarfraz coming in who would have failed and some clowns would’ve started criticihg Babar for playing a “match losing” knock
 
Dr_Bassim said:
The "youngster excuse" works best in Pakistan though.

Umar Akmal, Hasan Raza, Hasnain, Shaheen, Amir ..

I can name you a list of players who either were excused for being young, impressionable and stupid and thats why results could not happen.

Age is an excuse to sugarcoat lack of performances.

Boris Becker won the Wimbledon as a 17 year old, and Goran Ivanisevic managed it at 34 at twilight of his career.

Either you have it or you dont

I think Babar has it, but he doesnt realize it.

However, its not related to age.
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Age can be used for excusing or promoting performances.

My point is that Babar now is different from KW now and it is unfair to compare the two given that their team strengths and weaknesses are vastly different.
 
ManFan said:
Age can be used for excusing or promoting performances.

My point is that Babar now is different from KW now and it is unfair to compare the two given that their team strengths and weaknesses are vastly different.
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Shakib ul Hasan has made a career in a weak Bangladesh team despite them not having a good part of his illustrious career.

Holder is MVP of West Indies despite Windies always losing games.

Again its another excuse that a player whose team is strong is more likely to succeed.
 
ManFan said:
Age can be used for excusing or promoting performances.

My point is that Babar now is different from KW now and it is unfair to compare the two given that their team strengths and weaknesses are vastly different.
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Williamson is a much better player of spin than Babar. At the same age as Babar he still looked excellent against spin.
 
Dr_Bassim said:
Shakib ul Hasan has made a career in a weak Bangladesh team despite them not having a good part of his illustrious career.

Holder is MVP of West Indies despite Windies always losing games.

Again its another excuse that a player whose team is strong is more likely to succeed.
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They are more LIKELY to succeed because of their mindset and atmosphere.

Compare Angelo Matthews from 2009-2015 and 2016-2019; it is like two different players because SL has gone downhill.
 
Dr_Bassim said:
Shakib ul Hasan has made a career in a weak Bangladesh team despite them not having a good part of his illustrious career.

Holder is MVP of West Indies despite Windies always losing games.

Again its another excuse that a player whose team is strong is more likely to succeed.
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Strongly disagree. I have a lot of respect for Holder but how much has he really done in ODIs purely as a player. As I said above, I’m this situation we would’ve had Malik and Sarfraz come out to support Babar who both would’ve gotten out immaturely and Babar would probably not have been able to win the game at this stage of his career. Replace Babar with current Williamson in that equation and Williamson would most likely fail as well.
 
As long as he was at the crease, there was only going to be one winner.

What a batsman he is, what a captain, what a leader, what an inspiration to his team-mates.
 
aliasad1998 said:
Strongly disagree. I have a lot of respect for Holder but how much has he really done in ODIs purely as a player. As I said above, I’m this situation we would’ve had Malik and Sarfraz come out to support Babar who both would’ve gotten out immaturely and Babar would probably not have been able to win the game at this stage of his career. Replace Babar with current Williamson in that equation and Williamson would most likely fail as well.
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I think you've been watching the wrong games.

So far Babar has been the one getting out before Sarfraz and Malik make it to the crease.

If Kane Williamson got out today, Pakistani fans would blame De Grandhomme and Neesham for not being good enough and congratulate Williamson on "LOOKING GOOD".

Williamson would DO MUCH better in Pak team because he would be last man standing and not getting out in 30s or 40s.
 
Top innings but Grandhomme's knock was better impact-wise IMO, didn't let the asking rate go beyond comfort and allowed Kane to play at his own pace. Kane was more than happy playing second fiddle in the partnership. Without his counter attack I don't think kane could have taken his team home on his own.
 
Sarfaraz need some inspiration from Karunaratne. The SL captain is not getting support from any of the Sri Lankan team members but he is carrying the cross all alone. Even though Sri Lankans are losing the matches, Karunaratne's performance has been brilliant as a captain and batsman.
 
Grandhomme played a gun innings too to help but that was excpetional.

Yes he nearly got out twice but he didn't and luck favored him and he made it count.
 
Dr_Bassim said:
That was the excuse for Umar Akmal too when he started at 19.

Where do you see him now?

Thing is, age is just an excuse.

There is no guarantee that Babar will eclipse Williamson as he grows older.
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jaf348 said:
Williamson at 24 years of age had already played more match winning knocks than Babar Softy Azam.
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Lol you guys took my comment seriously :P

Agree Babar is nowhere near the likes of Williamson at the moment. He has that talent though. Only the mental aspect is missing.
 
DIdn't throw in the towel. Reminds me of his outstanding captaincy and batting in the last IPL season with limited resources.
 
I think Babar Azam should look at Kane Williamson and see him as a role-model and someone he can emulate. Williamson is a fantastic role-model for any young batsman.

Babar's batting is like Kane's, but he just needs to step up that extra level, become mentally tougher and see his team home more often.
 
Saj said:
I think Babar Azam should look at Kane Williamson and see him as a role-model and someone he can emulate. Williamson is a fantastic role-model for any young batsman.

Babar's batting is like Kane's, but he just needs to step up that extra level, become mentally tougher and see his team home more often.
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There is one commong things between Babar, Kane, Kohli. Their favorite single stealing spot is the same spot. Dab to third man. I think Smith also does it time and again. But Kane can over do that. Few times he dragged the ball onto stumps while doing that.
 
Mamoon said:
The fact that this innings has almost eliminated Pakistan has made it sweeter. He is a brilliant ODI batsman on a slowish wicket.
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Not yet - for all we know Pakistan could still thrash SAF, Afg and Bang to boost its NRR. The game against NZ will be crucial so let’s see if we can find a way to win that.

If Bang somehow beats Aus - it will give us more of a breathing room since Aus also has to play NZ and Eng and could still end up losing both.

Regardless - we are in a do or die situation now with every game and nothing less than wins will suffice...
 
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