New Zealand [239/8] hold their nerve to defeat India [221/10], book place in 2019 World Cup final

[IAJ]

Aman@

 

[Madplayer]

New Zealand [239/8] hold their nerve to defeat India [221/10], book place in the World Cup final

What a match! Well played under dogs. Have put all the statements of them being lucky to reach semis to rest.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Beautiful cricket from New Zealand

 

[Madplayer]

Absolutely incredible match.

Brilliant captaincy by Kane.

The greatest throw of all time by Guptil.

 

[Itachi]

Congratulations. Played well under pressure.

 

[IAJ]

Will be funny if England also reach the Finals.

Pakistan would have then defeated both the finalists) so morally we will be World Champions.

 

[FanofCricket]

Fortune favors the brave

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Now that India is out. I will support NZ. [MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION]

 

[JaDed]

Top performance, hopefully come strong in final, cmon Guptill just one innings needed!

 

[FanofCricket]

Excellent superb from nz 92 is on the card no 4 team defeated no 1 will nz win world cup now

 

[AFM]

Hope they win the WC.

 

[bluevision]

Congrts, my team for the final!

 

[Mueez]

Congratulations NZ.

They stepped up when it mattered.

Well done!

 

[leatherface58]

Guptill with the runout of his life. I was screaming my head off.

 

[Aman]

Amazing all round performance.

One more game and it could actually happen..

 

[Amir]

First of all. Bismillah. Thanks to Allah. Boys played well. Dhoni played better.

 

[Ab Fan]

Well played NZ. Back-to-back heartbreaks, 2015 WC semis and 2019 WC semis.

Yet gonna admire their play, under pressure superb cricket.

 

[MRSN]

What a gem of captaincy from Williamson. Truly a master stroke to bowl Boult then Ferg instead of bowling out Neesham.

 

[Madplayer]

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[moghul]

India lost, I'm happy, are you not ? be honest.

Our main cricket rivals also heading home, after us.
Happy to see NZL winning, played wonderful cricket.

But what a performance from Jadeja.

After the sadness of Pakistan's exit, some joy today.

 

[Hasan123]

Congrats to New Zealand. They fully deserve to be in the final.

 

[Inswinging Yorker]

Congrats are in order, I hope they go one step further this time .

 

[MisbahTheGreat]

Over-rated team. Rohit is a FTB if ever there was one. Top order keeps failing when there is some hint of swing

Only Dhoni and Jadeja put a fight in

 

[Firebat]

New Zealand [239/8] hold their nerve to defeat India [221/10] and book their place in the final

 

[Syed1]

Sneaked into the semis and hit form at the right time. I think this is NZ's 92

 

[Madplayer]

What a gem of captaincy from Williamson. Truly a master stroke to bowl Boult then Ferg instead of bowling out Neesham.

This was the best captaincy move of the tournament so far.

 

[ManFan]

I love it.

NZ beat the Yankees of Cricket; over-entitled and pompous chokers.

 

[OmaIR1]

I would rather have India in the final because it would be more competitive.

But at the end of the day they lost to two Semi Finalists (England and NZ) so at best they are #4 team in the WC.

 

[shafkath]

Happy? Over the moon!
The amount of hatred that nation has for Pakistan, chuffed to bits that they didn't win the world cup

 

[Mujtaba2900]

Don't Ask Just feel it

 

[Aman]

Guptill with the runout of his life. I was screaming my head off.

How the hell did we make it lmao.

First good game of the tournament and we're playing a Final again )

And it had to Guptill, it was written for him to get that runout.

 

[adit_sh]

Fully Deserve it KIWIS. Hats off. Congratulations !!

Love the unpredictability. It is brilliant for Cricket and it is back in 2019
83-India
87-Aus
92-Pak
96-SL
99-Aus
19-NZ

 

[marlonbrowndo]

This was the best captaincy move of the tournament so far.

Williamson was great but this was the obvious thing to do

 

[sweep_shot]

Some overconfident Indian fans got brought back to ground today.

NZ always trumps India in ICC events.

 

[sjahmed23]

Eid came early

 

[TheInaudibleParadox]

Of course, the cricket world should rejoice. The cheats have been beaten. They deliberately threw the match against England to keep Pak out.

 

[ManFan]

Perhaps Major Dhoni and his Army of Merry Men will get a well-deserved hero’s welcome back home.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Obviously I’m happy. India in general have the worst, most bitter and most vicious fans. Their pain is my happiness. (Not all of them obviously. Some are good people).

 

[jattafridi]

Best day of my life

 

[LongtimeLurk3r]

Well played NZ. Bowled too well in that first half hour. Best wishes for the finals.

 

[sweep_shot]

Never count out NZ no matter how many games your team won in useless bilateral tournaments. NZ is a heavyweight when it comes to ICC events. One or two bad games doesn't change the truth.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Don't care. World Cup ended when Pakistan got knocked out.

However, India's golden generation is without a trophy since 2013. That's six years, where West Indies and Pakistan have a major accomplishment to their names.

 

[szundercover]

Karma is such a sweet revenge.I am really happy right now.

 

[saeed5646]

Everybody loves underdogs. Happy for nz hopefully England reach in finals so we have new champion

 

[hur rizvi]

Happy because of what they did against England. Pathetic display of sportsmanship

 

[Madplayer]

Williamson was great but this was the obvious thing to do

It is obvious but i have seen many captains keeping their best bowlers for the end. Imagine if Neesham had bowled the 48th over and gone for 15 runs. He was bowling dross.

 

[MRSN]

Absolutely incredible match.

Brilliant captaincy by Kane.

The greatest throw of all time by Guptil.

That travelled like a bullet. Not even one bounce. Guptil ne wc ke sab dagh dho diye

 

[Titan24]

Congrats. True example of hardwork, strategy and persistence and not to forget a leader with the caliber of Williamosn.

 

[FanofCricket]

India lost but gangulay Sanjay Harsha have qualified for the final

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Now win the WC, please win it for Wily he is my favorite <3

 

[Hasan123]

NZ deserve the win. They played smart cricket. Williamson is getting the best of his resources.

Well played NZ you deserve to be in the final.

 

[Madplayer]

That travelled like a bullet. Not even one bounce. Guptil ne wc ke sab dagh dho diye

Now if he plays a match winning knock in finals, it will be a good comeback by him after failing in almost all the matches.

 

[Madplayer]

Now win the WC, please win it for Wily he is my favorite <3

2 finals in a row for Kiwis. What a good achievement by them.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

A fitting end for India too who i believe deliberately lost against Eng so that Pakistan dont go through.

The way Kohli , Dhoni , Rohit and Jadhav batted was shambolic. Especially the way Kuldeep bowled without any effort to spin the ball.

 

[Arsal_AK]

Williamson was great but this was the obvious thing to do

Not really. Especially giving Boult the 46th and in particular the 48th. Many would have gone with the standard 49th or the last.

That Jadeja wicket turned it around. And a great catch to boot.

 

[Gullycricket]

NZ need to step up in finals.Seen many times they just revert back and display embarrassing performance...

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

2 finals in a row for Kiwis. What a good achievement by them.

Now please win it for Williamson.

Makes your belief stronger too that good things do happen to sweet people. They deserve it more than others.

 

[UP]

Bismillah, thanks to Allah, boys played well

C’mon NZ win the damn cup now. You are playing in the place of Pak

 

[ZaudStorm]

Obviously I’m happy. India in general have the worst, most bitter and most vicious fans. Their pain is my happiness. (Not all of them obviously. Some are good people).

Afghans would love to have a word with you.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Afghans would love to have a word with you.

They’re irrelevant

 

[Syed1]

I hope NZ win the WC now.... imagine your biggest rival and neighbour has like 5 WCs and you have none. I want Kiwis to get on the board.

 

[theariezman]

Go for it #NZ
You gotta chance of life time. #CWC19

 

[hafizexpress]

NZ players applaud the opponent's players more than credit themselves lol

 

[Madplayer]

Now please win it for Williamson.

Makes your belief stronger too that good things do happen to sweet people. They deserve it more than others.

Kane will do it for the late Martin crowe. He passed away with an unfulfilled dream of lifting the world cup. A dream that was born during the 92 world cup, broken for the first time in 92 semis and another time in 2015 final. He will find some peace when Kane finally lifts the trophy for NZ.

 

[Snatch]

I would rather have India in the final because it would be more competitive.

But at the end of the day they lost to two Semi Finalists (England and NZ) so at best they are #4 team in the WC.

That's such a stupid thing to say after they just won. NZ have been below par all WC but showed how good they can be on their day.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Kane will do it for the late Martin crowe. He passed away with an unfulfilled dream of lifting the world cup. A dream that was born during the 92 world cup, broken for the first time in 92 semis and another time in 2015 final. He will find some peace when Kane finally lifts the trophy for NZ.

Ameen.

 

[Captain caveman]

KARMA!!
Dhoni trying to WIN the match and gets run out by a wonder throw from guptil!!

 

[Captain caveman]

Congratulations new zealand and pakistan fans!!
Commiserations india fans!!!

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

That martin Guptil throw made the difference

Congrats [MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION]

 

[Aman]

That martin Guptil throw made the difference

Congrats [MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION]

It had to be him

 

[Kianig89]

Waqar and Bazid showing genuine excitement on Ten Nz

 

[Captain caveman]

That martin Guptil throw made the difference

Congrats [MENTION=132954]Aman[/MENTION]

Brother we agree again!!
We are the smartest blokes on this site!!!

 

[cric_man]

I would rather have India in the final because it would be more competitive.

But at the end of the day they lost to two Semi Finalists (England and NZ) so at best they are #4 team in the WC.

If the final is Eng Vs NZL, the pakistan would have beaten both finalists

 

[Captain caveman]

It had to be him

Lets hope this throw gives him back his confidence and he plays a blinder in the final!!!

New zealand for the cup, inshaAllah!!

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Brother we agree again!!
We are the smartest blokes on this site!!!

Salam Brother

There is a saying . Strong Brothers think alike

 

[bluevision]

Just saw Kohli storming out to Coach Shashtri with aggressive body language as soon as Pant threw his wickets. Wonder what that was all about!

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

It had to be him

He can fail in the final, he's got the license What a brilliant fielder

 

[Firebat]

Henry sets New Zealand on their way to the World Cup final as they beat India

A stunning spell of a fast bowling from Matt Henry ripped through the Indian top order and set New Zealand on their way to a second successive ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final with an 18-run victory over India.

New Zealand beat India by 18-runs at Old Trafford to book their place in the World Cup final at Lord’s

Matt Henry finished with figures of 3/37 as he helped reduce India to 24/4 in the first 10 overs

A stunning spell of a fast bowling from Matt Henry ripped through the Indian top order and set New Zealand on their way to a second successive ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final with an 18-run victory over India.
Henry removed Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Dinesh Karthik in an opening spell of seven overs, with Trent Boult adding the crucial scalp of Virat Kohli as India slipped to 24/4 in their chase of 240 at Old Trafford.
Despite a valiant effort from Ravindra Jadeja (77), in conjunction with Mahendra Singh Dhoni (50), adding a World Cup record 116 for the seventh wicket, that total proved just beyond the Indians.
So rather than India heading to Lord’s on Sunday, it is New Zealand who are into the final for the second successive tournament, four years after losing to Australia.
They will either face their trans-Tasman foes in a rematch, or hosts England depending on the result of Thursday’s second semi-final at Edgbaston.
Kane Williamson had won the toss and elected to bat as expected. While New Zealand started slowly, the experienced duo of Williamson (67) and Ross Taylor (74) both shone on the big stage to help the Kiwis to 239/8.
That was always going to be a tricky chase, and when Henry removed the in-form Sharma in the second over, it became even trickier.
Boult trapped Kohli leg before an over later, with Rahul joining them back in the hutch after edging Henry behind, all three dismissed for one.
Karthik was promoted up the order to five but his attempted recovery mission with Rishabh Pant came to an end in sensational fashion as Jimmy Neesham plucked a stunning catch low to his left off Henry.
Neesham did put down Pant with a regulation catch at midwicket, but while the youngster continued to work the ball around, he eventually got bogged down by some economical bowling from Mitchell Santner and picked out Colin de Grandhomme in the deep off a heave across the line.
That brought Dhoni to the crease, but Pandya fell in similar fashion to Santner, Williamson getting under a mistimed swipe.
Jadeja joined Dhoni in the middle and brought India back into the game with 77 from 59 balls to give his team a chance but when he holed out to Boult in the 48th over and Dhoni was sensationally run out by Martin Guptill the following over, India’s hopes went with them.
Rain had ensured that the match could not be completed in a single day, with New Zealand making 211/5 in 46.1 overs on Tuesday before the heavens opened.
That included a fine knock from Williamson in tricky conditions, first rebuilding with Henry Nicholls (28) after Guptill had departed for one, before kicking on with Taylor.
Runs were hard to come by though, and as Williamson tried to up the rate he sliced one to Jadeja off Yuzvendra Chahal.
Jadeja, who kept his place in the team after the win over Sri Lanka, had earlier removed Nicholls with a beauty, but the turn the spinners enjoyed would prove to be a good sign for Santner.
Neesham (12) and then De Grandhomme (16) added useful runs alongside Taylor before the rain came down and ended hopes of a completion.
Coming back on the Wednesday, New Zealand had 23 balls to add to their overnight score of and they set about doing just that with some quick running from Latham and Taylor.
However a sensational piece of fielding from Jadeja ended their stand at 25, the all-rounder racing in from the midwicket boundary and firing a direct hit to leave Taylor short of his ground.
That ended one over, and Latham fell with the first ball of the next, inevitably Jadeja the man he picked out in the deep.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar added Henry to his victims to finish with 3/43, but it was Henry who had the last laugh thanks to his stunning opening spell.
Scores in brief:
New Zealand beat India by 18 runs, at Old Trafford, Manchester
New Zealand 239/8, in 50 overs (Ross Taylor 74, Kane Williamson 67; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/43, Ravindra Jadeja 1/34, Jasprit Bumrah 1/39)
India 221 all out, in 49.3 overs (Ravindra Jadeja 77, Mahendra Singh Dhoni 50; Matt Henry 3/37, Mitchell Santner 2/34, Trent Boult 2/42)
Player of the match: Matt Henry (New Zealand)
Next matches: Australia v England, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 11 July; World Cup Final, Lord’s, London, 14 July

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Just saw Kohli storming out to Coach Shashtri with aggressive body language as soon as Pant threw his wickets. Wonder what that was all about!

It was the shot that Pant hit, india were going nicely

 

[Spin Master]

India HAHAHAHAHAHAHA