Toss winner will be crucial in tommorow`s game. Winner of the toss must elect to chase and stiffle the batting opposition then take early control of the 2nd innings when chasing and keep the momentum to finish the chase. Toss winner tommorow will definitely win the match. I predict that Bangladesh will win and restrict Australia to a total under 300 then will take total control when chasing and end up chasing. Typical Australia will try to snatch the game away from Bangladesh last moment but Bangladesh will escape and prevail at the end.
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KANE WILLIAMSON scored his 12th career ODI century to lead New Zealand to a nail-biting four-wicket win over the Standard Bank Proteas with three balls to spare in their key ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
New Zealand now top the log with 9 points which is the maximum number of points the Proteas can achieve if they win their remaining three matches.
Man of the Match Williamson finished on 106 (138 balls, 9 fours and a six) and appropriately hit a six in Andile Phehlukwayo’s final over both to reach his century and level the scores and then hit the next ball for a four to clinch the victory.
The Proteas had their chances in the match, particularly when Chris Morris took two of his three wickets in the space of seven balls to reduce the victors to 80/4 but Williamson found partners in Jimmy Neesham and the impressive Colin de Grandhomme (60 off 47 balls, 5 fours and 2 sixes) to add 57 and 91 respectively for the fifth and sixth wicket partnerships.
But their fielding was not accurate enough in the second half of the innings when a few run out chances went astray, David Miller missed a difficult catch of Ben Stokes proportions and the failure to make a referral for a catch behind the wicket off Imran Tahir that would have accounted for Wilkinson.
The Proteas, after being put into bat, had been aiming for a total in the region of 260 to 270 and in the end had to settle for 241 thanks in the main to yet another impressive innings by Rassie van der Dussen (67 off 64 balls, 2 fours and 3 sixes) who was the only batsman, apart from de Grandhomme, to have a strike rate in excess of 100 percent.
It is the sixth time he has made a half-century in his 12 innings to date and he has been one of the success stories of the Proteas World Cup campaign.
Hashim Amla continued his form revival with his first half-century of the tournament (55 off 83 balls, 4 fours). In the process he became the second fastest player after Virat Kohli to record 8 000 ODI career runs. David Miller passed the landmark of 3 000.
The Proteas next match is against Pakistan at Lord’s in London on Sunday.
New Zealand now top the log with 9 points which is the maximum number of points the Proteas can achieve if they win their remaining three matches.
Man of the Match Williamson finished on 106 (138 balls, 9 fours and a six) and appropriately hit a six in Andile Phehlukwayo’s final over both to reach his century and level the scores and then hit the next ball for a four to clinch the victory.
The Proteas had their chances in the match, particularly when Chris Morris took two of his three wickets in the space of seven balls to reduce the victors to 80/4 but Williamson found partners in Jimmy Neesham and the impressive Colin de Grandhomme (60 off 47 balls, 5 fours and 2 sixes) to add 57 and 91 respectively for the fifth and sixth wicket partnerships.
But their fielding was not accurate enough in the second half of the innings when a few run out chances went astray, David Miller missed a difficult catch of Ben Stokes proportions and the failure to make a referral for a catch behind the wicket off Imran Tahir that would have accounted for Wilkinson.
The Proteas, after being put into bat, had been aiming for a total in the region of 260 to 270 and in the end had to settle for 241 thanks in the main to yet another impressive innings by Rassie van der Dussen (67 off 64 balls, 2 fours and 3 sixes) who was the only batsman, apart from de Grandhomme, to have a strike rate in excess of 100 percent.
It is the sixth time he has made a half-century in his 12 innings to date and he has been one of the success stories of the Proteas World Cup campaign.
Hashim Amla continued his form revival with his first half-century of the tournament (55 off 83 balls, 4 fours). In the process he became the second fastest player after Virat Kohli to record 8 000 ODI career runs. David Miller passed the landmark of 3 000.
The Proteas next match is against Pakistan at Lord’s in London on Sunday.
Im fine with Hafeez but Sarfraz and Malik some whack. Hafeez will perform against SA and NZ and might be play a big part for the rest of the tournament.
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Captain Fantastic Williamson keeps his cool in another New Zealand-South Africa classic
It was the game we have all been waiting for.
This ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup has served up bouncers and big hits but until now there had not been a tense finish.
Perhaps we should have guessed that the first would come when South Africa faced New Zealand.
Four years after their semi-final classic, these two served up another and almost inevitably, it was Kane Williamson who proved the difference.
There might not have been as much riding on it for the Black Caps as in Auckland, but the final overs were every bit as tense.
Exactly two decades after South Africa last beat New Zealand in an ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match, coincidentally also at Edgbaston, they looked on course to launch their 2019 campaign at last.
They did not take Williamson into account though. His 12th ODI century, sealed with a stunning final-over six, guided New Zealand to a fifth successive World Cup win over the Proteas, condemning their semi-final hopes to the dreamers and the mathematicians.
A day after Eoin Morgan cracked a world record 17 sixes in an innings, neither South Africa nor New Zealand could ever cut loose on perhaps the slowest wicket of the tournament so far.
Williamson’s knock was nowhere near as explosive but it was every bit as impressive, finishing with a magnificent unbeaten 106.
The consensus before this game was that New Zealand were the hardest team in the tournament to read.
Unbeaten yet unproven. In great shape to make the semi-finals but still to be truly stretched bar a minor scare at The Oval against Bangladesh.
Much of that still applies, but they have been tested now.
What is unquestionably true is that in Williamson they have a captain and a batsman who is as comfortable in English conditions as any player in the tournament.
In this knock he started at a run-a-ball in partnership with Martin Guptill when the Black Caps appeared to be cruising to a target of 242.
Then when Guptill swivelled and stepped onto his stumps while trying to pull an innocuous delivery from Andile Phehlukwayo – becoming only the ninth man to be out hit wicket at a World Cup – Williamson switched to playing the anchor role.
Ross Taylor may be ahead of him in the ODI batting rankings, but Williamson is the glue that holds this team together.
He is at the peak of his powers and with this knock moved past 1,000 runs in ODIs in England, doing so in 17 matches – no-one has done it quicker.
What is remarkable about Williamson is how easy he makes it look. He barely gave South Africa a sniff with the bat.
There was a heart-in-mouth moment for Lungi Ngidi when he put down the captain on 85 but it was off a no-ball. Those are the sorts of chances Williamson gives you, the illusion of a chance.
The one area where South Africa will look back with regret is their inability to punish some risky Kiwi running between the wickets, notably when Williamson was stranded with nine overs remaining and 58 runs still required.
South Africa are not alone in that respect. New Zealand themselves were guilty of letting the Proteas off the hook on a number of occasions in the first innings and it is a theme that has been constant throughout the tournament.
There have been just 13 run-outs to date, working out as just 0.52 per game, which would be the lowest ratio at a World Cup by a distance. The previous low came four years ago.
That can in part be explained by the increased number of boundaries. No danger of a run-out when Morgan is clearing the boundary with such ease.
Yet we have also seen a number of running mix-ups go unpunished as fielders seem drawn to the end with both men rather than the one with none.
Williamson and Faf du Plessis were two to survive such scenarios at Edgbaston, with the Black Caps skipper having enjoyed similar luck in the victory over Bangladesh.
The rest of the world hardly needed reminding that you cannot give Williamson chances, he is simply too good a batsman for that.
The Black Caps appear to have hit on a formula that works. In all four of their matches they have won the toss, stuck the opposition in and kept them to below 250.
It is asking too much of Williamson to expect him to keep winning the toss in every game. On this form though, that might be the only thing beyond him.
It was the game we have all been waiting for.
This ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup has served up bouncers and big hits but until now there had not been a tense finish.
Perhaps we should have guessed that the first would come when South Africa faced New Zealand.
Four years after their semi-final classic, these two served up another and almost inevitably, it was Kane Williamson who proved the difference.
There might not have been as much riding on it for the Black Caps as in Auckland, but the final overs were every bit as tense.
Exactly two decades after South Africa last beat New Zealand in an ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match, coincidentally also at Edgbaston, they looked on course to launch their 2019 campaign at last.
They did not take Williamson into account though. His 12th ODI century, sealed with a stunning final-over six, guided New Zealand to a fifth successive World Cup win over the Proteas, condemning their semi-final hopes to the dreamers and the mathematicians.
A day after Eoin Morgan cracked a world record 17 sixes in an innings, neither South Africa nor New Zealand could ever cut loose on perhaps the slowest wicket of the tournament so far.
Williamson’s knock was nowhere near as explosive but it was every bit as impressive, finishing with a magnificent unbeaten 106.
The consensus before this game was that New Zealand were the hardest team in the tournament to read.
Unbeaten yet unproven. In great shape to make the semi-finals but still to be truly stretched bar a minor scare at The Oval against Bangladesh.
Much of that still applies, but they have been tested now.
What is unquestionably true is that in Williamson they have a captain and a batsman who is as comfortable in English conditions as any player in the tournament.
In this knock he started at a run-a-ball in partnership with Martin Guptill when the Black Caps appeared to be cruising to a target of 242.
Then when Guptill swivelled and stepped onto his stumps while trying to pull an innocuous delivery from Andile Phehlukwayo – becoming only the ninth man to be out hit wicket at a World Cup – Williamson switched to playing the anchor role.
Ross Taylor may be ahead of him in the ODI batting rankings, but Williamson is the glue that holds this team together.
He is at the peak of his powers and with this knock moved past 1,000 runs in ODIs in England, doing so in 17 matches – no-one has done it quicker.
What is remarkable about Williamson is how easy he makes it look. He barely gave South Africa a sniff with the bat.
There was a heart-in-mouth moment for Lungi Ngidi when he put down the captain on 85 but it was off a no-ball. Those are the sorts of chances Williamson gives you, the illusion of a chance.
The one area where South Africa will look back with regret is their inability to punish some risky Kiwi running between the wickets, notably when Williamson was stranded with nine overs remaining and 58 runs still required.
South Africa are not alone in that respect. New Zealand themselves were guilty of letting the Proteas off the hook on a number of occasions in the first innings and it is a theme that has been constant throughout the tournament.
There have been just 13 run-outs to date, working out as just 0.52 per game, which would be the lowest ratio at a World Cup by a distance. The previous low came four years ago.
That can in part be explained by the increased number of boundaries. No danger of a run-out when Morgan is clearing the boundary with such ease.
Yet we have also seen a number of running mix-ups go unpunished as fielders seem drawn to the end with both men rather than the one with none.
Williamson and Faf du Plessis were two to survive such scenarios at Edgbaston, with the Black Caps skipper having enjoyed similar luck in the victory over Bangladesh.
The rest of the world hardly needed reminding that you cannot give Williamson chances, he is simply too good a batsman for that.
The Black Caps appear to have hit on a formula that works. In all four of their matches they have won the toss, stuck the opposition in and kept them to below 250.
It is asking too much of Williamson to expect him to keep winning the toss in every game. On this form though, that might be the only thing beyond him.
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Kane effectively knocking out 4 teams with that 100 
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Best match of the tournament so far! De Grandhomme was the difference.
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Problem with Hafeez is that he goes missing after giving a one off good performance, but i do agree he is miles better than malik .
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You know it
100 all out
Come on you guys can surely choke them with spin.
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I will agree with you on this case. BD players are scared of big name players like Starc/Cummins even though RSA/WI attack is similar strength. Oshane Thomas and Sheldon Cottrell are not that easy to play. They dismantled Pak and had Aus at 79-5 at one stage.Against Australia my Win Predictor is saying 0 % It's over for us tomorrow
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I hope you guys keep in mind that Australia barely went past West Indies and Pakistan. It is not inconceivable that BD will find a way to stop them
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Someone, mods open the BD v Aus match thread. Need to discuss what BD needs to do to win, etc
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[MENTION=45836]Ashraful_Rox[/MENTION] don’t lose hope brother.
I am look at the body language of our kaptaan and how he is speaking, he doesn't sound very confident. We are afraid of 'AUSTRALIA' Big teams scares us. I just hope we score 250+ against Aussies. Shakib is due a bad innings, so Tamim, Soumya, Mushy + Riyad needs to step up. Mushfiq has lost confidence and his mojo ever since the stumping and it has been seen in his batting, also in the press conference you could take out that we actually targeted the NZ game and SRL game but unfortunate. Aus, Eng and Ind are out of our reach. Better to be grounded brother
Soumya really needs to step up against Starc and Cummins but I know a Starc yorker will send him packing in the first over.
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When Aus plays against WI/Pak they had mentality that they were playing against former Champions.
When they play us, they will think they are up against minnows still.
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Seriously I accept I’ve said it too but Bangladesh are not minnows more.
They are a strong team which needs acknowledgement.
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Yep last time they dismantled us for 180 odd in England and rain saved us
Also we play with 10 players. Look at captain from other teams, they all pitch in Finch, KW, Kholi, Morgan, etc. Our captain turned MP only trundles.
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Sensible post. Shafiuddin and Mosaddek are in doubt for tomorrow's match. Rubel and Sabbir may come in
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I am look at the body language of our kaptaan and how he is speaking, he doesn't sound very confident. We are afraid of 'AUSTRALIA' Big teams scares us. I just hope we score 250+ against Aussies. Shakib is due a bad innings, so Tamim, Soumya, Mushy + Riyad needs to step up. Mushfiq has lost confidence and his mojo ever since the stumping and it has been seen in his batting, also in the press conference you could take out that we actually targeted the NZ game and SRL game but unfortunate. Aus, Eng and Ind are out of our reach. Better to be grounded brother
Soumya really needs to step up against Starc and Cummins but I know a Starc yorker will send him packing in the first over.
InshaAllah they will step up.
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On a day when everyone found batting difficult, Colin de Grandhomme succeeded by keeping it simple.
The New Zealand all-rounder produced what he regarded as his best-ever ODI knock, playing a large part in a four-wicket victory over South Africa at Edgbaston.
His 60 from 47 deliveries provided the impetus alongside Kane Williamson’s imperious hundred, and De Grandhomme revealed that there was nothing complicated to his approach.
He said: “I just tried to watch it as hard as I can. I tend to see the ball and hit the ball and it worked.
“That’s just my game and that’s how I play. It went well. I just try to do my job when I can. Some days it doesn’t work, today it did. Cricket is a simple game.”
De Grandhomme, who spent two seasons at Edgbaston with Warwickshire, got a good look at the wicket during South Africa’s innings, bowling economically on his way to figures of 1/33 from ten overs.
As he explained, with the ball it was simply a case of putting it in the right areas and waiting for a mistake, with Aiden Markram the victim of the all-rounder.
When it was New Zealand’s turn to bat, chasing 242 in 49 overs, they found themselves in trouble at 137/5.
It was then that De Grandhomme joined Williamson, and he admitted that having a player of his skipper’s calibre alongside him made the task more straightforward.
He added: “Having Kane at the other end makes it a lot easier, knowing he’s a gun. He didn’t give me too much advice, I don’t take too much in.
“We had to take it to the last ten overs so we had to build for ten overs. Then we could see where we were. Luckily the run-rate didn’t get above seven so we were always still in the game.”
Faf du Plessis claims he couldn’t have asked for any more from his South Africa side after they slipped to a narrow defeat against New Zealand.
South Africa went down by four wickets, with just three balls remaining, at Edgbaston to suffer a fourth defeat and significantly reduce their chances of reaching the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup semi-finals
Despite being extremely disappointed with the outcome of the match, Du Plessis recognised that his men did as much as they could against a team they haven’t beaten at a World Cup for 20 years.
“It’s tough. You can feel it in the dressing room – the guys are hurting,” said the skipper. “We left everything out there. That’s all I can ask for as a captain.
“We’ve just not been as good as the opposition we’ve played against.”
And none of South Africa’s batsmen were able to emulate Kane Williamson, whose unbeaten century anchored New Zealand’s successful chase of 242 and particularly impressed Du Plessis.
“Kane played a great knock. It’s probably the difference between the two sides, just one guy taking it through,” he added.
“I thought it was a really good knock, showing how to put innings together on a pitch that you need to decide when to push and when to hold back, and he picked his battles.
“He targeted a few overs in the game, and the rest he just ticked it off. So really good from him.”
Williamson did not win the match alone and had the support of Colin de Grandhomme who scored 60 off 47 balls and shared in a 91-run sixth-wicket stand.
South Africa’s highest partnership was 72 runs and none of their batsmen have scored a hundred at the tournament so far, something which du Plessis put down to the transition period the squad finds itself in.
“If you compare our line-up, especially our batting line-up, to other line-ups around the world, purely on a numbers point of view, that doesn't stack up with the rest of the world,” he said.
“We're not as experienced perhaps as other teams when it comes to that. The reason why I say not as good as other teams is we're just not producing scores or innings that can win you games.
“We’ve got some young players, so there's a future there. I've really backed them this tournament and I think they've got a great future ahead of them.
“Rassie (van der Dussen) has shown that he's the real deal. I think he's got leadership capabilities as well. He's standing up to be a strong man in a big tournament for us.
“Andile (Phehlukwayo) has done well as a young guy. Aiden (Markram), we know the kind of player he is. He showed signs here that he can do it.”
South Africa will go into the remainder of the tournament with those positives.
They are scheduled to play against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia, and Du Plessis has promised to keep fighting, even if a semi-final spot eludes his team.
He added: “If you put everything out there and the better teams beat you, then life will go on.
“Obviously, I'm extremely disappointed. Cricket means a lot to me, and the performance of this team means a lot to me but I certainly can't, if results don't go our way, start running in the other direction.
“That's not my character. So I'll keep pushing forward and facing north, and hopefully that will be good for the team, and it will be good for myself as well.”
The knockout stages of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup may well be played out on slow, low wickets, so Kane Williamson was understandably thrilled to see New Zealand come through on a similar surface at Edgbaston.
The wicket was among the slowest of the tournament so far, with South Africa making 241 from their 49 overs, before the Black Caps chased it down with three balls to spare.
Williamson was the star of the show, making an unbeaten 106 and putting on 91 with Colin de Grandhomme (60) in the four-wicket success.
And as the tournament goes on, Williamson believes this experience will hold his team in good stead.
He said: “It’s just really nice to build those sorts of partnerships with that lower-middle order that were so important, and having that experience in those sorts of situations as a collective is a really beneficial thing.
“I don't really rank innings, but each time you can try and go out and contribute to a winning performance is something that you're always wanting to do, and it was nice I was able to achieve that.
“The partnership and the knock from Colin was outstanding in terms of swinging that momentum, and he hit the ball beautifully. Perhaps coming in fresh rather than trying to negotiate the surface prior might have been a positive thing.
“There's been a number of varying scores throughout this competition. I suppose weather has had a little bit to do with it but we've been on a variety of surfaces and it's been nice that guys have adapted well.
“We know that, coming into the back-end of the tournament, there will be some extremely tough games on different wickets again, and we'll have to wait and see what they hold for us.”
Where Williamson was able to dig in, facing 138 balls in all, South Africa lost wickets at regular intervals as they were restricted to what appeared to be a below-par score.
However, it soon became clear that neither team would be able to score freely, with De Grandhomme the only player to show any fluency.
A trip to Old Trafford against the West Indies next up should provide a very different challenge but Williamson believes his team have shown their ability to adapt to conditions as they remain unbeaten.
He added: “We also know that we've got a number of games left on different surfaces. We'll be back here again at some point.
“We won't know the difference that will hold for us, but we'll also have Manchester, where we go next, and once again, I know that's been playing well.
“We'll just have to adapt and keep playing the sort of cricket that gives us the best opportunity to win cricket games, but day in, day out, that can vary a lot depending on opposition and surfaces.”
The New Zealand all-rounder produced what he regarded as his best-ever ODI knock, playing a large part in a four-wicket victory over South Africa at Edgbaston.
His 60 from 47 deliveries provided the impetus alongside Kane Williamson’s imperious hundred, and De Grandhomme revealed that there was nothing complicated to his approach.
He said: “I just tried to watch it as hard as I can. I tend to see the ball and hit the ball and it worked.
“That’s just my game and that’s how I play. It went well. I just try to do my job when I can. Some days it doesn’t work, today it did. Cricket is a simple game.”
De Grandhomme, who spent two seasons at Edgbaston with Warwickshire, got a good look at the wicket during South Africa’s innings, bowling economically on his way to figures of 1/33 from ten overs.
As he explained, with the ball it was simply a case of putting it in the right areas and waiting for a mistake, with Aiden Markram the victim of the all-rounder.
When it was New Zealand’s turn to bat, chasing 242 in 49 overs, they found themselves in trouble at 137/5.
It was then that De Grandhomme joined Williamson, and he admitted that having a player of his skipper’s calibre alongside him made the task more straightforward.
He added: “Having Kane at the other end makes it a lot easier, knowing he’s a gun. He didn’t give me too much advice, I don’t take too much in.
“We had to take it to the last ten overs so we had to build for ten overs. Then we could see where we were. Luckily the run-rate didn’t get above seven so we were always still in the game.”
Faf du Plessis claims he couldn’t have asked for any more from his South Africa side after they slipped to a narrow defeat against New Zealand.
South Africa went down by four wickets, with just three balls remaining, at Edgbaston to suffer a fourth defeat and significantly reduce their chances of reaching the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup semi-finals
Despite being extremely disappointed with the outcome of the match, Du Plessis recognised that his men did as much as they could against a team they haven’t beaten at a World Cup for 20 years.
“It’s tough. You can feel it in the dressing room – the guys are hurting,” said the skipper. “We left everything out there. That’s all I can ask for as a captain.
“We’ve just not been as good as the opposition we’ve played against.”
And none of South Africa’s batsmen were able to emulate Kane Williamson, whose unbeaten century anchored New Zealand’s successful chase of 242 and particularly impressed Du Plessis.
“Kane played a great knock. It’s probably the difference between the two sides, just one guy taking it through,” he added.
“I thought it was a really good knock, showing how to put innings together on a pitch that you need to decide when to push and when to hold back, and he picked his battles.
“He targeted a few overs in the game, and the rest he just ticked it off. So really good from him.”
Williamson did not win the match alone and had the support of Colin de Grandhomme who scored 60 off 47 balls and shared in a 91-run sixth-wicket stand.
South Africa’s highest partnership was 72 runs and none of their batsmen have scored a hundred at the tournament so far, something which du Plessis put down to the transition period the squad finds itself in.
“If you compare our line-up, especially our batting line-up, to other line-ups around the world, purely on a numbers point of view, that doesn't stack up with the rest of the world,” he said.
“We're not as experienced perhaps as other teams when it comes to that. The reason why I say not as good as other teams is we're just not producing scores or innings that can win you games.
“We’ve got some young players, so there's a future there. I've really backed them this tournament and I think they've got a great future ahead of them.
“Rassie (van der Dussen) has shown that he's the real deal. I think he's got leadership capabilities as well. He's standing up to be a strong man in a big tournament for us.
“Andile (Phehlukwayo) has done well as a young guy. Aiden (Markram), we know the kind of player he is. He showed signs here that he can do it.”
South Africa will go into the remainder of the tournament with those positives.
They are scheduled to play against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia, and Du Plessis has promised to keep fighting, even if a semi-final spot eludes his team.
He added: “If you put everything out there and the better teams beat you, then life will go on.
“Obviously, I'm extremely disappointed. Cricket means a lot to me, and the performance of this team means a lot to me but I certainly can't, if results don't go our way, start running in the other direction.
“That's not my character. So I'll keep pushing forward and facing north, and hopefully that will be good for the team, and it will be good for myself as well.”
The knockout stages of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup may well be played out on slow, low wickets, so Kane Williamson was understandably thrilled to see New Zealand come through on a similar surface at Edgbaston.
The wicket was among the slowest of the tournament so far, with South Africa making 241 from their 49 overs, before the Black Caps chased it down with three balls to spare.
Williamson was the star of the show, making an unbeaten 106 and putting on 91 with Colin de Grandhomme (60) in the four-wicket success.
And as the tournament goes on, Williamson believes this experience will hold his team in good stead.
He said: “It’s just really nice to build those sorts of partnerships with that lower-middle order that were so important, and having that experience in those sorts of situations as a collective is a really beneficial thing.
“I don't really rank innings, but each time you can try and go out and contribute to a winning performance is something that you're always wanting to do, and it was nice I was able to achieve that.
“The partnership and the knock from Colin was outstanding in terms of swinging that momentum, and he hit the ball beautifully. Perhaps coming in fresh rather than trying to negotiate the surface prior might have been a positive thing.
“There's been a number of varying scores throughout this competition. I suppose weather has had a little bit to do with it but we've been on a variety of surfaces and it's been nice that guys have adapted well.
“We know that, coming into the back-end of the tournament, there will be some extremely tough games on different wickets again, and we'll have to wait and see what they hold for us.”
Where Williamson was able to dig in, facing 138 balls in all, South Africa lost wickets at regular intervals as they were restricted to what appeared to be a below-par score.
However, it soon became clear that neither team would be able to score freely, with De Grandhomme the only player to show any fluency.
A trip to Old Trafford against the West Indies next up should provide a very different challenge but Williamson believes his team have shown their ability to adapt to conditions as they remain unbeaten.
He added: “We also know that we've got a number of games left on different surfaces. We'll be back here again at some point.
“We won't know the difference that will hold for us, but we'll also have Manchester, where we go next, and once again, I know that's been playing well.
“We'll just have to adapt and keep playing the sort of cricket that gives us the best opportunity to win cricket games, but day in, day out, that can vary a lot depending on opposition and surfaces.”
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This might be easier said than done. Credit should be given where its due, however, up until now, BD has faced weaker bowling sides, apart from SA, who has not been in hotform. Australian bowlers are better than all the 4 teams they have faced so far. Would be a daunting task for BD to come out as winner. However, for the sake of this worldcup, i hope they do win tomorrow.
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Faf: Phantom nick not what cost us the match
Faf winded? who would think that was not a major turning point.
Faf: Phantom nick not what cost us the match
Faf winded? who would think that was not a major turning point.
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Who did better
Elliott or Williamson
Just like Tendulkar/Rohit comparison
Who did better
Elliott or Williamson
Just like Tendulkar/Rohit comparison
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Yes it's a little embarrassing, Morgan, Kohli, KW, Finch,
they are making a statement. Best player of their teams and we are stuck with MP shaheb trundling at 60 MPH. You know times are bad when we only won one match against Australia that too because of Ash's Eid knock.
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Actually they faced relatively strong bowling attack particularly pace bowlers. If it was 2007, we would’ve been bundled out for 100 each game. People underestimate WI bowling attack. On their day, they can make any team dance to their tunes. Likes of Oshane Thomas, Sheldon Cottrell blew away Pak then had Aus at 79-5 at one stage. They also blew away Eng in the final ODI. One more wicket and BD would also been done and dusted. I really like the WI team, they are just thick headed at times.
Cottrell salutes is my favorite celebration now lol.
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He was out on 76 brah, did you watch the game/highlights?
Not saying that WI's bowling is trash, all am saying is that AUS possibly has the best bowling attack in this tournament and you guys will have to overcome that. Your batting > bowling, there is no other way but to play fearless cricket like they did against WI.
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Did you doubt him lol? Did you forget the game against Aus at Eden Park in the WC.
Starc was running through everyone and Kane was left standing alone, he iced the game with a six in the last over.
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South Africa dropped at least three catches (two were easy) and missed an easy run out. They also didn't appeal for a caught behind.
What's going on, South Africa?
What's going on, South Africa?
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Wow, what a contest, what a match! I felt so mentally and emotionally drained and tired after the match. Easily the most intense and exciting match of the tournament so far.
I always used to wonder at this, that even during the era of Cronje for example and even till recently when South Africa used to have 11 world-beating fielders, they´d turn into village or schoolboy fielders as soon as there´s pressure on them. I´ve seen batsmen will under pressure, bowlers to succumb to it, but South Africa have on their own, and all alone, have introduced this trend of fielders making errors after errors in pressure situations to almost single-handedly lose them the game. World Cup Semi-Final 2015 was a prime example of this, yesterday was another.
Not only that, I find it amazing how the whole team deserts common sense as soon as pressure is applied. How on earth did de Kock miss out on not realising that Williamson edged that delivery of Tahir straight into his hands? Given the very few number of overs left, and also how desperate the situation was, it should´ve been reviewed anyway I feel. Surely, you can´t take your reviews into the next match, can you? Frustrating!
Apart from that, Phehlukwayo´s absolutely horrible bowling cost them the match. Excepting him, all the bowlers bowled their heart out, especially Tahir. What a bowler he is in Limited-overs cricket!
I always used to wonder at this, that even during the era of Cronje for example and even till recently when South Africa used to have 11 world-beating fielders, they´d turn into village or schoolboy fielders as soon as there´s pressure on them. I´ve seen batsmen will under pressure, bowlers to succumb to it, but South Africa have on their own, and all alone, have introduced this trend of fielders making errors after errors in pressure situations to almost single-handedly lose them the game. World Cup Semi-Final 2015 was a prime example of this, yesterday was another.
Not only that, I find it amazing how the whole team deserts common sense as soon as pressure is applied. How on earth did de Kock miss out on not realising that Williamson edged that delivery of Tahir straight into his hands? Given the very few number of overs left, and also how desperate the situation was, it should´ve been reviewed anyway I feel. Surely, you can´t take your reviews into the next match, can you? Frustrating!
Apart from that, Phehlukwayo´s absolutely horrible bowling cost them the match. Excepting him, all the bowlers bowled their heart out, especially Tahir. What a bowler he is in Limited-overs cricket!
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Also, congratulations to New Zealand. Williamson is an amazing batsman. He´s everything what a guy like Misbah or Azhar Ali etc. should´ve been in ODI cricket. de Grandhomme played an absolutely stunning innings. Took the match away from the opposition when it perhaps stood more in the favour of South Africa than in the balance. A brilliant partnership on a tough pitch in very difficult circumstances. Kudos to them! A berth in the semi-finals seems almost sealed from hereon.
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Burnout? Non-serious attitude? Faulty approach? Over-reliance on jack-of-all-trades? Overconfidence? Too many one-dimensional players? Quota system? Taboo/Choking Witchcraft? Unlucky?
Can't put my finger on it. Was expecting a lot from this unit. Seems Bangladesh is the only team performing in green.
Can't put my finger on it. Was expecting a lot from this unit. Seems Bangladesh is the only team performing in green.
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See I told you about the NZ team before the WC started. You were being skeptical for no reason at all. A thoroughly professional unit.
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I don't think we've played that well, if the others can find some form maybe we can make the Semis/Final.
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Nice little snub on ABD there.
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Congrats , Aman. Good win for Enzed. Had a feeling that he had declined somewhat as an ODI batsman considering how Indian fast bowlers worked him out earlier this year. Maybe not.
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The shot that Williamson played yesterday, that boundary off the last ball off the 49th over, what an amazingly delicate touch it was! Reminded me so much of a shot that Tendulkar played against Australia at Sharjah in 1998 when he struck that famous 148. Pure, pure brilliance! I think that that shot had pretty much sealed the match.
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