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Yesterday, it was Kane Williamson who led New Zealand to win the CWC 2019 tie against South Africa by four wickets. The New Zealand captain scored 106 runs from 138 balls and led the team to a four-wicket victory against South Africa. However, the NZ skipper has landed himself in hot waters and was slammed by the netizens for not walking off from the field after getting an edge and handed it straight to Quinton de Kock. This reminds of Virat Kohli's dismissal during India vs Pakistan where we where the Indian captain did not wait for the umpires to be adjudged out, unlike the NZ skipper. So here’s what happened. NZ beat SA by 4 wickets.
It was when Kane Williamson was batting on 73 and Imran Tahir was handling the bowling duties. The NZ skipper got a slight edge at the bottom of the bat and he handed it straight to Quinton de Kock. The appeal was turned down by the umpire and the South Africans did not go for a review as they too were unsure if the ball had been edged. But the replays had a different story to narrate and showed that the ball had hit the bottom end of the bat. This did not go down well with the netizens as they said that the NZ skipper should have walked off the ground after the dismissal and shouldn’t have waited for the umpire’s decision. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Points Table Updated: New Zealand Jumps to Top Spot After Win Over South Africa in CWC 2019 Round-Robin Match.
The social media users posted several tweets and blasted at Williamson for the same. Check out a few tweets below:
No! #Proteas just can't get a break. Tahir finds the edge of Williamson's bat but only he appeals. It's official, the cricket gods hate #SouthAfrica.
Oh, and from his reaction Kane knew he hit it. Pity honesty has no place in professional sport. #NZvSA #CWC19
— I am an African 🇿🇦 (@Clint_ZA) June 19, 2019
Williamson’s smile said it all.
#NZvSA #CNN @CNN #FoxNews #outnumbered #SouthAfrica @cricketworldcup #WorldCup
South Africa is again choking!!
Kane Williamson should have walked off. As he holds honesty and sportsman spirit at highest standard!!
Honestly his smile clearly indicated he nicked it!
— Stanist (@stanistism) June 19, 2019
Here’s the replay.
A BIG mistake by the #Proteas as Tahir found Williamson's edge, but they did not ask for a review. #NZvSA #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/HZLA7VGLZ6
— SA Cricket magazine (@SACricketmag) June 19, 2019
Another one.
Both Williamson and deKock were expecting the ball to edge the higher part of the bat. The ball missed there. Which is why deKock didn't think there was an edge and KW also didn't feel the edge.
However, we all heard a noise in real time when we watched on TV. Crazy!
— PK 🇮🇳 (@iPkoppula) June 19, 2019
Last one.
Kane williamson knew he edged it. U can see by his body language. He edged it but kept looking down at the ground, never at the bowler or umpire. When u dont edge them, u look at the umpire to see if he gives out so u can review. He knew he was gone.
— Sameer Chopra (@SameerChopra18) June 20, 2019
After the match, Faf du Plessis spoke about the incident and said that the team did not go for a review as Quinton de Kock was not sure if he heard an edge and the captain went by the keeper’s word. With this loss, it is curtains down virtually for South Africa in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jun 20, 2019 12:53 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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