West Indies fall agonisingly short after Carlos Brathwaite's stunning assault
The allrounder's effort put to shade a serene 148 from Williamson, brilliant spells from Cottrell, Boult and Ferguson, and a rousing half-century from Gayle
The allrounder's effort put to shade a serene 148 from Williamson, brilliant spells from Cottrell, Boult and Ferguson, and a rousing half-century from Gayle
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: Varun Shetty
10.00pm: Right, we're still catching our breaths after that one, but we'll do it offline now. It's a wrap for this game - the best one of the World Cup so far. Join us tomorrow for more.
Jason Holder: Tough game at the very end but I"m proud of the guys, especially Carlos. Having said that, still a lot of positives. You can probably pinpoint one or two areas where we fell down. We brought ourselves back a long way back into the game, I don't think you can fault the efforts. We lost wickets at crucial stages. We lost Hetty at a bad time. We've still got a lot to play for, we've got our pride to play for. We can still finish the tournament on a high.
Kane Williamson: (Boult) has got very good hands. We put a few down in the field today, but I suppose it all made for a fantastic finish. A bit too close for comfort. I thought the guys did an outstanding job in the roles they were given. You bring guys back to try and pick up wickets when required. Some of the striking from the West Indians is unrivalled so it really does put you under pressure. Any experience that you have that you can learn from is a good one. We've got a couple of tight games, but against strong opposition. Some things to learn from, some things to improve on. Every game is a tough one here and you want to be moving forward as a unit. We've made small steps but there is still a long way to go.
Kane Williamson is the Man of the Match."The West Indies side is incredibly dangerous. The power they pack through the order, we saw it today. [Earlier] They bowled really really well. They got the ball swinging and they hit the area fairly well on that surface. I was looking to play the merit of the ball, and make the best possible decisions."
CR Brathwaite c Boult b Neesham 101 (117m 82b 9x4 5x6) SR: 123.17
Point, cover comes in, extra cover, mid-off in
Surely he's thinking 8 off 4
Neesham
He brought West Indies within five runs of victory with his first international hundred, but it wasn't enough
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The reactions to a stunning innings from Carlos Brathwaite that fell short of a few inches from clinching the win for West Indies
It seemed impossible, but Carlos Brathwaite so nearly pulled it off. From both sides the skills on show were incredible
The allrounder was pleased to have ended a long wait for a century and said there won't be recriminations over him trying to win the match with another six