Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
70 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 285/8

  • Kane Williamson121 (194b)
  • Neil Wagner0 (0b)
  • Asitha Fernando19-4-63-3
  • Lahiru Kumara15-3-61-1

James: "Forget Bazball its the Kiwis making test great incredible yet again!" Indeed they have and it has been a privilege to witness it. Cheers to everyone for joining an absolute party. Hope to see you again for the Wellington Test. For now, on behalf of Madushka Balasuriya and Thilak Rama, I'm Ekanth signing off.

Mac Jean Chapsy: "BLACK CAPS!!! KANE!!! Best day of my life guys!" AYYYEEEE! Cheers, buddy.

JT: "All because @Chapsy skipped school"

Sharad: "Spare of thought for the ever dependable Angelo Mathews! What else has the man go to do??"

Vikrant : "Great knock by KW... Cheers to both the teams for an enthralling finish to a test match...!!!"

Apurva Pandey: "My encrypted folder in my PC is "Kane Williamson". Guess what's the password - Blackcaps. Love to KW from India. "

sravan: "Blistering Barnacles. I am going for a bloody ice bath now. Hair is on fire. "

Kumar : "NZ pulled the highest chase in the ground. What an exhibition for test cricket. Way to go"

Karthik: "Thank you Kane - Indian cricket fan from London. You know what I mean. "

Daryl Mitchell is the POTM for his 102 and 81. The stream has ended on the telly before the presentations were shown. But worry not, the quotes and the reactions will be up in some form in the content that'll come by.

The day started after a delay of over four hours due to rain. Latham was steady while he was in. Nicholls got a start too but fell. Then the big stand. A 142 from 157 between Mitchell and Williamson. Williamson struggled while starting but took his time to go up the gears. Mitchell was brave, he created luck that both batters rode. Sri Lanka went for bouncers and yorkers late in the piece. Asitha was landing jaffas at will. It led to a flurry of wickets but Williamson saw it through to the end.

7:44pm: Steady the ship, fly the plane, roll the cart, roll Titanic... Is there anything KW can't do?! Word of appreciation for Sri Lanka's performance too, they fought valiantly and stayed in the game till the last over. But it was a case of fortune favouring Williamson and Mitchell's skill and bravery. Sri Lanka used just four bowlers. The spinner, Jayasuriya, got wickets but went for runs. The wides given when he went down leg could create many a discussion. Dickwella dropping Williamson too. Fernando's brilliance needs acknowledging. But it's all Williamson, dude's beyond us mortals' comprehensions.

69.6
1b
AM Fernando to Williamson, 1 bye, Pull beaten, keeper throws to the bowler. Direct hit from Asitha at the non-striker's end! Sent upstairs. Kane Williamson slides his bat in after throwing his body down and HE IS IN! Last ball was a bouncer, this was too. Should it have been a no-ball or is that just my dad too excited? It's a Test, the third bouncer would have been the no-ball. In the end, it doesn't matter because Williamson made it! Sri Lanka's fielders are dejected. Williamson was on his knees as he saw the replay and got a big hug from Wagner
69.5
0
AM Fernando to Williamson, no run, Bouncer. Is it wide? Not given! Floodlights go on all of a sudden. That looked like it went over head-height. A bit of replay from the NZ Eng Test but NZ still have two wickets in hand

One result out, India should be through to the WTC final. But KW should get the headlines

New Zealand 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9DP ConwayTWM Latham
2nd41KS WilliamsonTWM Latham
3rd40KS WilliamsonHM Nicholls
4th142KS WilliamsonDJ Mitchell
5th6KS WilliamsonTA Blundell
6th28KS WilliamsonMG Bracewell
7th7TG SoutheeKS Williamson
8th7KS WilliamsonMJ Henry
9th5N WagnerKS Williamson