New Zealand captain Kane Williamson saw his team home in a tough chase against South Africa. His unbeaten 106 put New Zealand back on top of the table, and all but ended South Africa's chances of making the semi-finals.
What a marvellous innings from Kane Williamson. Fantastic game of cricket and his calmness stood out in taking New Zealand home. Terrific stuff #NZvSA pic.twitter.com/ZxFgagPZl4
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) June 19, 2019
Gem of a player, Kane Williamson. Composure and class
— Mike atherton (@Athersmike) June 19, 2019
Morgan grabbed the headlines for his power Hitting exploits yesterday and rightly so but this Williamson innings today is something else ... Under immense pressure he has played an old school gem ... What a player ... What a Ton ... #CWC19 #YorkshirePlayer
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) June 19, 2019
Well played NZ!
— Jason Gillespie(@dizzy259) June 19, 2019
Kane Williamson take a bow!#cwc19
An innings from a genuine match winner! An innings under immense pressure from Kane Willamson, quality batting and so much for others to learn from. https://t.co/hA8jZKZ3Gj
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) June 19, 2019
Who's the coolest of them all?
Kane Williamson is a champion.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) June 19, 2019
Along with Dhoni the coolest head in world cricket. What a fantastic chase and a great victory for New Zealand #NZvSA pic.twitter.com/kARTNK9gKe
Kohli's skills + Dhoni's calm = Kane Williamson. What a guy! #NZvSA
— Shridhar V (@iimcomic) June 19, 2019
Williamson's six in the final over - which also took him to his hundred - brought back memories of the famous Grant Elliott shot in that epic 2015 World Cup semi-final.
Grant Elliott in #CWC15 or #KaneWilliamson in #CWC19- who did it better?pic.twitter.com/yhwXrNpOrs
— ICC (@ICC) June 19, 2019
Kane Williamson you beauty!!! #NZvsSA #CWC2019 #BACKTHEBLACKCAPS
— Grant Elliott (@grantelliottnz) June 19, 2019
One of the closely-contested games of the tournament. We are hoping for more, aren't we?
Kane was main.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) June 19, 2019
Top match and a great win for NZ. Most competitive match of the 25 games so far in the World Cup. #NZvSA pic.twitter.com/4pMR1Oxyra
Nail biter? Are we happy as cricket fans?
— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) June 19, 2019
The defeat pretty much put South Africa out of contention for the semi-finals.
When a guy plays like that to single handedly win a game for their team with the bat, there's not much you can say or do, well played Kane Williamson #NZvsSA #cwc19 #TaKane
— Temba Bavuma (@tbavuma10) June 19, 2019
Nooo!!! That hurts.. well fought brothers!! #NZvSA
— Morne Morkel (@mornemorkel65) June 19, 2019
Been asking for 100 from someone from the start... can't win games with 60s and 50s.. Kane Williamson great composure under pressure..
— Herschelle Gibbs (@hershybru) June 19, 2019
Williamson did survive a few close calls though. South Africa didn't review a caught-behind when he was in the 70s.
Why didn't Kane Williamson walk #CWC19 #SAvsNZ pic.twitter.com/H3Cj6M4pGy
— Paul Adams (@PaulAdams39) June 19, 2019
And the one thing Williamson perhaps missed.