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New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson played an exceptional knock in the summit clash of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 against Aaron Finch-led Australia National Cricket Team at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, November 14.
Following the trend, Australia won the toss and opted to field first and they made no changes in the playing XI and fielded the same team. New Zealand Wicketkeeper-batsman Devon Conway who is ruled out of the Final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 as well as the subsequent tour of India after a self-inflicted fracture in the right hand was replaced by wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert in playing XI.
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Batting first New Zealand were off to a very slow start and the star performer of the semi-final Daryl Mitchell got out early and Kane Williamson joined forces with Martin Guptill to carry forward the innings of Kiwis. New Zealand were at 32/1 in the 6 overs and they managed to score only 57 runs in 10 overs.
After that Opener Martin Guptill got out after playing a very poor knock of 28 runs off 35 balls. However, Kane Williamson stood strong in the one end and kept scoring runs.
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After starting slow Williamson accelerated his innings by smashing some beautiful looking boundaries against the Aussie bowling unit. In the 16th over Kane Williamson went berserk against left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc and smashed 22 runs.
However, after playing an exceptional knock of 85 runs off 48 balls including 10 fours and 3 maximums captain Williamson got out in the 18th over which was bowled by Josh Hazlewood. Meanwhile, In the end, New Zealand posted 172 runs on the board.
Here is how Twitterati reacted to Captain Kane Williamson’s sensational Knock in the summit clash:
Captain Kane – LEGEND! That's it, that's the tweet 🔥#T20WorldCup #T20WorldCupFinal #NZvAUS
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) November 14, 2021
How good !! … Kane Williamson … Great to see a pure player having the impact on a final … #T20WCFinal
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 14, 2021
#BigDaddyKane#t20worldcup #t20worldcupfinal
— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) November 14, 2021
Utmost contort = #KaneWilliamson
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) November 14, 2021
Amazing Kane!! 🔥 especially off Starc, first dropped on 21 since then, 4 4 2 4 4 6 . 4 4 🤩 #NZvsAUS #T20WorldCupFinal
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) November 14, 2021
Well played kane. Finish it off strong mate. What a player!!👌👌#T20WorldCup21
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) November 14, 2021
Kaned 🏏 Raising his game on the big occasion the skipper of NZ #T20WCFinal
— Robin John Peterson (@robbie13flair) November 14, 2021
Omg! This is🔥🔥🔥 #KaneWilliamson #ablekane #NZvAUS
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) November 14, 2021
Williamson is turning it on. Sometimes you need a bit of luck 🍀 in this game. Dropped on 21 and goes on to score back to back boundaries #NZvAUS #T20WorldCupFinal
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) November 14, 2021
How on earth did Kane Williamson get that high full toss away for a boundary in front of mid wicket 🧐 #NZvAUS
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) November 14, 2021
Kane Williamson proving that truly great batsmen can score fast in any cricket format. What a fabulous player… #AUSvNZ
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 14, 2021
Kane Williamson doesn't hurt you with power, when he plays well it's like death by a thousand cuts.. literally. What a joy to watch a champion batsman at the height of his prowess come to the party on the big stage. #AUSvNZ #T20WorldCupFinal
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) November 14, 2021
One player, one game, all formats. #kane
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) November 14, 2021
Kane is showing again and again that playing proper cricketing shots can also hurt the opponent. Well played #KaneWilliamson #NZvAUS #T20WorldCup #T20WCFinal
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) November 14, 2021
Kane Williamson 👏🏽
— Shai Hope (@shaidhope) November 14, 2021
There’s nothing like seeing a stroke player doing what they do best 😍
— Shai Hope (@shaidhope) November 14, 2021
Kane Williamson has saved his best for the final. Can he become the first person to hit a ton in #T20WorldCup final?
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) November 14, 2021
In his 9 T20 innings against Australia before the final, #Williamson had been dismissed for single-digit scores 6 times. Had his lowest average and SR against the Aussies too. Safe to say he needed this, #NewZealand needed this! #T20WorldCup21 #T20WorldCupFinal
— Anant Tyagi (@anantyagi_) November 14, 2021
KANEE MAMAAAA 🔥🔥🔥🔥
— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) November 14, 2021
If someone had said three hours ago that butchery can be disguised as surgery, would not have believed. But watching #KaneWilliamson unleash his shots, having a serious rethink!!#ICCT20WORLDCUP2021#T20WORLDCUP#AusvEng
— WV Raman (@wvraman) November 14, 2021
kane williamson's twin brother is an accountant. guess he's offered some tips on how to execute a calculated assault. #AusVsNZ #T20WorldCup
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) November 14, 2021
HurriKane 🌀 #T20WorldCupFinal
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 14, 2021
Is it the Williamson's night ?#NZvAUS #T20WorldCupFinal
— Sana Mir ثناء میر (@mir_sana05) November 14, 2021
Captain Kane leading from the front.. #NZvAUS
— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial) November 14, 2021
The sign of a great batsman. Got to love how Kane Williamson has switched gears without a slog in sight. This is a stunning innings. 18(19) then 51(20)
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 14, 2021
Williamosn!🔥
— Sandeep Lamichhane (@Sandeep25) November 14, 2021
Well played kane. Finish it off strong mate. What a player!!👌👌#T20WorldCup21
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) November 14, 2021
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