Heartbroken but proud fans react on Twitter to Team India's World Cup exit
New Zealand produced a brilliant bowling performance to upset India with an 18-run victory in their rain-affected ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 semifinal on Wednesday.
New Zealand defended a modest total of 239 for eight as India were all out for 221 in 49.3 overs.
The Kiwi bowling attack turned the game around, taking three wickets in the opening 19 balls with tournament top scorer Rohit Sharma, skipper Virat Kohli and KL Rahul all dismissed for one. From a dire position of 24-4, however, India got themselves back in the game thanks to a superb 116-run seventh-wicket partnership between MS Dhoni (50) and Ravindra Jadeja (77).
Indian fans across the globe were really sad after their favorite side crashed out of the semis and failed to secure a spot in the final.
This is how cricket fans reacted to this very exciting semifinal on Twitter:
1. 'Proud of them'
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India kept losing wickets throughout the chase as their entire top order failed to deliver against a quick and firing Kiwi ba lling attack.
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— Verma Technical (@mayankv57061920) July 10, 2019
2. 'Bloody hell Kiwis'
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Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya took charge but it was not long before the pair departed after scoring 32 runs each.
Required run-rate climbed to 9-10 runs per over and Dhoni was leaving balls and putting pressure on Pandya and Jadeja. Dhoni ended up with 50 off 72 balls at a strike-rate of 69.44 with only 1 four and 1 six#CWC19 #INDvNZ
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) July 10, 2019
One of the fastest runners between the wickets MS Dhoni ended his World Cup career in the same manner he started his international career in 2004 - with a RUN-OUT!#INDvNZ #NZvIND #CWC19
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) July 10, 2019
3. 'Still proud of my brothers'
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It was a really good innings in the end by Jadeja (77) and Dhoni (50), but their last-ditch efforts were not good enough to help India win the match at Old Trafford.
Congratulations to @BLACKCAPS on making it to the finals. Jadeja played an outstanding innings and got India in the game along with MS Dhoni, yet it was a case of so near yet so far #IndvNZ
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 10, 2019
Sorry, but apart from that Six, Dhoni screwed up.
— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) July 10, 2019
This taking things deep strategy has to retire with Dhoni. #INDvNZ
