Published: Mar 24, 2015, 04:07 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 24, 2015, 04:22 PM (IST)
Brendon McCullum became the first ever New Zealand captain to take his team to a Cricket World Cup final. In a nail biting semifinal of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 against South Africa at Eden Park, Auckland, the Kiwis won the historic game by four wickets and with one ball to spare, thanks to a Grant Elliott blitz. According to McCullum, this is the greatest moment of his life. Match report: New Zealand beat South Africa in nerve-wracking 4-wicket win to enter ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Final
In the post match press conference the New Zealand skipper said,”The greatest time of our lives. We have enjoyed the experience.” Talking about this close match he said, “Pretty amazing! South Africa gave as good as they got all day. Great advertisement for cricket. Everybody involved will remember this for the rest of their lives. Keep raining is what I thought when AB was going. Two very destructive batsmen. The way we kept giving it in the field, the way we bowled, we did good. Even with the bat. We wanted to hang in till the end.” Grant Elliott: Corey Anderson and I planned innings to perfection
Talking about the match winning game of Elliott he said, “What a great innings from Grant. Came out of wilderness not long ago. We had to generate some sort of run-rate early, that is what we tried to go. Credit to South Africa the way they played tonight and throughout the tournament. The greatest time of our lives. We have enjoyed the experience. The crowds that have turned, the brand of cricket we have tried to play. Hope the crowds are all dreaming the way we are. gee it would be nice to win it. We don’t mind whom we face in the final. They are both quality sides, but we know if we play the way we want to we are a good chance. Really proud to represent New Zealand.” READ: New Zealand vs South Africa ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Semi-Final: SA innings highlights
