South Africa exit ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 with no regrets: AB de Villiers

South Africa captain AB de Villiers on Tuesday said that his side will be heading back home without any regrets, after their loss to New Zealand in the semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. New Zealand held their nerves to register a thrilling four-wicket win as they qualified for the final for the first time in their history. New Zealand beat South Africa in nerve-wracking 4-wicket win to enter ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Final

De Villiers-led South Africa were beaten by a spirited New Zealand, as their right-handed batsman Grant Elliott smashed a six off the second last ball to take them into the final of the tournament. South Africa and New Zealand played out a thriller and till the end of the match no side looked like convincing winners of the game. Grant Elliott: Corey Anderson and I planned innings to perfection

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De Villiers said after the game, “Amazing game of cricket, this is probably the most electric crowd I’ve ever heard in my life. I couldn’t ask anything more from my boys. It’s hurting that we are going out. That’s probably the worst thing of all.”

“The passion did make a big difference, I hope the people back home will be proud of us. I felt we had a good fielding as a team in the tournament. We had very good individual performances as well. To the teams in the final, all the best.”

South Africa were playing in their fourth semi-final in World Cup history, and this defeat is their third. They had played in the semi-finals in 1992, 1999 and 2007. While they had lost in 1992 and 2007, the one in the 1999 World Cup ended in a tie.