Twitter reacts as Carlos Brathwaite brings West Indies extremely close to legendary win
When the middle order failed to deliver as they fell like a pack of cards after a brilliant start given by Chris Gayle and Shimron Hetmyer, Carlos Brathwaite took up the responsibility to get the win. Unfortunately he fell short by 5 runs. Twitterati had nothing but words of encouragement for him.
Brief Scores: New Zealand 291/8 in 50 overs (Kane Williamson 148, Ross Taylor 69; Sheldon Cottrell 4/56, Carlos Brathwaite 2/58) lost West Indies 286/10 in 49 overs (Carlos Brathwaite 101, Chris Gayle 87; Trent Boult 4/30, Lockie Ferguson 3/59) by 5 runs
Has more twist and turns than an actual horror movie!
Watching West Indies play is like watching a terrible horror movie😔
— Sharla k. (@sharlz_17) June 22, 2019
Every West Indian fan out there!
Le me watching west Indies losing the match.....#WIvNZ #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/lUYOKJVWSk
— M i R ز A Y Y Y 🌚 (@Mirzayyyyyy) June 22, 2019
One team at a time!
3 Weeks to Go #CWC19
— Bilal (@Shk__Bilal) June 22, 2019
Afghanistan OUT
South Africa OUT
Now West Indies OUT #WIvNZ
Routine stuff!
How to lose a probable winning match is what West Indies has done over and over in this World Cup 2019. Today's match is no different. #WestIndies were cruising ahead of New Zealand till 22nd over and then thrown away their 5 wickets till 28th over. WHAT A FALL! #WIvNZ #CWC19
— Sharan (@SharanRoars) June 22, 2019
Kids playing gully cricket play better than this!
@ICC West indies this ain't gully cricket guys?
— Sahil Khanna (@SahilKh57688483) June 22, 2019
Ssup with y'all???
Should do this honour Chris Gayle!
West Indies team should officially rename themselves as Gayle Indies.#WIvNZ#NZvsWI#INDvAFG
— Trisha Singh (@TrishaCFC4Life) June 22, 2019
Hilariously true!
The West Indies collapsing like a deck of drunken cards are is one of the saddest sights in sport #NZvWI
— Guy Hornsby (@GuyHornsby) June 22, 2019
And out of nowhere came Carlos Brathwaite!
Carlos Brathwaite. Yes we remember the name. Now PLEASE ensure we remember this game.
— Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) June 22, 2019
This is what Brathwaite has done today! From getting slammed to giving hope to the Windies team!
19 needed off 15. Play with some brains now Brathwaite. Please don't throw it away. #WIvNZ #CWC19
— Prantik (@JoeHarts_hat) June 22, 2019
Ben Stokes must be having PTSD right now!
Looks like Brathwaite just remembered Stokes was born in New Zealand
— Keyur (@SabChinaHai) June 22, 2019
Deja Vu!
3 years ago this man slapped Stokes for four 6's in a row and won Windies the Final and today
— Usmanoviç (@Usman_F2000) June 22, 2019
Same guys doing a madnessss 😅
"REMEMBER THE NAME CARLOS BRATHWAITE"#CWC19 #NZvWI
Will send shiver down Stokes' spine!
Remember the name Carlos Brathwaite... If u dont remembered then go and ask Ben Stokes#WIvNZ #CWC19
— Syed Atif (@GreatKingMisbah) June 22, 2019
But sadly it wasn't meant to be!
Heartbreaking... Just heartbreaking... 😐😐😐 #Brathwaite
— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra) June 22, 2019
Have to feel for Carlos!
What a magnificent match, genuinely nail bitter. #CWC19 Bad luck West indies.. Carlos Brathwaite you beauty.#NZvWI
— Asif Ameer 🇵🇰 (@AsifAmeer10) June 22, 2019
Absolute feels for Brathwaite 😓🏏 #WIvNZ #ICCWorldCup2019
— Freebie (@HannaFree1) June 22, 2019
A huge thank you!
Thank you Brathwaite, Nabi and Malinga for bringing world cup to life again #WIvNZ
— Ramakanth (@rrkanth90) June 22, 2019
You have definitely won our hearts!
Match Of The World cup🔛🔝
— Naresh (@Naresh_as_remo) June 22, 2019
Carlos Brathwaite
You Won Hearts Hero 💙#WIvNZ pic.twitter.com/dzHOHgcgTP
Never ever give up!
This is how to fight even when you’re 9 down , hats off Brathwaite real fighter.#CWC19 #WIvNZ pic.twitter.com/N8fIPeXyDA
— Zia Tararr (@ZiaTararr) June 22, 2019