Williamson won for himself the title ‘Player of the Tournament’ for a significant contribution and smart leadership throughout the series.

The New Zealand skipper scored a total of 578 runs. Besides, his admirable captaincy landed the ‘Kiwis’ to a spot second to the World Cup. This is the second time that New Zealand has entered the Cricket World Cup finale.

Although heartbroken, Williamson appreciated England for its outstanding performance and a remarkable journey throughout the tournament.

Even though it’s devastating, England deserve accolades on a fantastic campaign, he said.

“Look, it certainly wasn’t just one extra run. So many small parts in that match that could have gone either way as we saw. Congratulations to England on a fantastic campaign. It’s been challenging, the pitches have been a little different to what we expected. Lots of talk of 300-plus scores, but we haven’t seen many of those. I’d like to thank the New Zealand team for the fight they showed to keep us in the tournament and get us this far. A tie in the final. So many parts to it. The players are shattered at the moment. Obviously, it’s devastating. They’ve performed at such a high level through the tournament,” said Williamson.

India’s legendary cricketer, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar presented the ’Player of the Tournament 2019’ award to the New Zealand team captain.

Congratulations Kane Williamson for putting up an outstanding game at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019!

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Nepal and Hong Kong are all set for final matches in the sixth round of the ICC World Cricket League Championship being held towards the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

In this match to be held on October 13-15, 2017, the two teams will fight to secure the top-four position that is currently occupied by Kenya with 12 points.

Currently, the Hong Kong team is at the fifth position with 11 points followed by Nepali cricket team at the sixth place with 8 points.

The top four teams that pass the seventh round will be joining Afghanistan, Ireland, the West Indies and Zimbabwe in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018.

Whereas, the last four teams will have to face Canada and Oman in the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 2018 for winning the two remaining positions.

“It is a crucial series for Nepal. As a team, we have worked very hard to win both games and be in the top four in the standings after round seven. We will look to play high-intensity cricket and are looking forward to facing Hong Kong,” says Paras Khadka, the captain of Nepali team.

Meanwhile, Nepal National cricket team Head Coach Jagat Tamatta says, “The matches against
Hong Kong are important for us to keep our hopes alive in the WCL Championship. It is a challenge for us but we do not have other options. We are hopeful of playing better cricket against Hong Kong and remain in track to finish in top four to qualify for the World Cup Qualifiers.

The Hong Kong captain Babar Hayat says, “There are still six teams vying for four qualification spots. So, it is important for us to win both matches against Nepal and get maximum points.”

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