New Zealand cricketers console Carlos Brathwaite after the epic encounter, Check out the tweets

New Zealand beat West Indies by 5 runs at Old Trafford on 22nd June 2019 in an epic encounter which can be termed as the match of the tournament till date.

Chasing 292, West Indies in reply were 142 for 4 when Carlos Brathwaite came in to bat. He single-handedly took on the Kiwi attack and made 101 of the remaining 144 runs. His knock was studded with nine fours and five sixes.

With six runs needed off 7 balls, all-rounder James Neesham bowled a short ball and the mighty West Indian tried to pull it for a boundary. Trent Boult, running around at wide long on completed a good catch to ensure a memorable victory for their side.

The tall man from Barbados, whose valiant effort went in vain bent down on his knees in utter disbelief. It was New Zealand's skipper Kane Williamson who came out of the team's victory huddle to console Carlos Brathwaite and helped him up. This act from the New Zealand cricketers including Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor and Jimmy Neesham earned praise from fans and pundits all over the world. They even took to Twitter to heap praise on the New Zealand side.

Here we have a look at some of the tweets:

Earlier in the day, West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first. After losing two quick wickets in the first over of their innings, Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor stitched together a 160 run partnership for the third wicket as they made 148 and 69 respectively. Later, cameos from James Neesham and Colin de Grandhomme enabled the Kiwis to post a competitive total of 291.

In the next game, West Indies will take on India at Manchester on 27th and New Zealand will take on Australia at Lord's on 29th.