'The best match I've ever been to live'
How cricketers reacted to a humdinger of a semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa
ESPNcricinfo staff24-Mar-2015
What a great game of cricket. SA did not lose that game. NZ won it. Well played NZ. And to the Proteas you can be proud of your campaign.
— Jacques Kallis (@jacqueskallis75) March 24, 2015
South Africa DID NOT CHOKE! They got beaten by a better team today…AB led the team wonderfully well! But, well done NZ! See you in Sydney!
— Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) March 24, 2015
What an unbelievable game. So proud of the @BLACKCAPS and what they have achieved. Also feel the raw pain of @OfficialCSA on an amazing day.
— Stephen Fleming (@SPFleming7) March 24, 2015
Let's take a moment to sit back right now and say, regardless of the result, what an absolute humdinger of a game.
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) March 24, 2015
Well played NZ well deserved!! Cricket the true winner best game of the Cup!! Grant Elliot cool head magnificent innings!! #ontothefinalsNZ
— Brian Lara (@BrianLara) March 24, 2015
Congrats South Africa on this performance and your tournament. Quite simply the best match I've ever been to live! Worthy of a final
— Scott Styris (@scottbstyris) March 24, 2015
Its tough to see a side lose in a match like the semis. Well played South Africa. (1/2)
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 24, 2015
Big Congratulations to New Zealand for making the ICC World Cup finals and playing amazing cricket… #CWC15 (2/2)
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 24, 2015
What a game of cricket in NZ, please hold your heads high South Africa, you've done everyone proud as you gave it absolutely everything !!
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) March 24, 2015
WHAT A GAME!!!! The eruption of Eden park there was spine tingling huge! Grant Elliot take a bow #cricketisawesome
— Graeme Swann (@Swannyg66) March 24, 2015
Still proud of my bois, good fight thru out the game. Great game of cricket by u buggers. U can stand up tall and b proud of ur perfomance.
— Lonwabo Tsotsobe (@LonwaboTsotsobe) March 24, 2015
I didnt expect that. Wow!! I really thought the game was won with the bat for SA… well played New Zealand
— Alviro Petersen (@AlviroPetersen) March 24, 2015
Bad luck SA. You can see how emotional they are and you feel for them.They wanted this desperately. They gave it all they had. #CWC2015
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) March 24, 2015
What a semi final! I feel for the SA boys. Well done to NZ.
— Mahela Jayawardena (@MahelaJay) March 24, 2015
2am start, didn't miss a ball. @grantelliottnz run chase king. lock me in a room Sunday, was particularly bad company for the last 10 hrs.
— Peter Borren (@dutchiepdb) March 24, 2015