Jimmy Neesham turns wordsmith in describing painful 2019 World Cup final loss

New Zealand cricketer Jimmy Neesham is kwn for making headlines with his witty remarks on Twitter. Jimmy Neesham also interacts with his fans on various social media platforms from time to time. Jimmy Neesham's tweets and comments have left his fans in splits more often than t. southpaw was an integral part of New Zealand's World Cup 2019 squad that lost final by barest of margins.

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Jimmy Neesham opens up on dramatic World Cup 2019 final

Jimmy Neesham kept his team in hunt during Super Over In 2019 World Cup final against England. Chasing a huge target of 16, Jimmy Neesham hit a maximum off Jofra Archer to bring target well within reach. In end, Jofra Archer and England kept ir calm to restrict Kiwis to 15 to win World Cup 2019 on back of a boundary count rule.

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Kiwis needed 2 off final ball when Martin Guptill was brilliantly run-out by Jason Roy and Jos Buttler to deny New Zealand victory. w, Jimmy Neesham has opened up on World Cup 2019 final which was full of drama. While speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Jimmy Neesham said he’s going to remember those 20 centimetres for next 50 years.

Jimmy Neesham furr said that when y got out to bat in Super Over, getting 16 in a Super Over to win seemed like an improbable task. Jimmy Neesham added that pressure was pretty well off because one was going to blame him for t getting 16 in Super Over. Jimmy Neesham mentioned that it was all about making contact for as long as possible but and added that he will think about that one run and those 20 centimetres for next 50 years.

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Courtesy this win, England went on to win ir maiden ODI World Cup after failing to cross finish line thrice in 1979, 1987 and 1992 editions respectively. Meanwhile, England had also made it to semi-finals for first time since 1992. On or hand, Blackcaps were finalists of 2015 edition under captaincy of Brendon McCullum, which was jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. y once again had to be satisfied being runners-up four years later after falling agonizingly short. 

After final, many fans and experts have gone on to say that trophy should have been shared by both sides as neir of m was winner or loser. 

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