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New Zealand skipper Williamson says he trusted the umpires, who awarded six overthrow runs instead of five and wasn't aware of the regulations in this case
Skipper Kane Williamson after Kiwis's loss. Pics/AFP
Umpire Kumar Dharmasena signals six runs during Sunday's final
"I actually wasn't aware of the finer rule at that point in time. Obviously, you trust in the umpires and what they do. I guess you throw that in the mix of a few hundred other things that may have been different," the tournament's Man of the Series told a NZ daily. Widely praised for the grace with which he and his side accepted the defeat, Williamson said everyone had signed up to the rules that governed the tournament. "I suppose you never thought you would have to ask that question and I never thought I would have to answer it [smiling]," said Williamson when asked about the boundary count rule.
"While the emotions are raw, it is pretty hard to swallow when two teams have worked really, really hard to get to this moment in time. When with two attempts to separate them with a winner and a loser, it still doesn't perhaps sort of shine with one side coming through, you know, it is what it is really. The rules are there from the start," added Williamson. In the finale at Lord's. New Zealand opted to bat and put up a modest 241 for eight. In reply, England were bowled out for 241 off the last ball of their 50-over quota. In the Super Over too, both teams finished on the same score — 15. That's when the boundary count was done and England, who had hit 26 fours, were adjudged winners as against New Zealand's 17.
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