Fans praise the Black Caps after New Zealand helped a West Indies player

Cricket is surely a gentleman's game and it was personified in the ICC Cricket World Cup U19. The players of New Zealand helped West Indies after yesterday's match.

West Indies was defeated by New Zealand by two wickets in their quarterfinal clash and got past the target of 238 runs with two balls to spare in Benoni, South Africa. But what made the whole match memorable is the fact that Jesse Tashkoff and Joseph Field decided to carry Kirk McKenzie off the field. McKenzie who made 99 runs had to leave the field with several cramps making it difficult for the player to walk. Impressed by New Zealand's display of sportsmanship on the field, cricket fans couldn't help but praise them.

Here's how fans celebrated the moment on Twitter:

An outstanding show of sportsmanship earlier today in the game between West Indies and New Zealand ? #U19CWC | #SpiritOfCricket | #FutureStars pic.twitter.com/UAl1G37pKj

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) January 29, 2020

So good to see this #SpiritOfCricket at its best. https://t.co/qzUZjEuRt5

— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) January 30, 2020

#SpiritOfCricket

Black caps always show great sportsmanship.... pic.twitter.com/3QhdtXszNi

— KLVR (@iamKLVR) January 30, 2020

Sport can teach us many lessons but the best will always be playing together with respect irrespective of the dignities we represent. #SpiritOfCricket https://t.co/QxGOcwXUxi

— Aashish Vats (@aashish_av_) January 30, 2020

Really what a sportsmanship by NZ U19 players

Really Delighted to watch this.#SpiritOfCricket https://t.co/joSRBHfl7H

— Ayush Mittal (@AyushMi05214277) January 30, 2020

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This is what humility teaches us ... sportsmanship at its best , Kiwis are a class apart when it comes to showing respect and earning it ????#FutureStars #SpiritOfCricket #U19CWC https://t.co/6dAbCikkGD

— Abhishek (@1512abhishek) January 30, 2020

So beautiful to see this from New Zealand.#SpiritOfCricket https://t.co/lTJHxIU2JW

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) January 30, 2020

Wow.. @BLACKCAPS just wow!! These #FutureStars show what really #SpiritOfCricket means.. true gem https://t.co/yC1xNWTE7k

— Jitendra Soni (@jdsoni7) January 30, 2020

An outstanding show of sportsmanship earlier today in the game between West Indies and New Zealand ? #U19CWC | #SpiritOfCricket | #FutureStars pic.twitter.com/bfzpzSMrMw

— Vijay Shankar ツ ᴹᵃˢᵗᵉʳ (@ImVijayShankar) January 30, 2020

Black Caps shown the real #SpiritOfCricket Well done guys #U19CWC pic.twitter.com/0voKNGrlqP

— Akhil Joseph (@akhiljoseph) January 30, 2020

True #SpiritOfCricket here ??. NZ are just the nicest guys in cricket be it at any level. Carrying forward the legacy of the likes of McCullum and Williamson#U19CWC #FutureStars https://t.co/Eb6NPqpQu4

— Rushil Joshi (@RushilJoshi7) January 30, 2020