ICC Champions Trophy 2017: Top 5 performers who won’t be playing in the semi-finals

#1 Kane Williamson

Williamson broke records but unfortunately for him, his side couldn’t

If there was one player who deserved to go through to the semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, it was Kane Williamson. The New Zealand captain certainly did everything he possibly could to ensure that his side went through. Two fifties and a century in the three group games, which included a world record run of four consecutive fifty-plus scores in the Champions Trophy are numbers that warrant a place in the semi-final.

The Kiwi skipper is the second-leading run-getter in the tournament and he almost single-handedly took them through. A century against arch-rivals Australia in their opening game which got washed out, 87 in a run chase against England in which he almost took his side over the line, only for them to collapse after his dismissal and a fifty against Bangladesh in the do-or-die clash just highlights his importance to the team.

Unfortunately, rain and an inspired partnership between Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah ensured that the Black Caps were knocked out of the competition and the unfortunate 26-year-old will have to watch from the sidelines instead of taking part in the latter stages of the tournament.