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Skipper Kane Williamson expressed disappointment after New Zealand suffered back-to-back defeats against West Indies and Afghanistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup but remained hopeful about the future of the team’s golden generation.

After Afghanistan upset New Zealand in their tournament opener, West Indies thrashed Williamson-led side by 13 runs at Brian Lara Stadium on Thursday (as per IST). New Zealand’s Super Eight qualification is in jeopardy as the team rooted on the bottom of the Group C standings with Net Run Rate of -2.425.  Despite the setbacks, the team still has a mathematical chance to progress to the Super Eight, but several factors will need to align in their favour.

Reflecting on the losses in the post-match press conference, Williamson stated, they’re still guys that will be here for some time. I think if we just look at the two matches to start off, no doubt disappointing. You come to a world event, you want to start well and to be honest, and we need to be better in these conditions specifically.

We know that it’s going to be a real scrap and it’s not going to be easy. But if you win some small moments, match-ups go your way and that can be a defining element to your whole tournament, really, and it hasn’t happened for us, which is frustrating, he stated.