Holder challenges Brathwaite to repeat World Cup ton heroics

West Indies captain Jason Holder urged Carlos Brathwaite to "bring it together more often" after his remarkable hundred so nearly led to a stunning World Cup victory over New Zealand.

The West Indies were down and out at 164-7, chasing a target of 292 to beat the Black Caps at Old Trafford.

Thanks to Brathwaite's blistering 101 of 82 balls -- his maiden one-day international century -- however, they got to within a six of a win with just one wicket standing.

But Brathwaite, trying to hit what would have been his sixth six of a remarkable innings, fell to paceman Jimmy Neesham as Trent Boult took a good catch just inside the long-on boundary off the last ball of the penultimate over.

New Zealand won by a mere five runs, a result that effectively ended the West Indies' hopes of semi-final qualification.

All-rounder Brathwaite was previously best known for his last-over heroics in hitting four successive sixes off Ben Stokes to see the West Indies to a dramatic 2016
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"He's not one to shy away from his responsibilities. And he puts a really good effort into his preparation. The knock he played today is not surprising to me."