In the 1st Test against South Africa, Kame Williamson played a wonderful knock of 109 runs in 132 deliveries with a good strike rate of 82.58 and made several records. He also provided the side with a very strong foundation for a large total in the second innings and made a pivotal partnership of 92 runs with Devon Conway for the second wicket. New Zealand’s star batter has now also become the fifth batsman from New Zealand to hit centuries in both innings of a Test match.
NZ vs SA: Williamson Scored a massive Hundred in the First innings too
Kane Williamson played a pivotal knock of 118 runs in 289 deliveries in the first innings, including 16 boundaries, and made an outstanding partnership of 232 runs with Ravindra for the third wicket. South African bowlers dominated in the first session of the game and picked up 2 wickets from New Zealand when the total score of the side was only 39 runs in 16.5 overs.
The form of Conway, Williamson, and Ravindra has been instrumental in New Zealand’s success in the last few matches, and now Williamson has also achieved the feat of scoring six consecutive hundreds.
Kane Williamson creates history by becoming the 5th New Zealand batter to hit centuries in both innings
With a magnificent hundred in the second inning, Williamson has now become the fifth player from the New Zealand side to hit centuries in both innings of a test match. Prior to Kane Williamson, Glenn Turner, Geoff Howarth, Andrew Jones, and Peter Fulton had secured the record for scoring centuries in the both first and second innings of the game.
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With the help of his wonderful innings, New Zealand has now taken a huge lead of 528 runs in the game, and still six wickets are in hand for the side. New Zealand would look to secure a lead of 600 runs before declaring their innings to provide the opponents with no chance to get back in the game.
Williamson Hits the 31st Test Century of his International Career
With six consecutive centuries in the previous six tests, Williamson’s record list has witnessed a huge enhancement. He has scored a total of 31 centuries in the longest format of the game, while he made 13 centuries in one-day cricket.
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