Kane Williamson : The former New Zealand captain, who has been scoring centuries in Test cricket these days, has made another record in his name. In the first Test of the two-match series being played against South Africa, he scored a century in the second consecutive innings. On the third day of the match, the host team took a huge lead of 528 runs against South Africa. After scoring 511 runs in the first innings, New Zealand had bowled out the visiting team for 162 runs.
New Zealand has completely strengthened its hold in the Test series being played against South Africa. After losing the toss, the host team came to bat and scored 511 runs in the first innings thanks to Rachin Ravindra’s double century and Kane Williamson’s century.
Kane’s bat also worked in the second innings and the team scored 179 runs for 4 wickets and increased the lead to 528 runs. The former captain’s bat is continuously scoring runs and he has scored 6 centuries in the last 6 tests.
Kane Williamson made a record
The former New Zealand captain has scored 31 centuries in Test cricket in just 170 innings. In reaching this milestone, he left behind Virat Kohli who had only 27 centuries after 170 innings. He equaled Steve Smith. Sachin Tendulkar is at the top of the list and had scored 31 centuries in just 165 innings.
Six centuries in 6 Tests
Kane Williamson has scored a lot of centuries in the last 6 Test matches. During this period, he has played a total of 6 century innings, in one of which he scored a double century. In the last 6 test matches, he has played innings of 132, 121, 215, 104, 118 and 109 runs.
