Kane Williamson in the course of the New Zealand vs England 1st Check© AFP
Christchurch:
Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has scripted historical past after turning into the primary Kiwi batter to finish 9,000 Check runs. The reliable batter achieved the feat on Saturday in the course of the first Check in opposition to England at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Williamson, making his comeback after recovering from a groin damage that dominated him out of the India Check sequence, reached the milestone throughout New Zealand’s second innings on the third day of the match.
The 34-year-old accomplished the landmark determine in 103 Exams, making it the joint third-fastest alongside Kumar Sangakkara and Younis Khan to 9,000 Check runs. Australia’s Steve Smith is the quickest batter to succeed in the feat after touching the milestone in his 99th Check to surpass Brian Lara’s 101 Exams document.
Within the second innings, Williamson contributed 61 runs after stitching two essential partnerships with Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell earlier than getting trapped in entrance of the wickets by Chris Woakes.
Earlier, Williamson scored 93 runs in his comeback knock and guided New Zealand to 348 within the first innings. Glenn Phillips remained unbeaten on 58* for the house aspect as Brydon Carse and Shoaib Bashir clinched 4 scalps every.
In reply, Harry Brook’s staggering knock of 171 together with captain Ben Stokes’ 80 and Ollie Pope’s 77 bought England to 499, giving them a powerful 151-run lead.
On the time of submitting this story, New Zealand had been struggling at 155/6 in 48 overs with Daryl Mitchell and debutant Nathan Smith within the center.
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