First Published Feb 27, 2023, 2:14 PM IST
Kane Williamson, who scored a century in the 2nd Test match against England, has set a record as the highest run-scorer from New Zealand in Test cricket.
Kane Williamson is one of the greatest cricketers of our time. New Zealand’s All Time Greatest Cricketer and Captain Kane Williamson.
He has contributed immensely to the New Zealand team as a captain and batsman. It must be said that New Zealand almost won the 2019 ODI World Cup. New Zealand, who had never won a World Cup, won the ICC Test Championship Trophy for the first time and put New Zealand on the international cricket stage.
Kane Williamson, who is only playing as a player in the Test team away from the Test captaincy, scored a century in the 2nd Test against England. At the end of the first innings in this test, the New Zealand team played the 2nd innings with 226 runs behind. Kane Williamson scored 132 runs and Tom Blundell scored 90 runs. The New Zealand team scored 483 runs in the 2nd innings. England are chasing a challenging target of 258 runs to take a lead of 257 runs to New Zealand.
Ross Taylor topped the list with 7683 runs in 112 Test matches. Kane Williamson, who scored 7787 runs in 92 Tests, overtook Ross Taylor to become the top scorer.