New Zealand star batsman Kane Williamson on Wednesday made a big record against South Africa during the second semi -final of the Champions Trophy 2025. Williamson played a brilliant innings of 102 runs in 94 balls, hitting 10 fours and 2 sixes.
During this match played in Lahore, Kane Williamson became the first New Zealand batsman to complete 19,000 runs in International Cricket. He needed only 27 runs to achieve this feat, which he completed in a few balls.
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A look at Ken Williamson’s international cricket career
Kane Williamson made his debut for New Zealand in 2010 and has made many historical achievements since then. His international career figures are as follows:
- Test cricket: 105 matches, 9276 runs
- ODI Cricket: 172 matches, 7149* run
- T20 International: 93 matches, 2575 runs
- Total International Run: 19,000+
Williamson has scored 33 centuries in Test cricket, while ODI format has 14 centuries in his name. He made a Test debut against India in 2010 and made a great debut in his career by scoring a century in Ahmedabad.
New Zealand’s highest run batsman
After Kane Williamson, other batsmen scoring the most runs for New Zealand are:
| Batsman | International runs |
|---|---|
| Ken Williamson | 19,000+ |
| Ross taylor | 18,199 |
| Brendon McCullum | 14,676 |
| Martin Guptill | 13,463 |
Brendon McCullum, who captained New Zealand in the 2015 ODI World Cup final, is currently the head coach of the England cricket team.
New Zealand journey under Williamson’s captaincy
Kane Williamson has been one of the most successful captains of New Zealand cricket. Under his captaincy, the team traveled many historical journey, including:
- 2021: New Zealand won the World Test Championship (WTC) Trophy.
- 2019: New Zealand reached the final of the ODI World Cup, where he lost against England.
- 2021: Team also reached the final of the T20 World Cup.
- 2023: New Zealand makes it to the semi -finals of the ODI World Cup.
Semi -final match condition: New Zealand vs South Africa
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and decided to bat first. They said,
“Strong wind is blowing, so dew is not expected. The previous match was played under different circumstances, but we are familiar with the conditions here. There has been no change in our team. “
At the same time, South Africa captain Tempa Bavuma said,
