Kane Williamson smashes consecutive Check lots of in opposition to South Africa to document profession milestone – India TV

Former New Zealand Check skipper Kane Williamson goes by way of a purple patch of his personal because the 33-year-old smashed yet one more Check hundred on Tuesday (February 6) – his sixth within the final 10 innings.

After scoring 118 within the first innings of the continuing Check in opposition to South Africa at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, Williamson hammered his second of the sport on day three.

Notably, that is the primary time Kane Williamson has scored lots of in each innings of his illustrious Check profession.

His feat has helped him develop into the fifth Kiwi batter to attain lots of in each innings of a Check fixture. Glenn Turner was the primary Blackcaps batter to succeed in the historic milestone when he scored 101 and 110* in opposition to Australia in Christchurch in March 1974. Geoff Howarth, Andrew Jones and Peter Fulton emulated Turner’s document in 1978, 1991 and 2013 respectively.

Williamson’s hundred within the second innings is his thirty first within the red-ball format alongside 13 centuries that he has already scored within the ODI circuit. The appropriate-handed batter has now equalled Steve Smith who additionally has 44 worldwide tons (32 in Checks and 12 in ODIs) for Australia.

New Zealand gamers to attain lots of in every innings of a Check match:

New Zealand’s taking part in XI:

Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee (c), Matt Henry

South Africa’s taking part in XI:

Neil Model (c), Edward Moore, Raynard van Tonder, Zubayr Hamza, David Bedingham, Keegan Petersen, Ruan de Swardt, Clyde Fortuin (wk), Duanne Olivier, Tshepo Moreki, Dane Paterson