In the ongoing PAK vs NZ 1st Test match , Kane Williamson smashed a double hundred and helped his side to take a big lead of 174 runs at the end of the first innings. Kane Williamson's magical touch with the bat and his elegance proved to be a key differentiator between New Zealand and Pakistan's 1st innings. Here in this article, we will have a look at some of the records broken by Kane Williamson in this Test innings.
1 - Kane Williamson became the first New Zealand batsman to smash a Test double hundred on Pakistan soil.
Visiting batsman to smash Test double hundred on Pakistan soil:
Rohan Kanhai in Lahore, 1959
Ted Dexter in Karachi, 1962
Greg Chappell in Faisalabad, 1980
Sanjay Manjrekar in Lahore, 1989
Mark Taylor in Peshawar, 1998
Kumar Sangakkara in Lahore, 2002
Virender Sehwag in Multan, 2004
Rahul Dravid in Rawalpindi, 2004
Sanath Jayasuriya in Faisalabad, 2004
Virender Sehwag in Lahore, 2006
Brian Lara in Multan, 2006
Mahela Jayawardene in Karachi, 2009
Thilan Samaraweera in Karachi, 2009
Thilan Samaraweera in Lahore, 2009
Kane Williamson in Karachi, 2022
5 - Kane Williamson has the most double hundreds for New Zealand batsman (5) in Test history.
Most double hundreds for New Zealand in Test cricket:
Kane Williamson - 5
Brendon McCullum - 4
Stephen Fleming / Ross Taylor - 3
Most double hundreds among Fab-4 batsman in Test Cricket:
Virat Kohli - 7
Joe Root - 5
Kane Williamson - 5
Steven Smith - 4
8 - Kane Williamson has smashed 8 centuries against Pakistan in international cricket.
Most centuries against Pakistan in international cricket:
Kumar Sangakkara - 12
Aravinda de Silva - 11
Brian Lara - 9
David Warner / Kane Williamson - 8
10 - Kane Williamson has smashed at least one Test hundred in 10 different countries. With a hundred in the ongoing Test match he completed the milestone of hitting a century on Pakistan soil also.
Number of Test centuries by Kane Williamson (country-wise):
13 in New Zealand
2 in West Indies
2 in Australia
2 in UAE
1 in India
1 in Sri Lanka
1 in Bangladesh
1 in England
1 in Zimbabwe
1 in Pakistan
25 - Kane Williamson smashed his 25th Test hundred.
Most Centuries in Test Cricket among current active players:
Steven Smith - 29
Joe Root - 28
Virat Kohli - 27
David Warner / Kane Williamson - 25
Most Centuries in international cricket among current players:
Virat Kohli - 72
David Warner - 45
Joe Root - 44
Rohit Sharma / Steven Smith - 41
Kane Williamson - 38