Ken Williamson
Nz vs sa: In the TRAI Nation ODI series being played on the land of Pakistan, New Zealand confirmed his place in the final by performing a bang. After defeating Pakistan in the first match of the TRAI Nation ODI series, New Zealand, thanks to Kane Williamson’s brilliant century in the second match, got South Africa dusty by 6 wickets and won the final of the TRAI Nation ODI series. Kane Williamson’s unbeaten century innings was instrumental in this big winning victory of New Zealand. Kane played an unbeaten innings of 133 runs in which he hit 13 fours and 2 skyscraper sixes. He not only won the New Zealand team with fours but also completed his 7000 runs in ODI cricket. Along with this, he made a big record in ODI cricket.
Ken Williamson defeated Virat Kohli
In fact, before this match, Ken Williamson needed 132 runs to complete his 7000 runs in ODIs. He did this big act as soon as he played an unbeaten 133 against South Africa. He touched 7000 ODIs in the 159th innings of the 167th ODI match. In this way, he demolished the record of veterans like Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in one stroke. Actually, Kane has become the second batsman in the world to score the fastest 7 thousand runs in ODIs. He defeated veterans like Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers in the case of scoring fastest 7000 runs in ODIs. Kohli did 161 innings while AB de Villiers did this feat in 166 innings.
Batsman who scored the fastest 7000 runs in ODI International
- Hashim Amla- 150 innings
- Ken Williamson- 159 innings
- Virat Kohli- 161 innings
- AB de Villiers- 166 innings
- Sourav Ganguly- 174 innings
- Rohit Sharma- 181 innings
Batting first, South Africa scored a big score of 304 runs losing 6 wickets in 50 overs. In response, New Zealand achieved target of 305 runs by losing 4 wickets on the basis of Kane Williamson’s century and Dewan Conve’s 97 runs innings.
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