Kane Williamson, the No.3 GOAT? The numbers say so
New Zealand win their first Test series against South Africa in 92 years.
New Zealand scripted history by defeating South Africa 2-0 in the two-match Test series. This marked the first time that New Zealand won a Test series against South Africa in 92 years. South Africa, in an effort to ensure a smooth running of SA20, sent a second-string side to tour New Zealand for the World Test Championship. However, the decision proved too costly as the inexperience could not withstand New Zealand's dominance, resulting in a 2-0 series loss.
Kane Williamson emerged as the key player for New Zealand, wreaking havoc upon the South African bowlers throughout the series. He scored three centuries, including a twin ton and a 43 in his four innings. Additionally, Rachin Ravindra proved effective with both bat and ball, scoring a double century in the first game while also picking up four wickets in another Tests.
In this article let us look at the stats and achievements from New Zealand and Kane Williamson.
172 - Kane Williamson has scored 32 centuries in 172 innings in Tests, this is the fewest number of innings taken by a player to complete 32 Test hundreds. Steven Smith is next on the list with 174 innings.
30 - Kane Williamson has scored an overall 30 centuries while playing at No. 3 in Tests, this is the third most number of centuries at that position. Only Kumar Sangakkara (37) and Ricky Ponting (32) are ahead of him.
5 - Kane Williamson has scored five centuries in Tests in the fourth innings. He is joint-most along with Younis Khan.
15 - Kane Williamson has scored 15 centuries in Tests at home in a winning cause while batting at No. 3, the most by a player. The batter surpassed Kumar Sangakkara's tally of 14.
2 - Kane Williamson is the second New Zealand batter to score centuries in both innings of a Test match in a winning cause after Glenn Turner, who achieved the same against Australia way back in 1974.
10 - Kane Williamson has scored an overall ten centuries in the World Test Championship, only Joe Root (12) and Marnus Labuschagne (11) are ahead of him.
1 - This is the first Test series win for New Zealand against South Africa in 92 years.
7 - Williamson has scored a total of seven centuries since January 2023 (after stepping down as Test captain. Not a single batter has scored more than three centuries in this period).
8048 - Kane Williamson has scored 8048 runs in Tests while batting at No. 3, and became the fourth player after Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting and Kumar Sangakkara to achieve the feat.
1 - Tim Southee became the first New Zealand captain to win a Test Series against South Africa.
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