Delhi: Kane Williamson continued his excellent form in the Test match against England and scored his 33rd century. He achieved this feat with one six in 137 balls. During this, Williamson was out after scoring 156 runs. Earlier, New Zealand scored 347 runs, while the England team was bundled out for only 143 runs in the first innings.
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Five consecutive centuries on one ground
At the Hamilton ground, Williamson set a new record in the history of Test cricket. He has become the first player to achieve five consecutive centuries on the same ground. In the last five Test matches played at this ground, he scored 200 (Bangladesh, 2019), 4 and 104 (England, 2019), 251 (West Indies, 2020), 43 and 133* (South Africa, 2024).
Williamson left the giants behind
In this case, Kane Williamson left behind many legends, including players like Mahela Jayawardene, Don Bradman, Michael Clarke, Dennis Lillee and Martin Crowe, who had scored 4 consecutive centuries on the same ground.
Third player to score fastest 33 centuries
Williamson achieved this feat in 186 innings and is now the third fastest player in history to score 33 Test centuries. Before him there were Sachin Tendulkar (178) and Ricky Ponting (183).
Williamson’s 11 centuries in the World Test Championship
Joe Root is at the first place in the list of players who have scored the most centuries in the history of the World Test Championship, having scored 18 centuries. Kane Williamson is at number two, and he is still 7 centuries behind Root. Marnus Labuschagne is at third place with 11 centuries in WTC, while Rohit Sharma is the only Indian player in the top-5, who has scored 9 centuries in WTC.
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