Delhi: New Zealand veteran Kane Williamson played a crucial innings for his team while batting brilliantly in the semi -final match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He achieved a big achievement by playing a strong century innings. With this century, Williamson has surpassed AB de Villiers and has now equaled the records of veterans like Steve Smith and Rahul Dravid. His next goal is to break the record of Rohit Sharma.
In this match played against South Africa, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first. Kane Williamson and Rachin Ravindra performed brilliantly and beat up the African bowlers. First Rachin Ravindra scored a recorded century, after which Williamson also presented a great batting view. He scored the 15th century of ODI career and his total number of centuries in international cricket increased to 48.
Rohit Sharma’s record on target
Williamson has left behind AB de Villiers by hitting the 48th International century. He has now reached equal to Rahul Dravid and Steve Smith. His next goal is Rohit Sharma’s record, which is included in the list of top-10 batsmen with 49 centuries. Williamson has now reached number 14 and may soon come up in this list.
New Zealand scored a huge score of 363 against South Africa on the strength of Kane and Rachin Ravindra’s tremendous batting. This became the biggest score in the history of the Champions Trophy. Earlier this record was in the name of Australia, which scored 356 runs against England.
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