New Zealand star batter Kane Williamson failed to play a big knock in his 100th Test but scored enough runs to break one of Virat Kohli’s elite records. During his 17-run knock in the ongoing second Test against Australia, which kicked off on March 8 at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch, the right-handed legendary batter leapfrogged Indian stalwart Kohli’s tally of 2235 runs in the World Test Championship (WTC) to become the 11th leading run-scorer. England’s Joe Root is at the top with 4223 runs in 52 matches. Two Australian batters, Marnus Labuschagne, and Steve Smith hold the second and third place with 3808 and 3466 runs respectively.

In 23 matches, Williamson has 2238 runs under his belt with an average of 63.94, hitting 10 centuries and two fifties. Williamson’s career-best score was 251 runs when he played an amazing knock against West Indies in 2020. On the other hand, Kohli, who missed the entire home Test series against England due to the birth of his second child, has scored 2235 runs in 36 WTC matches played so far.

Cricket fans expected a big knock from Williamson on Friday in his 100th Test, but the 33-year-old batter failed to deliver once again and got out after making just 17 runs from 37 balls. He was trapped in front of the wickets by Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood on the fifth ball of the 32nd over.

Hazlewood is on fire in the ongoing Test and has starred with a five-wicket haul in the first innings, helping his side to bundle out the Kiwis for 162. Australia leads the two-match series 1-0.
The Tauranga-born cricketer is the greatest Kiwi batter of all time. In 100 Tests, he has scored 8692 runs, which is the most by any New Zealand batter. Williamson has 32 centuries and 33 fifties to his name, and currently, he is the No.1 batter in the ICC Test rankings.

Apart from Williamson, the ongoing Test in Christchurch is also the 100th Test match for New Zealand’s Test captain, Tim Southee. The 35-year-old right-arm pacer is the first bowler and fourth cricketer overall to play at least 100 matches in all three formats of the game. Former New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor was the first cricketer to play 100 matches in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is, and he was joined by India’s Virat Kohli in 2022 and Australia’s David Warner in February 2024.