Kane Williamson scored a magnificent double lot versus Pakistan.© AFP
Kane Williamson scored an unbeaten double century on Thursday to provide New Zealand an edge versus Pakistan on the 4th day of the continuous very first Test at National Stadium Karachi. The visitors stated their innings on 612 for 9 in their very first innings. The previous skipper rode his luck to hand the Blackcaps a 174-run lead as they attempt to require a lead to a Test that seemed meandering towards a draw and organize the two-match series.
Williamson reached 200 with a single off spinner Abrar Ahmed, batting for 10 hours and striking 21 limits and a 6 in an innings which saw him reverse 2 leg-before choices on 13 and 116.
See the minute Kane Williamson raced to his double hundred:
5th Test double century for Kane Williamson. A wonderful effort #PAKvNZ|#TayyariKiwiHai pic.twitter.com/tEOiqMRYJB
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 29, 2022
It deserves keeping in mind that Williamson has actually ended up being the very first New Zealand batter to strike 5 double centuries in Test cricket. He went beyond Brendon McCullum, who scored 4 Test double heaps.
In the very first Test vs Pakistan, Williamson endured 2 stumpings off spinner Nauman Ali on 15 and 21.
Resuming on 440 for 6 on Thursday, Williamson and Ish Sodhi defied Pakistan’s bowling in the very first session as the set took the overall to 595 prior to their seventh wicket stand was broken.
Sodhi was captured off Ahmed for 65 to much better his previous finest, likewise versus Pakistan in Abu Dhabi in 2018.
Tim Southee and Neil Wagner fell without scoring as New Zealand lost 3 wickets in the area of 2 runs, however last male Ajaz Patel held his ground to assist Williamson reach the turning point.
Ahmed ended up with 5 for 205– his 2nd five-wicket haul– while Nauman Ali took 3 for 185.
New Zealand are playing their very first Test series in Pakistan for 20 years.
(With AFP Inputs)
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