Williamson hits second century as Kiwis dominate Proteas
Kane Williamson grabbed his second century of the match as New Zealand took complete control of the first Test on day three against the Proteas.
Kane Williamson grabbed his second century of the match as New Zealand took complete control of the first Test on day three against the Proteas.
Kane Williamson marked his return to the Cricket World Cup with 78 runs as New Zealand crushed Bangladesh by eight wickets on Friday.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is set to miss the one-day World Cup in India later this year after sustaining a knee injury.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has been ruled out of the two-match Test series against South Africa in Christchurch.
Sunrisers Hyderabad bowler Thangarasu Natarajan has become the first Indian Premier League player to test positive for coronavirus but the team’s match on Wednesday will go ahead, organisers said.
Natarajan and six close contacts, including all-rounder Vijay Shankar, have been isolated from the team to take on Delhi Capitals in Dubai.
Hyderabad named the contacts, who returned negative tests on Wednesday morning, and said Natarajan is “asymptomatic”.
Hyderabad, led by New Zealand’s Kane Williamson, are placed bottom of the eight-team table and need to win all remaining games to keep their playoff hopes alive.
The tournament resumed this past Sunday after it was halted in May because of a devastating surge in pandemic deaths in India, prompting foreign players to rush home.
Many have not come back including England’s Ben Stokes, who had been with Rajasthan Royals, and Australian Pat Cummins of Kolkata Knight Riders.
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New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson is set to topple Indian skipper Virat Kohli as the world’s number one ranked Test batsman after his unbeaten 200 against Bangladesh shot his points ranking up to a career high of 915 points.