History for former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, who became the first Kiwi batter to complete 9,000 Test runs. The reliable batter achieved this feat on Saturday while playing in the first test match against England at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
Williamson, who returns to the team after his recovery from a groin injury that kept him out of the Test series against India, attained the milestone on the third day of the match when New Zealand batted in its second innings. The 34-year-old achieved the landmark mark in 103 Tests.
That puts him alongside Kumar Sangakkara and Younis Khan for the joint third-fastest to 9,000 Test runs. The record comes under the fastest, given to Australia's Steve Smith for reaching the milestone in his 99th Test in surpassing Brian Lara's record of 101 Tests.
Williamson also scored 61 runs while stitching two important partnerships with Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell before getting trapped in front of the wickets by Chris Woakes in the second innings.
Earlier, Williamson scored 93 runs in his comeback knock and took New Zealand to 348 in the first innings. Glenn Phillips remained unbeaten on 58* for the home side as Brydon Carse and Shoaib Bashir clinched four scalps each.
In reply, Harry Brook's staggering knock of 171 along with captain Ben Stokes' 80 and Ollie Pope's 77 stormed England to 499, giving them an impressive 151-run lead. At the time of filing this story, New Zealand were still struggling at 155/6 in 48 overs with Daryl Mitchell and debutant Nathan Smith in the middle.
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