It was the first time Williamson had scored two centuries in the same Test, with the No.1 ranked Test batsman in the world adding to his 118 in the first innings. NZ went to stumps on Day Three at 179-4 and with an overall lead of 528 runs with two days remaining
Kane Williamson
New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson smashed his 31st Test century (109) on Day Three of the first Test against South Africa on Tuesday, becoming the joint second-fastest to reach 31 Test tons. Williamson is racing alongside Australia’s Steve Smith as the joint second-fastest to achieve the feat in 170 innings, but narrowly missed out on Sachin Tendulkar’s record of fastest player to reach 31 centuries in 165 innings.
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It was the first time Williamson had scored two centuries in the same Test, with the No.1 ranked Test batsman in the world adding to his 118 in the first innings. NZ went to stumps on Day Three at 179-4 and with an overall lead of 528 runs with two days remaining.
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