Kane Williamson hammered his second century of the match on Day 3 of the first Test on February 6, steering New Zealand to a dominant position against a depleted South African team at Mount Maunganui.
In the first innings, Williamson belted 109 runs off 132 balls, smashing 12 fours and a six. The veteran then racked up another century on Day 3 of the Test match, scoring 118 runs off 289 balls with the help of 16 fours.
On the back of his knock, the Black Caps have surged ahead with a commanding lead of 528 runs in their second innings, with seven wickets still in hand.
Kane Williamson on a milestone spree
In the meantime, Williamson has achieved several milestones with his 31st hundred in Test cricket. The right-handed batter notched up his 18th Test century, placing him joint-sixth in the list of players with the most hundreds in Test cricket at home.
Williamson equals Don Bradman’s home tally and others
Notably, both the legendary Don Bradman and former England skipper Joe Root have notched up 18 Test centuries at home. However, Mahela Jayawardene, Jacques Kallis, and Ricky Ponting hold the record with 23 hundred each.
In his 46 home Tests, Williamson has racked up 4487 runs at an impressive average of 69.03.
The 33-year-old Williamson also achieved another remarkable feat by becoming the joint second-fastest to reach 31 Test hundreds, alongside Australia's Steve Smith. Sachin Tendulkar holds the record, accomplishing this milestone in his 165th innings.
Williamson became the fifth Kiwi batter to score two centuries in one match. Others who have achieved this are Glenn Turner, Geoff Howarth, Andrew Jones, and Peter Fulton.
His conversion rate is impressive, as he has turned 10 out of his last 11 scores of fifty or more into centuries in Test matches. Furthermore, he holds the record for the most Test centuries (3) at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.
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