Kane Williamson Set to Become New Zealand’s Leading Run-scorer

Afghanistan is all set to host New Zealand for a one-off Test in Noida which starts from 9th September. The former New Zealand captain - Kane Williamson, has an opportunity to achieve yet another milestone in his cricketing career.

Kane Williamson just needs 72 runs to become the highest scorer for the New Zealand cricket team in international cricket. It is expected that he might achieve the feat under his name against Afghanistan during the scheduled one-off Test.

Currently, Ross Taylor leads the charts with 18199 runs in 450 fixtures at an average of 42.72 and a strike rate of 73.24. Kane Williamson stands at 18128 runs in 358 fixtures at an average of 48.21 and a strike rate of 66.

Kane Williamson Stats in International Cricket

As of now, Steady the Ship is active in international cricket and looks forward to making new records. He carries an average of 55 in the Test format and has a strike rate of 51.4.

His away and home performance in the red-ball format speaks volumes on his performance in Test cricket.

Kane Williamson vs Ross Taylor - A Comparision of Two Giants

Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson are two of the pioneers of New Zealand cricket. However, they both have been effective batsmen in their own style and for different formats of the game.

Ross Taylor has been a successful batsman when it comes to white-ball cricket in terms of total runs. However, both batters carry a similar average when it comes to the ODI format.

In Test cricket, Kane Williamson has been a much better player for New Zealand. His batting average is much higher than Taylor and has more runs than him in the red-ball format.

Afghanistan vs New Zealand - One-off Test

The two teams are scheduled to meet for a one-off Test starting Monday. It is going to be the first meeting between the two teams in the red-ball format. The fixture is expected to be full of surprises.

Afghanistan is fairly a new team in the Test format. They don’t have much experience in playing red-ball cricket and their primary player - Rashid Khan is also missing out from the fixture.

New Zealand were the WTC champion in 2021 and they are currently 3rd spot in the WTC 2023-25 point table. All the top betting apps in India have odds in favour of New Zealand.

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