NZ vs SA: Kane Williamson Surpasses Virat Kohli To Achieve Historic ODI Milestone

NZ vs SA: New Zealand’s veteran batter Kane Williamson etched his name in history with a brilliant unbeaten 133 off 113 balls in the second ODI against South Africa during the ongoing tri-series in Pakistan on February 10 (Monday). His 14th ODI century guided the Kiwis to a commanding six-wicket victory while successfully chasing 305 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. In the process, Williamson became the fastest New Zealand batter to reach 7,000 ODI runs and the second-fastest overall, surpassing Indian legend Virat Kohli.

Kane Williamson has surpassed Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Sourav Ganguly, Rohit Sharma, Brian Lara and others to become the second-fastest batter to reach 7,000 ODI runs. He achieved the milestone in just 159 innings, while Kohli took 161 innings.

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Hashim Amla remains the fastest to the landmark, reaching the feat in just 150 innings. Before Williamson, Martin Guptill held the record for being the quickest New Zealand player to 7,000 ODI runs, achieving it in 186 innings.

Here’s the list of batters who took the least innings to score 7,000 ODI runs:

Fastest Batters To 7,000 ODI Runs (By Innings)

1. Hashim Amla – 150 innings  

2. Kane Williamson – 159 innings 

3. Virat Kohli – 161 innings  

4. AB de Villiers – 166 innings  

5. Sourav Ganguly – 174 innings  

6. Rohit Sharma – 181 innings  

7. Brian Lara – 183 innings  

8. Martin Guptill – 186 innings  

9. Desmond Haynes – 187 innings  

10. Jacques Kallis – 188 innings

Before the match against South Africa, Williamson had 6,868 runs in 158 innings to his name and required 132 more to reach the 7,000-run milestone.

With this century, Williamson also matched AB de Villiers on the list of batters with the most international hundreds, reaching his 47th ton in his 365th match. He shares the 14th spot for the most international centuries, a list topped by Sachin Tendulkar with 100 hundreds.