On day four of the first test match between New Zealand and Pakistan, which is currently being played at National Stadium Karachi, Kane Williamson achieved a double century without being dismissed, which gave New Zealand the upper hand.
The away team called it a game when they reached a score of 612 for 9 in their first innings. The former skipper rode his luck to hand the Blackcaps a 174-run lead as they try to force a result in a Test that appeared to be meandering toward a draw and take charge of the two-match series. The Blackcaps are trying to force a result in a Test that appeared to be meandering toward a draw and take charge of the situation.
Kane Williamson reached the score of 200 with a single off the spinner Abrar Ahmed. He had been at the crease for ten hours, during which he had hit 21 fours and a six. In addition, he had reversed two leg-before decisions that had been made on 13 and 116.
It is important to note that Kane Williamson has broken a New Zealand record by being the first batsman in test cricket history to reach five double centuries. He passed Brendon McCullum, who was the previous holder of the record with four Test double tonnes.
In the first test match between Pakistan and New Zealand, Williamson avoided being stumped twice by spinner Nauman Ali with the scores of 15 and 21.
When play resumed on Thursday at 440 for six, Williamson and Ish Sodhi withstood the bowling of Pakistan in the first session. As a result, the pair brought the total up to 595 before the seventh wicket stand they had put together was broken.
Sodhi was caught by Ahmed for 65, which was a new personal best for him. This match against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi in 2018 was also his previous best.
New Zealand lost three wickets in the space of two runs, but the last man, Ajaz Patel, stood his ground to help Williamson reach the milestone. Tim Southee and Neil Wagner both went down without scoring as New Zealand dropped three wickets.
Nauman Ali finished with three wickets for 185, while Ahmed finished with five for 205. This was Ahmed’s second five-wicket haul.
This will be the first time in twenty years that New Zealand has competed in a test series in Pakistan.