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Former New Zealand skipper and veteran batter Kane Williamson has made it to the headlines of the cricketing world once again with his batting brilliance. The 32-year-old smashed a brilliant double ton against Pakistan in the Karachi Test with a knock of 200 runs including 21 boundaries and a six to his name.
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Notably, it’s also the fifth double century of the former Kiwi skipper in the longest format of the game. This amazing knock from the Tauranga-based batting prodigy drew various reactions from cricket fans. Some of the fans appreciated his batting excellence whereas others took a sly dig at the Pakistan bowling attack which is dubbed as one of the best pace attacks in the World.
The fans took to Twitter to lavish praises on Kane and subsequently they also trolled the Pakistani team for trailing by a big margin in home conditions.
Here’s how fans reacted to Kane Williamson:
Pr Yar Bhaijaan Humare Bowlers to 150+ Fekte hai😭😭#PakvsNZ #TestCricket #KaneWilliamson pic.twitter.com/YAks6dcQ7y
— Tanay (@tanay_chawda1) December 29, 2022
A fifth Test double-hundred for Kane Williamson & his first overseas! The Karachi crowd & his teammates rise to applaud his 395 ball knock. His milestone also brings the declaration at 612/9, a lead of 174. Tea taken! Follow play LIVE in NZ with @skysportnz & @SENZ_Radio #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/S430Pri36u
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) December 29, 2022
Double hundred by Kane Williamson - a superb batting display by the former captain, his 5th double century in Tests! pic.twitter.com/mp6jctbM8D
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 29, 2022
Unstoppable Kane Williamson #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/VX6WljTMWM
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) December 28, 2022
Kane Williamson, one of the greatest ever in modern Era. pic.twitter.com/7pK7SEcZDI
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 28, 2022
Steve Smith - 29 centuries in 161 innings.
— Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) December 29, 2022
Joe Root - 28 centuries in 233 innings.
Virat Kohli - 27 centuries in 177 innings.
Kane Williamson - 25 centuries in 155 innings.
Modern masters 🔥#SteveSmith #JoeRoot #ViratKohli #KaneWillamson #Cricket #Tests pic.twitter.com/vKCVNNMDd7
History: Kane Williamson has most double hundreds in Tests by a New Zealand player.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 29, 2022
What a player…keeping Pakistani players on the ground fielding for last two days… #KaneWilliamson #PakVsNzl pic.twitter.com/JACHUwjUky
— Samip Rajguru (@samiprajguru) December 29, 2022
Kane Williamson is the only non-Asian in the list 👊🏻🔥#CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/obieIir18u
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) December 29, 2022
There's no stopping Kane Williamson 👊#PAKvNZ | #WTC23 | 📝 https://t.co/HdzZd88nK3 pic.twitter.com/zEATrLbn0i
— ICC (@ICC) December 29, 2022
Well played Kane Williamson. A magnificent double century, the second of this Test match and just a few balls faster than Ahmed's too.
— Iceland Cricket (@icelandcricket) December 29, 2022
Speaking of the latest update of the ongoing Karachi Test, the hosts are trailing by 124 runs in the second innings. They scored 50 runs for the loss of Abdullah Shafique’s wicket in 20 overs. Earlier, Tim Southee’s men posted a mammoth total of 612 runs for the loss of nine wickets before the declaration of the inning.
Other than Kane Williamson’s outstanding double century, the Kiwi opener Tom Latham also scored smashed a century and scored 113 runs including 10 boundaries alongside Devon Conway’s 92 run-knock. Lower-order batter Ish Sodhi also showed some hands in batting as he scored a half-century of 65 runs with 11 boundaries to his name.
Earlier in the first innings, Pakistan managed to post a total of 438 runs, thanks to the brilliant tons of 161 and 103 runs from skipper Babar Azam and number seven batter Agha Salman. Former skipper and veteran batter Sarfaraz Ahmed also played a knock of 86 runs with nine boundaries in his comeback Test.