Kane Williamson rose to fame with his talent since his U-19 days and currently is one of New Zealand's finest batsmen, apart from being their leader. Coming from a sporting background- his father had played cricket in certain age groups, his mother was a basketball player and his sisters excelling in volleyball. Williamson burst onto the scene in 2010 when he played his first international Test match against India, scoring a ton on his debut. He also made his ODI debut in the same tour of India in August. He's broken a heap of national records and now is the leading centurion in New Zealand Test cricket with his 18 tons. He's also the fifth highest scorer in red ball cricket for the Kiwis and has crossed the 5K mark. He's always been a joy to watch as his classy play made him adapt easily in all three formats. In 2018, Williamson was handed the skipper role of Indian Premier League franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad and led them to the finals. He also finished as the highest run scorer in the 11th edition. As being captain of New Zealand, Williamson has portrayed responsibility in his batting and as a leader.
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India will take on New Zealand at Old Trafford in Manchester in the first semi-final of the 2019 World Cup on Tuesday.
New Zealand conceded a heavy loss to England in their final group stage game of the 2019 World Cup, and the captain urged his players to play more smartly.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said that the pitches in England in the 2019 World Cup haven't been what they expected and will now have to move on quickly from back to back defeats.
Pakistan came out with a brilliant bowling performance as they first restricted New Zealand to 237/6 and then rode on Babar Azam's unbeaten century to chase down the target with six wickets in hand.
New Zealand great Daniel Vettori heaped praise on Kane Williamson after his match-winning innings against South Africa.
Kane Williamson's knock was marred by controversy after he was caught behind by Quinton de Kock in the 38th over off the bowling of leg-spinner Imran Tahir. Williamson was at 76 then.
New Zealand recovered from a mini-slump at 137/5 riding on a 91-run stand between Kane Williamson (106*) and Collin de Grandhomme (60) to reach home with three balls to spare.
New Zealand bowled out Afghanistan for 172 on Saturday largely thanks to Jimmy Neesham and Lockie Ferguson picking five and four wickets respectively and won the match by seven wickets.
The loss of all-rounders Colin de Grandhomme and Jimmy Neesham in consecutive overs left tail-enders Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry with a tricky task.
New Zealand's attacking unit didn't disappoint as they bundled out the Lankans for just 136 in 29.2 overs with Henry (3/29) and Ferguson (3/22) inflicting the maximum damage.
There have been plenty of pre-tournament chat about hitting the 500-mark, but Williamson thought otherwise on the eve of their tournament opener.
After setting up a competitive 163-run target, SRH failed to capture key moments during the course of the game and eventually bowed out of the competition.
Delhi Capitals will be without their star performer Kagiso Rabada while Sunrisers Hyderabad have struggled since David Warner and Jonny Bairstow have left.
Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad have faced each other twice this season and it's even stevens, however, there can be only one team which will advance to the second Qualifier and face Chennai Super Kings.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are placed at the fourth spot with 12 points, just below Mumbai Indians who have 14 points from 12 games.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have 12 points from 12 games, have boosted their chances of making it to the IPL 2019 playoffs after Monday's win.
Sunrisers Hyderabad failed to take wickets at regular intervals and in the end, it was an easy chase for Rajasthan Royals.
Williamson has returned to New Zealand for personal reasons, it is learnt. He is likely to rejoin the team ahead of Sunrisers' next match against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on April 27.
On Sunday, both the batsmen once again showcased their prowess with the bat to handover the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) their fifth loss on the trot in the ongoing IPL.
SRH not only got off to a flyer thanks to Warner, but Bairstow was there till the end to see the team home and Williamson agreed that the duo have been brilliant at the top for SRH.
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