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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It was New Zealand's only fifth series victory in Asia and first in 10 years, while Pakistan lost only their second Test series in the United Arab Emirates in the last decade.
Williamson, who resumed on the fourth day on 14, batted the entire day and grafted an unbeaten 139 off 282 balls with 13 fours.
Openers Tom Latham (10) and Jeet Raval (0) yet again faltered as the visitors finished the day at 26-2 with New Zealand still trailing by 48 runs.
Williamson and Watling dug in well and denied Pakistan success in the middle session before the home team got three wickets after tea to check New Zealand's progress.
The pair needed more than 60 overs to raise a 126-run third-wicket stand before Azhar's dismissal in the final session of Day 1.
New Zealand recovered from Tom Latham's first-ball dismissal to reach 56-1 in its second innings at stumps, trailing by just 18 runs.
New Zealand lost wickets in a cluster after lunch when five batsmen were dismissed within 22 runs against Pakistan's relentless bowling attack.
An announcement to this effect was made on Monday by James Wear, GM Commercial, New Zealand Cricket, at a special interaction arranged by official broadcasters of IPL.
Pakistan won the first T20 on the last ball and will be eyeing its second successive clean sweep in T20 series in the last match on Sunday.
With 17 required off the last over, Ross Taylor (42 not out) and Tim Southee (5 not out) could only get 14 off left-arm seamer Shaheen Afridi.
It was a double delight for Rishabh Pant, as he also received the Stylish Player Award. Pant ended as the second highest run-getter in the tournament with 684 runs from 14 games.
Sunrisers Hyderabad lost to Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets in the final of the Indian Premier League 2018 on Sunday.
The MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings hunted down a competitive 179-run target against one of the best bowling attacks (Sunrisers Hyderabad) of the current season with eight wickets and nine balls to spare.
Shane Watson’s magnificent ton in the IPL 2018 final against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) powered Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to their third title at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
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Chennai Super Kings, gunning for their third IPL crown, will take on 2016 winners Sunrisers Hyderabad five days after their first playoff game at the same neutral venue.
Rashid slammed a quick-fire 34 not out off 10 balls to help SRH post a competitive 174/7 and then returned with three wickets.
With Rashid's inputs, 2016 champions Sunrisers thus snapped a four-match losing streak in the match that mattered most to book the final berth for a second time.
Rashid (34 not out off 10) first played a late cameo with the bat to help Sunrisers overcome a wobbly start and post a challenging 174/7 and then returned with a 3/19 spell from his four overs to guide his side to their second IPL final appearance.
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