Kane Williamson registers his 35th half-century in Tests: Key stats
Kane Williamson scored a fine half-century for New Zealand in the first Test versus Sri Lanka on Day 2 in Galle. Williamson came in when the Kiwis were 63/1 in their 1st innings after Sri Lanka were folded for 305. He shared a superb 73-run stand alongside Tom Latham and another 51-run stand with Rachin Ravindra (39). NZ are 255/4 at stumps.
Williamson smashes 55 from 104 balls
Williamson was at his usual best and added quality runs in addition to building two solid stands. He was comfortable and played at his usual pace. He faced 104 deliveries for his 55-run knock. He slammed four fours and a six. Dhananjaya de Silva dismissed Williamson, who opted for a flick against a spinning delivery. Williamson got a leading edge and was caught.
An average of 76.88 versus Sri Lanka in Tests
Playing his 101st Test (177 innings), Williamson has raced to 8,798 runs at 54.98. In addition to 32 hundreds, he has clobbered 35 fifties. As per ESPNcricinfo, Williamson averages 76.88 versus the Lankans, having amassed 1,384 runs from 22 innings. This was his sixth fifty (100s: 5). Williamson owns 2,058 runs in Asia at 49. He has 3,303 runs in away matches at 42.34.
