Kane Williamson surpasses AB de Villiers with this record: Details
What's the story
New Zealand's star batter, Kane Williamson, surpassed AB de Villiers in total international centuries across formats.
He smashed his 15th ODI hundred in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final against South Africa at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium.
Meanwhile, this also marked his 48th international century, moving past de Villiers in the all-time list.
Williamson's brilliant knock featured 10 fours and two sixes, scoring 102 off 94 balls as NZ posted a 362/6 in their 50 overs.
Here's more.
Achievement
Williamson's journey to the milestone
Williamson brought up his century in style, playing a ramp shot off Wiaan Mulder over the wicketkeeper's head off Wiaan Mulder.
The former New Zealand captain now has 48 international hundreds to his name, equaling India's Rahul Dravid and Australia's Steve Smith.
He also hammered his fourth century in ICC ODI events, becoming the second-highest centurion from New Zealand in the category after Chris Cairns.
Hundred
A breakdown of Williamson's 48th international ton
Williamson came in when Young departed after sharing a 48-run opening stand with Rachin Ravindra.
While Ravindra continued with his endearing strokes, Williamson kept the scoreboard ticking by taking singles.
The latter also punished the poor deliveries to find occasional boundaries.
Williamson, who was later joined by Daryl Mitchell, raced to his century off 91 balls in the 40th over.
The batter had a strike rate of 108.51 during his innings.
Milestone
Kiwi batter reaches 19,000 ODI runs with 48th ton
With his ton, Williamson also completed 19,000 runs in international cricket, becoming the first Kiwi player with this feat.
He reached this landmark with his 27th run.
Overall, Williamson is the 16th player with 19,000 international runs.
He also went past Australia's David Warner, who retired with 18,995 runs across formats.
According to ESPNcricinfo, he now owns 33 tons in Tests and 15 in ODIs.
ABD
A look at de Villiers' overall international stats
The former Proteas wicketkeeper-batter retired with 20,014 international runs across 420 matches.
Meanwhile, in 484 innings, he averaged 48.11, while he boasts a strike rate of 74.71.
As mentioned, he also hammered 47 international tons alongside 109 half-centuries with a high score of 278*.
According to ESPNcricinfo, his centuries breakdown reads 22 Test tons and 25 ODI tons.
ODI numbers
Williamson's ODI stats at a glance
In a career spanning over a decade, the right-handed batter has racked up 7,224 runs in 172 ODIs at an average of 49.47.
Alongside his 15 ODI tons, he also owns 47 fifties with a strike rate of 81.72.
In 164 ODI innings, his highest score is 148.
Versus South Africa, he owns 905 runs at 60.33 (100s: 4, 50s: 3).