Champions Trophy 2025: Kane Williamson creates history, Becomes first player from New Zealand to achieve THIS milestone
Williamson makes history during Champions Trophy semifinal v SA
Kane Williamson created history and secured his name in record books during New Zealand’s Champions Trophy 2025 semifinal against South Africa on March 5. The right-handed batsman was a few runs short of achieving a massive milestone, and secured it in a massive clash.
Kane Williamson created history during the semifinal clash against South Africa, becoming the first New Zealand batter to score 19000 runs in international cricket. Williamson has 9276 runs in 105 Test matches, 7149 runs in 172 ODI matches, and 2575 runs in T20I matches.
| NZ batter with most runs | Runs scored |
| Kane Williamson | 19000 |
| Ross Taylor | 18199 |
| Brendon McCullum | 14676 |
| Martin Guptill | 13463 |
| Nathan Astle | 11866 |
Former middle order batter Ross Taylor is at the second spot in the list of batters with the most runs for New Zealand. The right-handed batsman finished his career with 18199 runs.
Former New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Brendon McCullum is at the third spot in the list. He led the team to the final of the 2015 ODI World Cup and is currently the coach of England cricket team.