Kane Williamson Pips Mahela Jayawardena During ENG vs NZ, CWC 2019 Finals to Become the Highest Scoring Captain in Single World Cup Edition
New Zealand and England are in the finals of the CWC 2019. After winning the toss the Kiwis elected to bat first and lost an early wicket in form of Martin Guptill who got LBW on 19. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson pipped Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardena
New Zealand and England are in the finals of the CWC 2019. After winning the toss the Kiwis elected to bat first and lost an early wicket in form of Martin Guptill who got LBW on 19. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson pipped Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardena and went on to become the highest scoring captain at the Lord’s Cricket Stadium. It was in the 10th over of the innings that he overtook Jayawardena as he made 549 runs World Cup 2019. New Zealand vs England Cricket Score Final ODI Match.
Mahela Jayawardena scored 548 runs in 2007 and now stands on number two. Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is on number three who made 539 runs in 2007 World Cup which was hosted in West Indies. Australia’s Aaron Finch who made 507 runs in the current edition of the World Cup stands on number four. The ICC also shared the record of Kane Williamson on social media. A Few Men with Parachutes Deliver Ball for the NZ vs ENG CWC 2019 Finals, Netizens Call it PUBG Effect (Watch Video & Pics).
As of now, the Kiwis have lost a couple of wickets and they have Ross Taylor and Henry Nicholls. The Kiwi skipper was recent on to go as he got edged and taken on the wicket-keeper. Nicholls scored a half-century in quite a crucial time when the Kiwis were under massive pressure.
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