Williamson's blitz knock guides NZ to clinch six-wicket win vs SA

Batter Kane Williamsons fiery century powered New Zealand to clinch a sixwicket win over South Africa at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Monday in the ongoing ODI TriSeries 2025With the magnificent win on Monday the Kiwis held the top place in the standing with four points and have a net run rate of 0906New Zealand won the toss and decided to field against South Africa Back in the first inning Kiwi skipper Mitchell Santners decision looked to go against them however New Zealand made a solid comeback in the game with the help of Williamsons unbeaten century which helped the Kiwis clinch a sixwicket win over the ProteasEarlier Matthew Breetzke 150 runs from 148 balls 11 fours and 5 sixes and Temba Bavuma 20 runs from 23 balls 3 fours opened for the Proteas and solidified a 37run partnershipWilliam ORourke drew the first blood for the Kiwis as he removed the South Africa skipper in the 8th overThe opening partnership was not great for Bavumas side but Jason Smith 41 runs from 51 balls 1 four and 2 sixes came on the crease and pulled the Proteas back in the game with a 93run partnership with BreetzkeJason was unlucky to lose his wicket from a runout in the 25th overWicketkeeperbatter Kyle Verreynne 1 run from 4 balls failed to make a mark in the game and lost his wicket against Michael Bracewell in the 27th overAlso ReadIND vs ENG 3rd ODI Virat Kohlis form in focus as India eye cleansweep over EnglandIn the 46th over Matt Henry was successful in removing the debutant Breetzke from the crease in the 46th overLater in the inning Wiaan Mulder 64 runs from 60 balls 5 fours and 1 six played a crucial knock and added a few crucial runs on the boardAt the end of the first inning Eathan Bosch 7 runs from 9 balls and Mihlali Mpongwana 1 run from 2 balls stayed unbeaten on the crease and powered the Proteas to 3046 after the end of the 50 oversMatt Henry and William ORourke led the Kiwi bowling attack as they picked up two wickets each in their respective spells Michael Bracewell also bagged one wicket in his 10over spellDuring the run chase New Zealand played a dominating cricket Will Young 19 runs from 31 balls 2 fours and Devon Conway 97 runs from 107 balls 9 fours and 1 six cemented a 50run partnership which gave the Kiwis a kickstart to chase down the targetEathan Bosch bagged the first wicket in the second inning when he removed Young in the 10th overKane Williamson 133 runs from 113 balls 13 fours and 2 sixes replaced Young on the crease and made a 187run partnership with Conway which gave an upper hand to New Zealand over South AfricaIn the 36th over Junior Dala got rid of Conway but that didnt change the matchs scenarioSenuran Muthusamy removed Daryl Mitchell and Tom Latham in the 39th over to put some pressure on the Kiwis but that couldnt stop WilliamsonIn the end Williamson and Glenn Phillips 28 runs from 32 balls 1 four and 1 six stayed unbeaten on the crease and chased down the target in the 49th over Williamsons fiery knock helped the Kiwis clinch a sixwicket win over the ProteasSouth Africa were sloppy with their bowling attack as they failed to pick wickets and break the momentum Senuran Muthusamy bagged two wickets in his 9over spellKane Williamson was named the Player of the Match following his stupendous knock on MondayBrief score South Africa 3046 Matthew Breetzke 150 Wiaan Mulder 64 Jason Smith 41 Matt Henry 259 vs New Zealand 3084 Kane Williamson 133 Devon Conway 97 Glenn Phillips 28 Senuran Muthusamy 250This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever