Updated On: 14 July, 2019 06:38 PM IST | | IANS
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson becomes the highest run scoring captain in ICC Cricket World Cup surpassing Mahela Jayawardene

New Zealand's Kane Williamson on Sunday became the captain with the most number of runs in a single World Cup, breaking the 12-year-old record of former Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene who had amassed 548 runs in the 2007 edition of the showpiece event.
Williamson achieved the feat when he opened his account in the final against England at the Lord's. However, the Kiwi skipper's stay in the middle didn't last long as he departed for 30 (53 balls, 4x2) after edging Liam Plunkett to Jos Buttler behind the stumps.