NZ vs AUS: 'First Time in 12 Years' – Kane Williamson Registers a 1st in His Career With A Bizzare Run-out – News18

Kane Williamson was run out for the first time in 12 years of Test cricket during day two of the first Test of the two-match series between New Zealand and Australia at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Friday.

Williamson has been dismissed three times in Tests, 11 Times in ODIs, 9 times in T20Is but what was unique was that the last time he was found short for a duck for the first time in his Test career.

Williamson collided with opener Will Young midway down the wicket as in the ensuing confusion, Marnus Labuschagne got his man with a pitch-perfect throw.

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Australia dismissed New Zealand for 179, leaving them 204 adrift, after Cameron Green smashed an unbeaten 174 to steer the tourists to an imposing 383.

Josh Hazlewood was the last man out for Australia following a 116-run last-wicket stand with Green.

New Zealand made a horror start when opener Tom Latham (five) played on in the fourth over, unable to deal with the pace of Mitchell Starc.

It got worse when Williamson and Rachin Ravindra fell for ducks within the space of five balls.

Williamson was run out as more New Zealand misery followed three balls later when Ravindra was caught by a nimble Nathan Lyon at point.

Daryl Mitchell managed 11 before being taken behind by wicketkeeper Alex Carey off Pat Cummins.

Young followed the next ball when he nicked Mitchell Marsh, with Carey again collecting. Glenn Phillips topscored with 71 and along with Matt Henry’s 42 salvaged the NZ innings. Lyon was the pick of the Aussie bowlers as he took four wickets.

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Green earlier picked up where he left off by peppering the Basin Reserve boundary, adding to his overnight 103 by clobbering a six to push the visitors past 300, having started the day at 279-2.

The 24-year-old piled on the misery for the Black Caps bowlers with another six to reach 150, with his 174 eclipsing the 114 he scored last year against India for his maiden Test century.

His innings included 23 fours and five sixes, rescuing the Australians after their top-order batsmen struggled.

Green led the charge in a superb last-wicket partnership with a plucky Hazlewood, who survived 62 balls for his 22 before being caught by Ravindra off Matt Henry, at which point lunch was taken.

Henry was the pick of the home bowlers with 5-70, while Scott Kuggeleijn and William O’Rourke snared two each.

(With inputs from Agencies)