2. Kane Williamson and Devon Conway’s brilliant batting
• 200 on test debut at Lord's
• Tone Setting 80 at Birmingham
• 50 now in the WTC FinalAfter scoring ~7500 FC runs at 48, Devon Conway is now bossing test cricket for fun. Mike Hussey will be proud.
— Srini Mama (@SriniMaama16) June 20, 2021
Batting in Southampton was not an easy job, conditions were more bowler-friendly that’s why India fought hard to score 217 runs in the first innings, and New Zealand was also bowled out at the score of 249.
The man in form Devon Conway was playing only the 3rd Test of his international career, and he was the one to score a half-century in the first inning and becoming the first man to score a fifty in the WTC Final. The Kiwi opener scored 54 runs from 153 bowls.
Skipper Kane Williamson scored 49 runs in the first innings and just missed a half-century by 1 run as Ishant Sharma was able to get his wicket. Cool Kane Williamson batted very patiently in the first innings. He stood on the one side and just refused to give his wicket away.
On the other end, he was not getting any support still he fought hard and made an important contribution to the team’s score. While batting in the second innings, Kane Williamson guided Kiwis towards victory by scoring unbeaten 52 runs.
Captain Williamson and opener Conway were only two half-centurions and they were among the top two run-getters in the WTC final.
