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Williamson ton wraps up series for New Zealand

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Hamilton, Kane Williamson added to an already glittering resume as he led New Zealand to a five-wicket victory to wrap up the two-Test series against Sri Lanka. The New Zealand batting maestro completed his 13th Test century, and fifth of the year, as the Black Caps knocked off the 47 runs required for victory on Day Four of the second Test.
The honour of completing the formalities went to BJ Watling with a single to get New Zealand to their 189 target but the result belonged to the 25-year-old Williamson.
He reached a number of milestones in his unbeaten 108 as New Zealand followed up their 122-run triumph in the first Test in Dunedin. Williamson was in no mood to hang around when he resumed the day on 78, taking a four off the second delivery from Dushmantha Chameera, Sri Lanka’s most effective bowler. His century came from a similar shot with a boundary through square off Chameera which also took him past Brendon McCullum’s New Zealand record of 1,164 Test runs in a calendar year. Williamson ended the year with easily the best average of established Test players at an incredible 90.15 with the next best, Australian Adam Voges, averaging 76.83.
He set a New Zealand record of 1,172 for Test runs in a calendar year and has now scored 2,633 in all internationals this year. His 13 Test centuries takes him to second equal on the New Zealand list with Ross Taylor and four behind the record of 17 set by Martin Crowe.
Brief scores: SL: 292 and 133 (K Mendis 46, T Southee 4/26, N Wagner 3/40); NZ: 237 (M Guptill 50, D Chameera 5/47) and 189/5 (K Williamson 108 no, D Chameera 4/68).

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