Indian Cricket Team Updates

7 Number of centuries scored in CLT20 history. Two of them have been made by New Zealand batsmen.  ( Also Read:  MATCH REPORT : M3 - CAPE COBRAS V NORTHERN KNIGHTS ) 31 Number of dot-balls in Northern Knights innings. There has been only one better performance in entire history of CLT20 where a side batted for full 20 overs. Leicestershire had 30 dot-balls in their innings against Ruhuna at Hyderabad in 2011. 48 Number of balls taken by Kane Williamson to reach his century – fastest in CLT20 history. Neil Broom had taken 51 balls to reach three-figure mark while playing for Otago Volts against Perth Scorchers in 2013. 101 Kane Williamson’s score – highest by a Northern Knights’ batsman. Peter McGlashan held the previous record with 94 against Wellington in 2006. 120 Number of matches Kumar Dharmasena has officiated in- most by any umpire in T20 cricket. He went past England’s Jeremy Lloyd’s tally of 119 matches. 140 Runs added by Anton Devcich and Kane Williamson - s...

Kane Williamson’s maiden Twenty20 century – the fastest in the Champions League T20 - was the highlight of the Northern Knights’ resounding victory over Cape Cobras at the Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur. After posting 206 for 5 – the first 200-plus total of the Oppo CLT20 2014, and before showers brought an abrupt end to the run-chase, the Knights had reduced their opponents to 44 for 2, enough to give them a 33-run win, arrived at by using the Duckworth/Lewis method of calculating targets for interrupted matches.  ( Also Read:  QUICK STATS: M3 – CAPE COBRAS V NORTHERN KNIGHTS ) Williamson, who should have been run out even before he had faced a delivery, ensured he made the most of Lady Luck smiling at him. There were times when he wasn’t too convincing, with the ball beating the outside edge of his bat or finding the edge, but falling in vacant areas or teasing the fielders. When he tried to bludgeon, the timing went awry. But when he chose to cares...