Top 5 cricketers of the week: 10th January to 16th January

#5 Kane Williamson

The run machine ploughed on

New Zealand’s skipper scored 53 in their first innings adding 77 for the second wicket with Tom Latham. But, he was far from being done. Williamson, who marshalled his resources well enough to make an unbelievable victory seem possible, led New Zealand’s chase, scoring 104 in their second innings in just 90 balls.

That unbeaten century in the fourth innings on the final day made it possible for New Zealand to chase down 217 in just 39.4 overs after Bangladesh collapsed on for 160. This is the 26-year old’s 15^th Test century and he now averages 50.57 in Tests, just 195 short of 5000 Test runs.

In the chase, Williamson helped New Zealand recover from a poor start at 39 for 2 in the 12^th over, adding 163 for the third wicket with Ross Taylor (60), in just 152 balls.