Kane Williamson in The Hundred 2025: Kane Williamson has displayed a fiery innings in the current season of The Hundred. He made such a blast in just 28 balls that the atmosphere of victory for the team was created in 40 minutes. During this, Jofra Archer proved to be expensive.

For the first time in the current season of The Hundred League going on in England, Kane Williamson's bat has roared in such an explosive mood. In the match played on 23 August, he arranged for the victory of his team London Spirit in just 40 minutes. As a captain against Southern Braves, he played such an innings that everyone kept watching. Fast bowler Jofra Archer, playing for Southern Braves, could not escape the blow of this stormy attitude of Williamson. Archer's balls were also beaten like never in any previous match of The Hundred 2025.

Jamie Smith lashed out before Kane Williamson

London Spirit batted first in the match and scored 186 runs in 100 balls, losing 4 wickets. Jamie Smith, who came out to open with David Warner, had a hand in taking the team to such a big score. But, the explosive temperament of captain Kane Williamson also played a big role. Jamie Smith spent 27 minutes at the crease while opening, in which he faced 18 balls and scored 44 runs at a strike rate of 244.44. His innings included 4 fours and 3 sixes.

Those stormy 40 minutes of Kane Williamson

Even after Jamie Smith was out, the score board of London Spirit did not slow down because captain Kane Williamson did not let this happen. He batted for 40 minutes, in which he scored 53 runs playing 28 balls. In this innings played at a strike rate of 189.28, Williamson hit 4 fours and 3 sixes. The 53 runs that came off Williamson's bat against Southern Braves is the highest score in the current season of The Hundred. This is his first fifty plus score this season.

Jofra Archer got beaten so badly for the first time

The aggressive batting of Jamie Smith and Williamson also affected Southern Braves bowler Jofra Archer. For the first time in the current season of The Hundred, his balls were beaten so badly. Jofra Archer conceded 42 runs after bowling his set of 20 balls. He was quite economical in the matches played before this. The big thing is that Jofra Archer did get beaten but despite that, he was the one to take Kane Williamson's wicket. This was Archer's only wicket in the match.

When it was Southern Braves' turn to chase the target of 187 runs in 100 balls, their innings stopped 47 runs earlier. The Southern Braves team was all out after scoring 139 runs in just 92 balls. This is the fourth defeat of Southern Braves after playing 7 matches so far. On the other hand, London Spirit has registered its third win.