Rains took some sheen off Kane Williamson's record batting display of scoring the fastest ever century in Champions league Twenty20 as New Zealand side Northern Knights beat Cape Cobras of South Africa by 33 runs under Duckworth-lewis method on Friday.
Opening batsman Williamson produced a sensational batting show as he carried his bat through the innings with a 49-ball 101 not out, the first hundred of this edition, to guide his side to a huge total of 206 for five after being put into bat. Chasing a huge target of 207 for a win, the Cobras struggled to get going and they were 44 for two when rain arrived at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium.
Rain continued and after a long wait, the umpires decided to end the Group B match and the Knights emerged victorious under the D/l method.
Brief Scores
Knights: 206 for 5 in 20 overs (Kane Williamson 101 not out, Anton Devcich 67; Charl langeveldt 2/27) beat Cobras: 44 for 2 in 7.2 overs (Hashim Amla 20) by 33 runs via D/l method.