In 2014, though, he has been immense in Twenty20s, averaging over 40, striking at 137, and almost

doubled his aggregate in the format. In Raipur, he showed how versatile his game is. His first 15 runs all
came behind the wicket as he used the pace of the bowlers. He picked off four successive twos in the
fourth over, nudging the ball in the gaps and running hard to signal a shift in momentum after a tight
start from Cobras bowlers.
There had been plenty of close calls for both him and opening partner Anton Devcich early on: in the first
over itself, there was a mix-up and Williamson was nearly run-out; in the second, there was an
unintentional four for him as he was late in leaving the ball; in the third, Devcich just beat the throw from
point; in the fourth, a Williamson top edge flew for six over fine leg; in the fifth, Devcich was reprieved at
short fine leg by Justin Kemp, who hurt his hand attempting a low catch.