The 25-year-old New Zealand National Cricket Team left-handed batsman Rachin Ravindra created history with his batting masterclass in the 6th match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on Monday, February 24.
ICC Champions Trophy match between the Bangladesh National Cricket Team and the New Zealand National Cricket Team was hosted by the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Rachin Ravindra smashes 112 runs off 105 balls vs Bangladesh
Ravindra came out to bat in the middle after New Zealand lost both Will Young and Kane Williamson early at the score of 15 runs inside four overs.
Playing his first-ever match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 after replacing sick Daryl Mitchell in the playing XI, Rachin Ravindra looked calm and composed.
He batted brilliantly against the Bangladesh bowlers and never looked in any kind of trouble. The left-handed batter attacked the bowlers after getting set and built match-winning partnerships with Devon Conway and Tom Latham.
He completed a run-a-ball fifty and then set his eyes on the ton. Rachin Ravindra kept playing well and finally completed his marvelous century in the 35th over.
On the 5th ball of the over, Ravindra tapped a length delivery from Nahid Rana to point for a single to reach the three-figure mark off 95 balls. He calmly removed his helmet and soaked in all the applause from the crowd.
Watch: Rachin Ravindra celebrates his brilliant ton
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Ravindra was dismissed in the 39th over of the innings by Rishad Hossain and he walked back to the hut with 112 runs under his belt off 105 balls.
Full list of records broken by Rachin Ravindra
With his sensational century against Bangladesh, Ravindra became the first-ever player to score a hundred on a World Cup debut, as well as Champions Trophy debut. Also, he now has the most hundreds by a New Zealand player in ICC ODI tournament history.
Most hundreds for NZ in ICC ODI events
4 – Rachin Ravindra (11 innings)
3 – Kane Williamson (34 innings)
3 – Nathan Astle (35 innings)
Rachin Ravindra’s ICC ODI events tons:
-112 vs Bangladesh in CT.
– 108 vs Pakistan in WC.
– 116 vs Australia in WC.
– 123* vs England in WC.
Fastest to 1000 ODI runs for NZ (by innings)
22 – Devon Conway
24 – Glenn Turner
24 – Daryl Mitchell
25 – Andrew Jones
26 – Rachin Ravindra
28 – Will Young
100-plus SR in ODIs for NZ (min. 1000 runs)
111.66 – Luke Ronchi
109.61 – Rachin Ravindra
108.72 – Corey Anderson
104.69 – Colin Munro
Most 100s in ICC Tournament :
(At 25 age)
4 – Rachin Ravindra*
3 – Sachin Tendulkar
2 – Upul Tharanga
Youngest New Zealand Batter to score Century in Champions Trophy:
25 years 98 days – Rachin Ravindra vs Bangladesh, 2025
26 years 298 days – Kane Williamson vs Australia, 2017
30 years 124 days – Chris Cairns vs India, 2000
32 years 89 days – Will Young vs Pakistan, 2025
32 years 323 days – Tom Latham vs Pakistan, 2025
Players to score 100s in both World Cup and Champions Trophy at 25 age):
Sachin Tendulkar
Rachin Ravindra
