During the 2023 ODI World Cup, Rachin Ravindra, a batter from New Zealand, continued his impressive run of form by scoring another century. On November 4, in Bengaluru, Rachin Ravindra achieved his third century of the quadrennial event against Pakistan. He is the only batsman from New Zealand to score three hundred in an ODI World Cup.
Along with Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra opened the batting and amassed 108 runs in just 94 balls before being removed in the 36th over of the innings by Mohammad Wasim. With eight innings remaining in the World Cup, Ravindra has amassed 523 runs, which is third most for New Zealand in a single edition.
In his last eight innings, Rachin Ravindra has amassed three hundreds and two fifties, demonstrating his peak form. Only at the beginning of the tournament, when Kane Williamson was sidelined due to injury, was he included in the playing XI and made an immediate impression. In the World Cup 2023 opening match, the batter crushed his first century against England, scoring 123.
In Dharamsala, he hit his second century of the tournament against Australia, just as the Kiwis were on the verge of chasing a massive 390. Before smashing a century against Pakistan, the left-hand batsman previously scored significant innings of 51 against the Netherlands and 75 against India.
The Kiwis, who are trying to qualify for the semi-finals while Pakistan tries to hang on, scored an incredible 401/6 in their 50 overs thanks to Ravindra. Aside from him, Kane Williamson, who was back, amassed 180 runs with Rachin for the second wicket, scoring an incredible 95 runs.
Then, in the last overs, Mitchell Santner (26 off 17), Glenn Phillips (41 off 25), and Mark Chapman (39 off 27) gave the New Zealand innings the much-needed boost. Hasan Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Haris Rauf each claimed one wicket, while Mohammad Wasim claimed three for Pakistan.
The 23-year-old Ravindra scored his third century during the November 4 world cup play against Pakistan. By doing this, he has surpassed Tendulkar, who held the record for the most hundreds achieved before turning 24.
Tendulkar had two world cup hundreds prior to turning 24. During the 1996 World Cup, the Master Blaster struck out 127 and 137 times, respectively, against Kenya and Sri Lanka.
As Tendulkar is his “idol,” the Kiwi batter smashed the record by hitting three world cup tonnes before he was that age.
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Ravindra hit 108 runs in the match against Pakistan. With 94 balls used in the inning, there were 15 fours and 1 six. In the end, New Zealand scored an astounding 401/6. As of the report’s publication, Pakistan was 159/1 after 21 overs.
For both teams to advance to the semifinals, they must win going forward.
Following Ravindra’s third world cup century during the encounter against the Babar Azam-led team, former Indian opener Virendra Sehwag poked fun at the Pakistani outfit.