NZ vs ban: Rachin Ravindra smashes a superb century, surpasses Kane Williamson’s record

Delhi: New Zealand made a great debut in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 (ICC Champions Trophy 2025), when he defeated hosts Pakistan by 60 runs in the opening match played in Karachi on 19 February. However, in this match, the team’s young all -rounder Rachin Rabindra could not play, as he was out of the team due to a serious injury a few days before the tournament started.

On February 8, in the first match of the TRAI-Nation ODI series played on Pakistan soil, Rachin’s head was hit in an attempt to catch a catch while fielding, causing him a deep injury and a lot of blood. Due to this injury, he got out of the entire TRAI-Nation series and then could not play in the first match of the Champions Trophy against Pakistan. However, now he made a strong comeback, chasing the target against Bangladesh and scored a brilliant century.

Rachin Ravindra scored his first century in the Champions Trophy with the help of 11 fours and 1 six off 95 balls, which is the fourth century of his ODI career. Earlier, he had scored a century in the ODI World Cup 2023, debuting the Indian soil.

With this banged innings, Rachin became New Zealand’s youngest batsman to score a century in the Champions Trophy. He broke Kane Williamson’s record, who scored a century at the age of 26 years 298 days in the Champions Trophy 2017. Rachin showed this feat at the age of only 25 years 98 days.

New Zealand’s youngest batsman to score a century in ICC 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

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