Rachin Ravindra slams fifth century in ICC ODI tournaments: Stats
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New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra continued his rich vein of form in ICC ODI tournaments.
Ravindra smashed his fifth century in this regard, against South Africa in the 2025 Champions Trophy semi-final in Lahore.
The 25-year-old took NZ to 212 runs along with Kane Williamson, with the Kiwis electing to bat.
Ravindra is the first NZ player with multiple tons in a Champions Trophy edition.
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Ravindra's elegance gets him to another ton
Ravindra played his strokes from the outset after skipper Mitchell Santner elected to bat first. He added a 48-run opening stand with Will Young.
However, his elegance didn't come to a halt post Young's dismissal. Williamson joined Ravindra, as the duo constantly rotated the strike.
Ravindra continued to maneuvere the ball in gaps and raced to his ton off 93 balls.
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Fifth century in ICC ODI tournaments
As mentioned, Ravindra hammered his fifth century in ICC ODI tournaments. He slammed a match-winning 112 against Bangladesh earlier in the ongoing tournament. This made him break a tie with Nathan Astle (3) in terms of most tons for NZ in ICC ODI tournaments.
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Multiple tons in a CT edition
As mentioned, Ravindra has become the first NZ player with multiple tons in a Champions Trophy edition. Overall, he has joined Chris Gayle, Sourav Ganguly, Saeed Anwar, Herschelle Gibbs, Upul Tharanga, Shane Watson, and Shikhar Dhawan on this elite list.
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9th fifty-plus score from Ravindra's blade
Ravindra perished for 108 runs from 101 balls. He hit 13 fours and a six. Kagiso Rabada dismissed the southpaw, breaking a 164-run stand.
In 32 matches (28 innings), Ravindra owns 1,196 runs at 44.29. He now owns nine fifty-plus scores in ODIs.
In two outings versus South Africa, he has 117 runs.
Notably, all 5 of Ravindra's tons have come at neutral venues.
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2nd-fewest innings to 5 ODI hundreds for NZ
As per Cricbuzz, Ravindra has taken the 2nd-fewest innings to 5 ODI hundreds for New Zealand. Devon Conway leads the show with 22 innings. Ravindra has reached 5 ODI tons in 28 innings. He broke Daryl Mitchell's tally of 30 innings to 5 tons.
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Partnership record between Ravindra and Williamson
The 164-run stand between Ravindra and Williamson is the highest for New Zealand in the Champions Trophy, bettering 163 between Nathan Astle and Scott Styris against the USA at The Oval in 2004. It is also the highest against South Africa in the competition's history.