A tough competition is going on in the World Cup stage. The New Zealand vs. Sri Lanka clash is going on at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. This is a crucial match for New Zealand. They started the tournament with a huge win against England. They were unbeaten till some point. After that, they started facing defeat. This match is going to be important for them to qualify for the semifinal stage. Against Sri Lanka, young Kiwi batter Rachin Ravindra made history.
Record by Ravindra:
Rachin Ravindra is a talented batter in the tournament. He is performing exceptionally well from the beginning. He is scoring good runs almost in every match. He already scored 3 hundred in this tournament. While playing against Sri Lanka, Rachin Ravindra made a historic record. He has become the first player to score the most runs in a debut World Cup in the history of the tournament.
In this match, Rachin Ravindra missed a half-century. He scored 42 runs. Even after missing the half-century, he made records. Now, Rachin has become the highest run scorer of the tournament with 565 runs. Quinton de Kock is standing after him with 550 runs. Rachin scored 3 centuries and 2 half-centuries. That is an excellent record as a debutant.
Rachin Ravindra in this World Cup:
Rachin Ravindra is a talented Kiwi batter. He is playing his debut World Cup season. New Zealand played the inaugural match of this tournament against England. In that match, Rachin shined the brightest. While batting in the third position, he played an excellent knock of 123 runs in 96 balls. He smashed 11 boundaries and 5 over-boundaries. That knock helped his team to hammer a 9-wicket win to England.
Rachin scored his third century against Australia. While batting in the second innings, the Kiwi batter played extremely well. He played a magnificent knock of 116 runs in 89 balls. He smashed 9 boundaries and 5 over-boundaries in the innings. New Zealand lost the match but that knock helped them to reach on a fighting total.
The third century comes against Pakistan. It was an excellent match. Rachin Ravindra scored 108 runs in 94 balls with 15 boundaries and 1 over-boundary with a strike rate of 114.89. That mighty knock helped the team to score a giant total.
New Zealand is fighting hard to win the match. They are willing to enter the semifinal stage. They have an excellent side. They have a good balance in the team. They were defeated by England in the final match of the 2019 World Cup. They will try hard to end their World Cup journey on high.
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