“Next big thing in cricket for sure”- Netizens go berserk as Rachin Ravindra scripts history for New Zealand after century knock in World Cup debut against England

The 23-year-old took 82 balls to blast the ton moment after Devon Conway's 83-ball hundred.

“Next big thing in cricket for sure”- Netizens go berserk as Rachin Ravindra scripts history for New Zealand after century knock in World Cup debut against England

Rachin Ravindra (Image via X)

New Zealand youngster Rachin Ravindra blasted his century in his first-ever World Cup match against England in the curtain raiser of the 2023 ODI World Cup on Thursday (October 5) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Doing so, Ravindra became the fastest Kiwi batter to reach the three-figure mark in the ODI World Cup.

The 23-year-old took 82 balls to blast the ton moment after Devon Conway‘s 83-ball hundred. He remained unbeaten on 123 runs from just 96 balls at a strike rate of 128.13, and his innings also included 11 boundaries and five sixes.

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Ravindra’s unbeaten century knock and Devon Conway’s unbeaten 152 off 121 helped New Zealand reach the 283-run target with 82 balls remaining. New Zealand won the match by nine wickets. Ravindra went on to win the Player of the Match award on his World Cup debut.

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Check fans’ reactions to Rachin Ravindra’s brilliant century on World Cup debut

As it’s often the case, whenever a youngster starts playing excellent knocks, fans start considering him as the next big thing in cricket. Netizens started calling Rachin Ravindra the same and are already expecting big things from him in future.

Netizens go berserk as Rachin Ravindra scripts history for New Zealand after century knock in World Cup debut against England
Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra (Image via X)

Here are their reactions:

https://twitter.com/Joe_VocalI/status/1709943294871110023
https://twitter.com/iTHAKURSAHEB/status/1709947625758474543
https://twitter.com/Gauravg2152/status/1709942724026314941
https://twitter.com/ley_Taurus/status/1709946041431441776
https://twitter.com/advthc/status/1709950682751717544

Talking about the match, England were asked to bat first after New Zealand won the toss. With the help of Joe Root’s 77 off 86 and Jos Buttler’s 43 off 42, England could post just 282/9.

New Zealand lost just one wicket, of Will Young who became a victim of golden duck off Sam Curran’s bowling in the second over. But Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra ensured the Kiwi chase down the target in just 36.2 overs without losing further wickets.

England will play their next match on October 10 against Bangladesh. New Zealand, on October 9, will square off against the Netherlands.

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