Rachin becomes 6th Kiwi batter to hit a century in Champions Trophy

Rachin's hundred is the third century for New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Rachin Ravindra was the player of the match as New Zealand beta England in the World Cup opener against England in Cricket World Cup 2023. Photo: ICC

Rachin Ravindra. Photo: ICC

Aditya Kaushik New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Feb 25 2025 | 1:41 PM IST

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The young Kiwi batter, Rachin Ravindra, once again proved why he is rated so highly among critics as he scored a brilliant century against Bangladesh on Monday, becoming the sixth batter from New Zealand to score a century in the ICC Champions Trophy. This is also the third century for the Kiwis in the 2025 edition, as before him, Tom Latham and Will Young also scored centuries against Pakistan in the tournament opener. Also read, Champions Trophy: AUS vs SA PLAYING 11 | AUS vs SA live streaming | AUS vs SA LIVE SCORE

Chris Cairns, Nathan Astle, and Kane Williamson are the other three Kiwi batters to have 100-plus scoring innings under their belt in the Champions Trophy. Rachin came out to bat when New Zealand was reeling on 15 for 2 in 237 chase and took 95 ball to bring up his three digit mark to keep New Zealand alive in the match. He went on to make 112 runs in 105 balls with the help of 12 fours and a six. His 129 runs partnership with Tom Latham (55) helped New Zealand win the match by five wickets.

Full list of batters to score a century in the Champions Trophy

Player	Runs	Balls	Opposition	Venue	Date
Chris Cairns	102*	113	India	Nairobi	15-Oct-00
Nathan Astle	145*	151	USA	The Oval, London	10-Sep-04
Kane Williamson	100	97	Australia	Edgbaston, Birmingham	02-Jun-17
Will Young	107	113	Pakistan	National Stadium, Karachi	19-Feb-25
Tom Latham	118*	104	Pakistan	National Stadium, Karachi	19-Feb-25
Rachin Ravindra	112	105	Bangladesh	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	24-Feb-25

Fastest to 1000 ODI Runs for New Zealand (By Innings)

Rachin Ravindra has established himself among New Zealand’s fastest run-getters after completing 1000 ODI runs on Monday. Taking just 26 innings, he is in fourth place on the list behind Devon Conway, Glenn Turner, Daryl Mitchell, and Andrew Jones.