Rachin Ravindra Scores 100 In Semifinal Vs SA: New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra has scored a fine 100 in semifinal 2 of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 against South Africa and has made his team tavourite to win the match at this point., making
NZ vs SA Live: Rachin Ravindra Scores 100 In Semifinal Vs SA
The second semifinal of CT 2025 is being played at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, and New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat first on a batting-friendly pitch. The Kiwis finished second in Group A behind India, winning their games against Bangladesh and Pakistan but losing to the Men in Blue.
And the BlackCaps got off to a decent start. Only opener Will Young lost his wicket in the powerplay, having scored 21 off 23. This brought out Kane Williamson to bat alongside Ravindra. The two batters then looked in fine form, scoring runs at a decent pace, playing some beautiful shots, and taking their team on a path to scoring well beyond 300 runs.
South Africa, who finished on top of Group B, did have some good moments of their own, surprising the batters and nearly getting them out at moments.
After 10 overs of the two batters batting together, Rachin completed his 50. This makes him one of the best batters in this competition, as he has already scored a hundred in this competition, scoring 112 against Bangladesh.
After scoring an almost run-a-ball 50, Rachin Ravindra shifted gears and started attacking a bit more, scoring a few more boundaries. Soon after, Williamson completed his 50, too. Kane was even dropped after scoring his half-century as Heinrich Klaasen let go of a sitter.
Soon, Ravindra reached 80 runs and then 90 runs. By this time, he had scored 12 fours and a six in his innings. But the young opener slowed down as he approached his century.
At 98 in the 30th over, it seemed that he edged the ball off Lungi Ngidi and was caught behind, but despite South Africa taking a DRS, it was not out.
Then, on the first ball of the very next over, Ravindra took a double and completed his century, celebrating it by hitting a four on the very next ball.
This New Zealand vs South Africa semifinal is a tight match. The winner of this contest will face India in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
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