Rachin Ravindra slammed his fifth ODI fifty during the side’s Champions Trophy clash against Bangladesh on February 24 at Rawalpindi.
He reached the milestone of 50 deliveries which included 5 fours. He also reached his 1000 ODI runs during the match helping the side to recover after early dismissals.
Having played 29 ODIs, Rachin has 970 runs at an average of 40.41 with a high score of 123*.
New Zealand is in pursuit of chasing 236 runs against Bangladesh where they lost three wickets for 72 runs. After Will Young and Kane Williamson were dismissed cheaply, Ravindra came to bat and forged a dangerous partnership with Devon Conway.
They forged a 57 run partnership which helped the side to revive from early dismissals. However Mustafizur found the break through breaking Conway’s partnership with Rachin Ravindra.
Tom Latham came out and joined partnership with the Ravindra to ease the side’s chase.
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Earlier Bangladesh batted first and scored 236 runs in the match. Najmul Shanto and Jaker Ali were the only scorers who helped the side to put up a 200+ score in the board.
Contributions from Tanzid Hasan, Rishad Hossain helped the side to put 236 runs in their innings. Michael Bracewell who was impressive with the ball picked four wickets while William O’Rourke joined the former to haunt Bangladesh batters picking two wickets.
Matt Henry and Kyle Jamieson picked one wickets each in the match. Bangladesh has lost their opener match against India while New Zealand had a comfortable win against hosts Pakistan in their opener match.
The result of the ongoing match could have major impact in the Group A Points table.
Also Read: Champions Trophy 2025 Points Table, NRR, Team Standings
