Rachin Ravindra breaks all-time New Zealand record by surpassing Kane Williamson during IND vs NZ Champions Trophy Final

The Champions Trophy 2025 final between India and New Zealand is being played at the Dubai International Stadium, on March 9 (Sunday). Rachin Ravindra was always expected to be one of the Kiwis' main performers in this game. The left-hander has been playing at his best all tournament long, and he even started the final off strongly. But he was dismissed after only 37 runs, and his crucial wicket was taken by Kuldeep Yadav. Ravindra has shattered a significant record in his comparatively brief tenure at the crease.

Rachin Ravindra's big record

After four games, Rachin Ravindra finished the Champions Trophy 2025 with 263 runs. Thus, he becomes the first New Zealand player to score over 250 runs in a Champions Trophy tournament. With 244 runs in 2017, Kane Williamson previously held the record for most runs scored by a New Zealand player in a single Champions Trophy edition.

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New Zealand batters with most runs in single Champions Trophy edition

• Rachin Ravindra – 263 in 2025
• Kane Williamson – 244 in 2017
• Roger Twose – 201 in 2000
• Kane Williamson – 200 in 2025
• Tom Latham – 191 in 2025
• Martin Guptill – 191 in 2009
• Stephen Fleming – 184 in 2006

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In the Champions Trophy 2025, Rachin Ravindra has scored two hundreds, one against South Africa in the semifinals and one against Bangladesh in the group stages. Ravindra currently has five hundreds in ICC events, more than any other New Zealand batter, after scoring three hundreds in the ODI World Cup 2023. In ICC events, he surpassed Nathan Astle's record of four hundreds. In the semi-final match against South Africa, Williamson also achieved a century.

New Zealand were off to a stunning start with openers Will Young and Rachin Ravindra joining a 57-run opening stand by the 8th over itself. However, it was once again Varun Chakravarthy that rose to the occasion and provided the Men in Blue the breakthrough by sending Young back to the pavilion for 15 off 23.

However, now Ravindra was joined by Kane Williamson on the pitch. Both of them smashed centuries against South Africa in the semi-final and took the game away from the Proteas. They were looking to do the same here again, but Kuldeep Yadav had a different plan.

He first clean bowled Rachin Ravindra in the 11th over and then struck again in his very next over to dismiss Williamson. This filled the Indian team with energy and brought them back into the game. Virat Kohli broke into a wild celebration with Kuldeep Yadav. Everyone knew that India had sent their dangerous top order back into the pavilion before they could do a lot of damage

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