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Rachin Ravindra goes past Sachin Tendulkar with third World Cup ton

Written by Praveen CA

Rachin Ravindra, an all-rounder from New Zealand, is the batter with the most WC centuries. He extended his incredible run during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India by hitting his third ton of the tournament.

In the Bengaluru World Cup match against Pakistan, Ravindra achieved this milestone.

Ravindra scored 15 fours and a six while smashing 108 in 94 balls. He scored runs at a strike rate of 114.

Rachin’s three centuries in this World Cup alone have surpassed the records held by Glenn Turner (1975, two centuries), Kane Williamson (2019, two centuries) and Martin Guptill (2015) for the most centuries by a Kiwi batter in a single World Cup edition.

Quintonde is the highest total of the tournament so far. Against Bangladesh, QDK smashed 174 in just 140 balls with 15 fours and seven sixes at a strike rate of over 124 to guide Proteas to 382/5. Bangladesh was bundled out for 233.

Rachin scored 523 runs at an average of 74.71 and a strike rate of over 107 in eight games so far, including three hundreds and two fifties. His highest rating is 123*. With 545 runs, he is the second-highest run scorer in the competition after Quinton de Kock of South Africa.

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