England was prepared for other big batters like Devon Conway, Tom Latham, and skipper Kane Williamson, who could not make it into the playing eleven due to a slight injury. The young lad was promoted up the order to number three while chasing 283 runs, and he never let down his team. Threaded a remarkable partnership with classy left-hander Devon Conway and stunned the World Champions very easily.
Nobody was expecting a performance like this from Rachin Ravindra, but he proved all the things wrong pointing toward him. Firstly, he did his work with the ball as he picked one wicket—an important wicket of Harry Brooks, who was looking dangerous. When he came to bat, he scored his first hundred in the ODI format and joined the array of young players to score a century in the World Cups.
Rachin Ravindra’s stand with Devon Conway in the first match of Cricket World Cup 2023
His partnership with Conway was established as one of the biggest partnerships in the World Cup. They shared a 273-run stand between them. They just never let England in the game in any particular situation. They finished the match within 37 overs and started off with a confidence-boosting win in the Cricket World Cup 2023.
He was just like a mystery that England could never solve and never think about; he was striking at a brilliant strike rate of over 128. He smoked five sixes and eleven cracking fours in his inning.
In the absence of skipper Kane Williamson in the first match against England, the Kiwis were dependent on Devon Conway. All eyes were on the left-hander, and he matched the expectations of the team. He used his experience to bag a masterpiece on the grand stage. It was his first century in the World Cup.
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