With a century that went in vain, David Miller still managed to overthrow India's legendary opener Virender Sehwag's 23-year-old record for the fastest century (by balls faced) in the Champions Trophy.
Another clutch century by David Miller and half-centuries by skipper Temba Bavuma and Rassie Van Der Dussen went in vain as South Africa continued to add to the list of heartbreaks, succumbing by 50 runs to New Zealand in the semifinals of the ICC Champions Trophy at Lahore on Wednesday
Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh and cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar showered praise on New Zealand's record-breaking duo Kane Williamson and Rachin Ravindra for their sizzling display against South Africa in the second semi-final of the Champions Trophy.
Kane Williamson etched his name in the history books by scripting a sublime record against South Africa en route to becoming New Zealand's leading run-scorer in the Champions Trophy and the first player from his nation to cross the threshold of 19,000 international runs landmark.
Ravindra scored his second century of CT 2025, making 108 in 101 balls, with 13 fours and a six. His runs came at a strike rate of 106.93. With this, he has become the tournament's second-highest run-getter currently, with 226 runs in three matches at an average of 75.33 and a strike rate of
New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bat first in the second semi-final of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy against South Africa on Wednesday.
Williamson made this upward movement in the charts during his side's final group stage ICC Champions Trophy match against India at Dubai on Sunday. During his knock, Williamson struck seven boundaries, scoring 81 in 120 balls at a strike rate of just over 67.
Despite Kane Williamson's fighting knock, Kiwis fell into a brilliant, well-planned spin choke unleashed by trio of Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja as India beat NZ by 44 runs to finish their group stage with three wins in three games. India will face Australia in the semi
Rising sensation Rachin Ravindra has broken through the shackles to become New Zealand's most successful batter in the ICC ODI events by toppling the record of scoring most centuries for the Blackcaps.