ICC CWC 2023: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra join unique list of World Cup centurions on debut, including Virat Kohli
ALSO READ: ICC World Cup 2023: Who is Rachin Ravindra, the star of England vs New Zealand match? Looking at the stats of the World Cup centuries on World Cup debut, Conway and Ravindra both share commonality with legends like Zimbabwe's Andy Flower, New Zealand's Nathan Astle, South Africa's Gary Kirsten, New Zealand's Scott Styris, Australia's Andrew Symonds, India's Virat Kohli, South Africa's David Miller, and Australia's Aaron Finch. All thanks to the tons by Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra, New Zealand chased 283 runs target in just 36.2 overs and defeated the defending champions by 9 wickets.
The Kiwis, who were announced as the first runners-up in the 2019 ICC World Cup, made an electrifying start with the bat this time. 137 Dennis Amiss, England, vs India - 1975 171* Glenn Turner, New Zealand vs East Africa - 1975 102 Allan Lamb, England vs New Zealand, 1983 110 Trevor Chappell, Australia vs India - 1983 110 Geoff Marsh, Australia vs India - 1987 115* Andy Flower, Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka - 1992 101 Nathan Astle, New Zealand vs England - 1996 188* Gary Kirsten, South Africa vs the United Arab Emirates - 1996 141 Scott Styrist, New Zealand vs Sri Lanka - 2003 172* Craig Wishart, Zimbabwe vs Namibia - 2003 143* Andrew Symonds, Australia vs Pakistan - 2003 115* Jeremy Bray, Ireland vs Zimbabwe - 2007 100* Virat Kohli, India vs Bangladesh - 2011 135 Aaron Finch, Australia vs England 2015 100* (batting) Devon Conway, New Zealand vs England - 2023 100* Rachin Ravindra, New Zealand vs England - 2023 "Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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