New Zealand’s newest batting sensation Rachin Ravindra proved but once more that he’s one for the longer term because the southpaw scored his maiden Test double hundred whereas batting towards South Africa on day 2 of the first Test at Bay Oval in Maunganui.
Ravindra had already scored his hundred earlier than the beginning of play on day two as he completed unbeaten on 118 on the finish of day one alongside Kane Williamson. While Williamson may solely add six extra to his in a single day rating of 112, Ravindra carried on his merry methods to notch up a thunderous double century.
Ravindra scaled the milestone in the one hundred and thirtieth over of New Zealand’s innings as he performed a reduce off the South African skipper Neil Brand in the deep.
Notably, Ravindra has develop into the second-youngest Kiwi to attain a double hundred in the longest format of the sport.
The 24-year-old surpassed Williamson to say the honours and is barely behind Matthew Sinclair who continues to be the youngest New Zealand participant to attain a Test double hundred.Â
Sinclair recorded the feat whereas taking part in towards West Indies in December 1999 on the Basin Reserve in Wellington. He scored 214 runs off 447 balls and was the primary contributor to New Zealand’s complete victory by an innings and 105 runs.
Ravindra’s double century can be the primary double hundred by any New Zealand batter in the continued World Test Championship (WTC) cycle 2023-25. It can be the best particular person rating by any participant in the continued WTC cycle as he went previous Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 209 which got here just a few days in the past.
The Wellington-born completed with 240 proper subsequent to his title – the best rating for a maiden Test century by any Kiwi batter. The earlier greatest was Sinclair’s 214 towards the Windies at Basin Reserve in 1999. In addition to that, Ravindra is the fourth Blackcaps batter to transform his maiden Test ton right into a double hundred after Martin Donnelly, Matthew Sinclair, and Devon Conway.
