- The magic of Rachin Ravindra’s bat, who scored a century against South Africa, has faded in front of the Indian bowlers. Kuldeep Yadav trapped Rachin in his googly and got him out on just 37 runs.
Rachin Ravindra: The final match of the Champions Trophy 2025 is being played between Team India and New Zealand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. In the title match, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first.
This decision of Kiwi captain Mitchell Santner proved to be correct in the beginning when left-handed Rachin Ravindra and right-handed opener Will Young came from one end to start the Black Caps’ innings and made a brilliant half-century partnership of 57 runs in 7.4 overs on the scoreboard for the first wicket. But on the fifth ball of the 7th over, opener Will Young returned to the pavilion after being LBW off Varun’s ball. While on the first ball of the 10th over, Rachin Ravindra, who was looking dangerous, also went out after scoring 37 runs.
Kuldeep dismissed the dangerous Rachin
Rachin Ravindra, who came to open New Zealand’s innings in the final, had expressed his intentions by hitting fours and sixes in Hardik Pandya’s over. After this, Mohammad Shami gave him a lifeline by dropping an easy catch of Rachin on his ball. India’s captain Rohit Sharma spread the web of spin in front of Rachin who was attacking the fast bowlers and handed the first ball to Varun Chakraborty in the final Varun almost trapped Rachin on a brilliant ball, but Shreyas Iyer standing at deep midwicket also dropped a catch of Rachin.
After this, Rachin (Rachin Ravindra) adopted an aggressive attitude and started attacking the Indian bowlers continuously, but on the first ball of the 10th over, he failed to read Kuldeep’s googly ball and the ball scattered his stumps straight away. Rachin Ravindra scored 37 runs in 29 balls in the final match, which included 4 fours and a six.
Kuldeep got Team India back
The way Rachin Ravindra was batting in the final match of Champions Trophy 2025, it seemed that he could once again play the century innings he played in the semi-final against South Africa against India in Dubai, but Kuldeep first trapped Rachin Ravindra in his spin web and after that showed the world’s best batsman Kane Williamson the way to the pavilion by taking a brilliant catch on his ball. Let us tell you that in the semi-final, both these batsmen not only scored a brilliant century against South Africa, but it was due to the innings of these two that the Kiwis defeated the Proteas in the semi-final.
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