List of records made in South Africa vs New Zealand Champions Trophy match

By Kaif - Mar 06, 2025 02:14 PM
Last updated on Mar 06, 2025 02:15 PM

List of records made in South Africa vs New Zealand Champions Trophy match : The second semi-final of the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025 between New Zealand and South Africa was played on 5 March at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Let us tell you that in this match, New Zealand won by 50 runs and entered the final.

Batting first in the match, New Zealand set a target of 363 runs for South Africa to win, on the basis of centuries by Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson. So, when South Africa came out to chase this target, it could score only 312 runs in 50 overs.

In the match, David Miller scored a century in 67 balls for the African team, which is the fastest century scored in the Champions Trophy. Apart from this, many records were seen in this match. Let's know about these records

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Records made in New Zealand vs South Africa Champions Trophy match

• Kane Williamson became the first Kiwi batsman to score 19,000 runs in international cricket.
• Williamson has scored 19,000 runs in the fourth least number of innings, taking 440 innings to reach the landmark. Virat Kohli (399), Sachin Tendulkar 432 and Brian Lara achieved the landmark in 433 innings.
• Rachin Ravindra has become the first batsman to score his first five ODI centuries in an ICC ODI tournament. All four ODI centuries of Bangladesh's Mahmudullah have also come in ICC events.
• No one has scored 5 centuries in ICC ODI competitions faster than Rachin Ravindra, who achieved the feat in 13 innings.
• Rachin Ravindra and Kane Williamson shared a 164-run partnership for the second wicket in the match, which is the highest partnership for any wicket in the Champions Trophy so far.
• New Zealand scored 362 runs in the match, which is the highest score by any team in the Champions Trophy. New Zealand has also surpassed Australia's total of 356 runs against England.
• New Zealand scored 362 runs in the match, which is the third-highest score made in ICC knockout. Earlier, India had scored 397 against New Zealand in the World Cup 2023, while New Zealand had scored 393 against West Indies in the 2015 quarter-finals.
• In the match, David Miller scored a century in 67 balls, which is the highest score made in the Champions Trophy. Miller has broken the record of Virender Sehwag and Josh Inglis (77 balls).
• With this win, New Zealand has made it to the final of Champions Trophy for a record third time.
• South Africa has been eliminated in the semi-finals of an ICC tournament for the 12th time. Before this, New Zealand has been eliminated from the semi-finals 11 times and Pakistan 10 times.

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