New Delhi. India took the visiting nation’s first two wickets cheaply against New Zealand in the 21st match of the World Cup 2023, but the third-wicket partnership between Kiwi batsmen Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell dismissed captain Rohit Sharma. Stress. put in Both of them added 159 runs for this wicket. It was on the basis of this partnership that the once struggling New Zealand team made a strong comeback in the match. Along with this, both have broken the 37-year-old record of Sunil Gavaskar.
If we look at the history of the partnership between India and New Zealand in the World Cup, till now Sunil Gavaskar’s record was at the first place with Chris Srikkanth in this matter. The duo scored 136 runs together against New Zealand in the 1987 World Cup. This partnership was considered to be the biggest World Cup partnership between the two countries in the last 37 years. Today, the 159-run partnership between Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell has broken the record of both.
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Who won that match?
Sunil Gavaskar scored a century in that match. He scored 103 runs and Chris Srikanth scored 75 runs as Team India won the match by 9 wickets with 107 balls to spare. Originally from Chennai, Chris Srikanth is known among fans as an explosive batsman. He did engineering before becoming a cricketer. He studied from the prestigious College of Engineering located in Guidi, Chennai. When Virender Sehwag made his debut in international cricket, cricket experts were comparing Viru with Srikanth for his ability to hit the ball with the bat.
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Tags: Daryl Mitchell, India vs New Zealand, Rachin Ravindra, Sunil Gavaskar
First published: October 22, 2023, 17:26 IST