ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Devon Conway-Rachin Ravindra Join Club With Century on WC Debut; Full List of ODI WC Centurions In First Match

ICC ODI World Cup 2023: New Zealand batters Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra put their names in the history books after slamming match-winning centuries in the ICC Cricket World Cup opener against England on Thursday (October 5).

Chasing a target of 283 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the duo of Conway and Ravindra shared and unbeaten partnership of 273* for the second wicket and registered an emphatic nine-wicket win over defending champions.

Ravindra (123* off 96 balls) and Conway (152* of 121 balls) slammed their respective centuries in what was their debut ODI World Cup game. With their imperious tons, the duo entered an elite club with their feat against England. They became 15th and 16th players overall to slam tons on WC debut.

First player to slam a century in ODI World Cup Debut

England batter Dennis Amiss was the first cricketer to slam a ton on his ODI World Cup debut during the 1975 World Cup, held in England. Amiss' ton came against India at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground. He played a knock of 137 off 147 deliveries and also hit 18 fours in that knock.

First player to slam a century in ODI World Cup Debut

Virat Kohli was the first Indian batter to slam a century in his very first ODI World Cup match. Kohli achieved this feat in the 2011 ODI World Cup, played in the sub-continent. India-Bangladesh-Sri Lanka jointly hosted the multi-nation competition which MS Dhoni-led Indian side ended up winning.

Full List Of Centurions on ODI World Cup Debut

S.No.	Score	Player	Match	Venue	Year
1	137	Dennis Amiss	England vs India	Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	1975
2	171*	Glenn Turner	New Zealand v East Africa	Edgbaston, Birmingham	1975
3	102	Allan Lamb	England v New Zealand	Kennington Oval, Kennington	1983
4	110	Trevor Chappell	Australia v India	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	1983
5	110	Geoff Marsh	Australia v India	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras	1987
6	115*	Andy Flower	Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka	Pukekura Park, New Plymouth	1992
7	101	Nathan Astle	New Zealand v England	Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad	1996
8	188*	Gary Kirsten	South Africa v the United Arab Emirates	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi	1996
9	141	Scott Styris	New Zealand v Sri Lanka	Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein	2003
10	172*	Craig Wishart	Zimbabwe v Namibia	Harare Sports Club, Harare	2003
11	143*	Andrew Symonds	Australia v Pakistan	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	2003
12	115*	Jeremy Bray	Ireland v Zimbabwe	Sabina Park, Kingston	2007
13	100*	Virat Kohli	India v Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur	2011
14	135	Aaron Finch	Australia v England	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	2015
15	152*	Devon Conway	New Zealand v England	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad	2023
16	123*	Rachin Ravindra	New Zealand v England	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad	2023