'Doing Rachin Things' – Santner, Latham celebrate Ravindra's match-winning ton

Rachin Ravindra’s knack for delivering on the big stage was on full display once again as he marked his Champions Trophy debut with a match-winning century against Bangladesh, drawing high praise from teammates Tom Latham and Mitchell Santner.

The Kiwi batter absorbed early pressure after New Zealand lost two quick wickets before anchoring the chase with a superb 112.

"He's doing Rachin things. He loves ICC events and looked like he never left the game," New Zealand captain Santner said of the left-hander, who only came into the side due to Daryl Mitchell's illness.

"He wasn't as fluent as he probably would have liked (to be) but when he's going he's tough to stop and that partnership with Tom really put us in a good spot."

New Zealand's Mitchell Santner in action against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi Reuters

Coming in to bat at number four for the first time in a one-day international with the Black Caps 15-2 inside four overs, Ravindra forged fine partnerships with Devon Conway and Latham to help his team chase down 237 runs with 23 balls to spare.

"A slightly different role to what he's been used to," Latham said of Ravindra's place in the batting order.

"The way he came in with us under a little bit of pressure, losing two early wickets ... for him to absorb a little bit of pressure and then put the pressure back on them. He played fantastically well.

"It just shows the talent he's got and the head on his shoulders to not play for a couple of weeks and then come out and play an innings like that. He was outstanding."

It was Ravindra's fourth ODI century and the Wellington batsman said he was happy to be playing again having come through concussion protocols after being left bloodied by the blow to his head while fielding.

"Definitely a freak accident, things like that don't really happen too often, I'm very grateful to have a great support crew around me," Ravindra said. "I've been able to come out of it reasonably well.

"It's obviously been interesting dealing with the return to play protocols and stuff ... it was cool to come back and really enjoy my cricket again after that weird moment."

Victory ensured New Zealand reached the semi-finals of the tournament along with India and the two teams will face off in Dubai on Sunday to determine who tops Group A.

"It's going to be another challenge on a different surface," Santner added.

"It looks like it's a slower pitch than what we'll get here. We'll see what happens."