Pak vs nz match highlights, ICC champions trophy 2025: The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 was not good for the Pakistan team captained by Mohammad Rizwan. New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 60 runs in the opening match played on Wednesday (19 February). This match took place at the National Stadium in Karachi.
The tournament is being hosted by Pakistan. In such a situation, this necklace in his house is going to give a shock to the fans. Now if Pakistan has to make a place in the semi -finals, then it will have to win both the remaining matches. Pakistan’s next match is against the Indian team on 23 February. While the third and last group match is to play from Bangladesh on 27 February.
Batting first after losing the toss in the match, the New Zealand team set a target of 321 runs. In response, the Pakistani team was reduced to 260 runs in 47.2 overs. Have made Babar Azam and Khushdil Shah gathered fifty for the team. Khushdil scored 69 and Babur scored 64 runs. For Kiwi team, Will O’Rurke and Mitchell Santner took 3-3 wickets.
Pakistan’s very poor start
Pakistan started very poorly in response to a target of 321 runs. The team lost the first wicket for 8 runs. Saud Shakeel was dismissed for 6 runs off 19 balls. He was caught by Matt Henry by Will O’Rurke. The second shock was on the score of 22. Captain Mohammad Rizwan was caught out by scoring 3 runs off 14 balls. O’Rurke also made him a victim.
After two wickets, the Pakistani team took a little care, but the third and big shock was on the score of 69. This time off -spinner Michael Bracewell made Fakhar Zaman a clean bold. Fakhar was dismissed for 24 runs off 41 balls.
Salman Aga definitely scored 42 runs, but could not handle Pakistan. Meanwhile, Tayyab Tahir was dismissed for 1 run. Pakistan lost the sixth wicket on a score of 153. Babar Azam also started walking here. He became a victim of Mitchell Santner by scoring 64 runs off 90 balls. The 7th wicket fell as Shaheen Afridi, who was a victim of Matt Henry after scoring 14 runs.
Pakistan got a big blow on the score of 229, when Khushdil Shah was also dismissed as the 8th wicket. He continued for 69 runs off 49 balls. Khushdil was implicated by O’Rurke in his trap and caught out at the hands of Bracewell. After this, the Pakistan team could not recover and was reduced to 260 runs.
New Zealand’s first innings highlights
In the match, Latham played an unbeaten innings of 118 runs off 104 balls. While Will Young scored 107 runs off 113 balls. Apart from these, Glenn Philips scored 61 runs off 39 balls. Due to this, the New Zealand team scored 320 runs after losing 5 wickets. Nasim Shah and Haris Rauf took 2-2 wickets from Pakistan. Abrar Ahmed got a success.
New Zealand had a simple start in this match. But he got the first blow as Devon Conve (10) on a score of 39 runs, which was dismissed by Abrar Ahmed. Cane Villiamson (01), who came after this, could not do anything special and caught captain Rizwan on Nasim Shah’s ball.
The third success to the Pakistani team was killed as Derail Michel (10). Which Haris Rauf got dismissed as Shaheen Shah Afridi. After this, Tom Latham and Vil Young did a brilliant partnership, during which the century of Vil Young came off 108 balls.
But shortly after the century innings, Vil Young (107) became Nasim Shah’s Shikar. Young hit 12 fours and a six in his innings. His century was the first century of Champions Trophy 2025. There was a partnership of 118 runs between Young and Latham.
New Zealand batsman who scored a century in Champions Trophy
145* – Nathan Estal vs.A, The Oval, 2004
102* – Chris Cairns vs India, Nairobi, 2000 Finals
100 – Kane Williamson vs. Australia, Edgbaston, 2017
107 – Will Young vs Pakistan, Karachi, 2025
Pakistan’s playing playing 11: Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper/captain), Salman Aga, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Nasim Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
New Zealand’s playing playing 11: Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Derryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wicket -keeper), Glenn Philips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (Captain), Mat Henry, Nathan Smith, Will O’Rurke.
Group of Champions Trophy
Group A – Pakistan, India, New Zealand, Bangladesh
Group B – South Africa, Australia, Afghanistan, England