Champions Trophy 2025 Pak vs NZ: Hosts and defending champions Pakistan have started a bad debut in the opening match of the Champions Trophy, and have lost the defeat of New Zealand by 60 runs in the first match. New Zealand scored 320 runs for five wickets in 50 overs from the centuries of Tom Latham and Will Young. In response, the entire team of Pakistan was all out for 260 runs in 47.2 overs. Khushdil Shah and Babar Azam scored half -centuries for the hosts, but it proved to be insufficient to win the team.
What happened in the match?
Let us know that Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and decided to bowl first, after which New Zealand set a huge target of 320 runs challenging in front of Pakistan with the help of Will Young and Tom Latham’s centuries and Glenn Philips half -century. Young, along with Latham, played a century partnership for the fourth wicket, which made New Zealand’s innings. Young was dismissed for 107 off 113 balls with the help of 12 fours and a six, while Tom Latham returned unbeaten on 104 balls after scoring 118 runs on the basis of 10 fours and three sixes. Philips also managed to score Pachasa and was dismissed for 61 runs with the help of three fours and four sixes off 39 balls. For Pakistan, fast bowlers Nasim Shah and Haris Rauf got two wickets each, while spinner Abrar Ahmed took one wicket.
Rurke-Santner shocked three wickets for New Zealand
For New Zealand, captain Mitchell Santner and William O’Rurke took three wickets each, while Matt Henry got two and Michael Bracewell and Nathan Smith got one wicket each. Chasing the target, Pakistan did not have a good start and lost three wickets on the score of 69 runs. Babar Azam scored 64 off 90 balls, but his innings was very slow, increasing the pressure on the batsmen to increase the run pace. Khushdil finally hit some shots, but he was also dismissed for 69 runs with the help of 10 fours and a six off 49 balls. Apart from Babur and Khushdil for Pakistan, Salman Agha scored 24 runs, Saud Shakeel 6, Mohammad Rizwan 3, Tayyab Tahir 1, Shaheen Afridi 14, Naseem Shah 13 and Haris Rauf scored 19 runs.
India and Bangladesh will clash in Dubai tomorrow
Significantly, tomorrow i.e. on Thursday, February 20, the Indian team will start their Champions Trophy campaign against Bangladesh in Dubai. The match will start at 2:30 pm Indian time. The Indian team, captained by Rohit Sharma, would like to win the match and make a winning debut in the tournament.
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