Recent Match
Champions Trophy, 2025, 1st Match, Group A, , Feb 19th, 2025

Pakistan

(47.2 ov) 260/10

New Zealand

(49.6 ov) 320/5

complete New Zealand won by 60 runs

Player of Match: Tom Latham

1.3
William ORourke to Saud Shakeel, no run, short of length delivery swinging and angling away. Saud was to play at it but lifted his bat away last moment
1.2
William ORourke to Saud Shakeel, no run, oh almost dragged on! Saud into a big booming drive, William ORourke is getting this full ball to swing away nicely,
Again sightscreen issues
1.1
William ORourke to Saud Shakeel, no run, great leave! Took a strike forward
1.1
William ORourke to Saud Shakeel, wide, oh starts off with a wayward outswinger, Saud reaches out to slash but misses
William ORourke, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run
0.5
Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, nicely behind the line of this fullish delivery and defending to mid-on
0.4
Matt Henry to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, on the stumps, Saud flicks it to short mid-wicket
0.3
Matt Henry to Saud Shakeel, no run, nicely leans forward and looks for a drive, finds mid-off
0.2
Matt Henry to Saud Shakeel, no run, now this one jumps on the batter!
0.1
Matt Henry to Saud Shakeel, no run, oh that kept a tad low. Slightly squared up Saud on the defence. Looked like swinging in and then held its line
Saud Shakeel and Babar Azam are at the crease. Saud Shakeel is on strike. Matt Henry will open the attack
Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel are out to open.
Welcome back to the chase. The new ball do a little bit in the day. If at all any help still persists it should do a bit more under lights in cooler temps. Pakistan need to negotiate the new ball and then get going, hoping for some dew as well.
Will Young: Means a great deal obviously. The start of the Champions Trophy and to start like that is a special feeling. 320 is a good total, didn't look that possible after those 3 early wickets. Tommy (Latham) came out with the fire and we managed to keep the board rolling. We will have to see how the wicket behaves. Was difficult when they bowled back of a length and it did spin as well.
Stats:
Pakistan quicks in first 40 overs (by lengths)
Short: 57(77), three wickets (ER: 4.44)
Good: 44(48), (ER: 5.5)
Full: 30(19), (ER: 9.47)

In last 10 overs
Short: 22(11), (ER: 12)
Good: 20(6), (ER: 20)
Full: 32(19), (ER: 10.1) - 1 wicket
*excluding extras
300-plus totals for NZ in Champions Trophy
347/4 vs USA, The Oval, 2004
320/5 vs PAK, Karachi, 2025
315/7 vs SL, Johannesburg, 2009
Second 300-plus total against Pakistan in Champions Trophy after India’s 319/3 at Edgbaston in 2007.