Delhi: In the first match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 60 runs. In this match played in Karachi, New Zealand scored 320/5, and gave Pakistan a target of 321 runs. In response, Pakistan’s team could score only 260 runs, and was all out in 47.2 overs.
Pakistan’s batting performance
Pakistan’s batting was disappointing. Captain Mohammad Rizwan could not do much. Babar Azam scored 50 runs, but his innings was very slow and he did not show any clear intention to score runs. At the same time, Mohammad Rizwan was also dismissed early. Khushdil Shah and Salman Ali Aga were able to perform something well. Khushdil played a struggling innings of 69 runs, while Salman Ali Aga scored 42 runs.
New Zealand bowling influence
New Zealand bowlers harassed Pakistan batsmen. Will O’Rark and Mitchell Santner bowled well. O’Rark took 3 wickets, while Santner took 2 wickets. Both bowlers completely suppressed Pakistan’s batting and did not allow them to reach the target.
New Zealand’s great performance
New Zealand batted first and scored a score of 320/5. Will Young and Tom Latham scored centuries, while Glenn Philips scored an aggressive half -century. It was a good batting performance and the team scored a strong score with all its batsmen.
Pakistan bowling
In Pakistan’s bowling, Nasim Shah and Haris Rauf took 2-2 wickets, but they did not get much success against the New Zealand batsmen. Both tried, but could not get much help from other bowlers.
New Zealand’s victory
New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 60 runs with a score of 320/5, which was a brilliant win in this match. Pakistan’s team will have to improve their batting performance.
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