Tom Latham and Will Young hit centuries for centuries, while New Zealand started the Trophy ICC champion campaign with a 60’s win over the hosts of Pakistan, Karachi.
Young (107 of 113 balls) scored his first foreign game for a century, while Latham (118n from 104 balls) hit his eighth tone while New Zealand published 320-5.
Abrar Ahmed (1-47) and Nasem Shah (2-63) hit the hosts early, but carefully hitting New Zealand allowed them to build from 73-3 to 191-4 over 21 additions.
In response, Pakistan, who inflicted a blow in the first match when the Fakhar Zaman opener picked up his injury, fought to threaten New Zealand, and they threw out 260 with the remaining 2.4 additions.
Babar Azam (64) and Salman Ali AGHA, 42, managed to provide Pakistan with much needed resistance in the middle order, but the black caps continued the pile of pressing through a tight bowling and a sharp field, which highlighted the great catch from Glenn Phillips who rejected Captain Muhammad Rizwan only three early.
Young and Latham’s Tons guide NZ to win
Pakistan’s bowling enabled Devon Conway and Will Young that New Zealand quickly began to open 39 running.
Eyebrows were raised when Spinner Abrar took the attack in the sixth, but he picked up the first Wickket of Bowling Conway, before Kane Williamson, 1, ran behind Nasema.
Haris Rauf then caught Daryl Mitchell, 10, in the middle of Shaheen Shah Afida upon his return from the injury, but Pakistan struggled to get another Wickket while Young and Latham shared a glittering stop of 118 runners.
Haris Rauf rejects Daryl Mitchell on just 10 rides
The settlement of Hard Courtyards paid off when he claimed to be a respected young man and the replacement striker Faheem Ashraf took a great sliding catch.
However, the momentum of New Zealand did not break with Latham, who attacked his side to the upper issue, supported Phillips, which broke 61 from 39 delivery.
Rauf removed Phillips in the finals after grabbing the catch to a short third, but Pakistan barely celebrated Wickket after allowing the opposition to get away from them in the last 10 additions.
In vain Babar and Khushdil
Will O’Rourke (3-47) removed Sauda Shakeel (6), who opened the hitting instead of Zaman, while Pakistan started running for running, before Phillips took an extraordinary diving catch of one hand to reject Rizwan.
Pakistanski Saud Shakeel goes only six rides as O’Rourke will hit early for new Zealand
Zaman, 24, descended for 24 years, trying to boldly effort to strike despite his muscle injury as he broke through the singles before the loose syllable, who saw his middle stump breaking Michael Bracewell (1-38).
Babar and Salman shared about 58 stops that Pakistan stood briefly before Nathan Smith (1-20) pulled to Midwickket, while Tayyab Tahir (1) was discharged in the next Mitchell Santner (3-66).
Babar brought up the 54th ODO for half a century, but became a second victim of Santner after being in Miamson in Midwiket.
Babar Azam goes for 64 after being caught in deep
Afida added 14 running before surpassed by an additional glowing Matt Henry (2-25) pulled out of the dry Karachisk Wickket, leaving Khushdila (69) to reject his half a century with 38 balls before he was eventually fired into Bracewell in Long -off O’Rourke’s bowling.
Rauf, 19, hit three six to raise the ghosts in the background, but Santner rejected him, while Henry sealed the victory of Bowling Nasema (13).
Rizwan: Fakhara’s loss on injury crucial
Pakistan Captain Mohammad Rizwan speak on the Sky Sports Crite:
“We lost the momentum twice, first in death, then in PowerPlay with a baton.
“Losing Fakhar Zaman (as an opener) was crucial. Let’s see what the result (scan).
“We didn’t want to put pressure on ourselves thinking we were defending champions. This match is gone, and the next match is another normal match for us.”
Pakistani Fakhar Zaman retired early injured in the opening of the ICC champion trophy against New Zealand
Santner greets ‘extraordinary’ attack on bowling
New Zealand Captain Mitchell Santner talking about Sky Sports Crite:
“I thought that Pakistan worshiped well, even through the middle stage, but as the young and Latham rotated the strike and got that the unusual limit really set us up. We thought 260-280, but show what you can do if you have a platform and a platform and a platform and a platform and a platform and a platform Wikets in hand.
“After the results we received, the first 10 ball supplements were extraordinary, the way our guys from the new ball managed to break the length. We built pressure on running and managed to chip Wickkette all the time.”
What is next?
Pakistan The following are in action against India February 23 at the Dubai International Stadium, while New Zealand face Bangladesh February 24.
England start the trophy champion campaign against Australia Saturday 22 February, with all live games on Cricket Sky Sports.
ICC champion trophy schedule
All games 9:00 UK and Ireland
Group A.
- 19. February: Pakistan VS New Zealand (Karachi) – New Zealand won for 60 rides
- 20. February: Bangladesh against India (Dubai)
- 23. February: Pakistan Vs India (Dubai)
- 24. February: Bangladesh VS New Zealand (Rawalpindi)
- 27. February: Pakistan VS Bangladesh (Rawalpindi)
- March 2: New Zealand vs India (Dubai)
Group B.
- February 21: Afghanistan against South Africa (Karachi)
- February 22: Australia against England (Lahore)
- 25. February: Australia VS South Africa (Rawalpindi)
- 26. February: Afghanistan against England (Lahore)
- 28. February: Afghanistan against Australia (Lahore)
- March 1: South Africa against England (Karachi)
Semifinals
- March 4: Semifinals (Dubai)
- March 5: Semifinal 2 (lahore)
Ultimate
- March 9: Finally (Lahore or Dubai)
Daniel Dubois vs. Joseph Parker and Arthur Beterbiev Vs Dmitry Bivol Revancch will be live on Saturday 22. February at Sky Sports Box Office. Book immediately!
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2025-02-19 17:00:00
