Pakistan vs New Zealand 1st Match ICC CT 2025 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Pakistan vs New Zealand 1st Match ICC CT 2025 - ICC Champions Trophy tournament of the 1st ODI match played between New Zealand and Pakistan at National Stadium, Karachi in 19th February 2025.

Tom Latham and Will Young added 118 for the fourth wicket © Associated Press

Will Young, Tom Latham's centuries and Glenn Phillips' whirlwind 39-ball 61 sets up to New Zealand thumping 60-run victory over hosts Pakistan in the opening match of a ICC Champions Trophy.

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New Zealand's 60-run win was their 12th largest victory by terms of runs against Pakistan in ODIs and It is their fifth biggest win in the Champions Trophy. Will Young became the fourth New Zealand batsman to score a century in ICC Champions Trophy after Nathan Astle, Chris Cairns and Kane Williamson. Tom Latham became the fifth New Zealand batsman to score a hundred in ICC Champions Trophy. 118 : Will Young and Tom Latham set up the third highest fourth-wicket partnership for New Zealand against Pakistan in One-day international and It is the New Zealand's second highest fourth-wicket stand in the Champions Trophy, The highest is 125-run stand between Stephen Fleming and Adam Parore against Zimbabwe at Dhaka in the 1998 Champions Trophy (previously known as Wills International Cup). 125 : Tom Latham and Glenn Phillips set up the record fifth-wicket partnership for New Zealand against Pakistan in One-day international, previously held by the unbeaten 108-run stand between Martin Crowe and Ian Smith at Wellington in 1989 and the New Zealand's second highest fifth-wicket stand in the Champions Trophy, The highest is unbeaten 136-run stand between Nathan Astle and Craig McMillan against USA at The Oval in the 2004 Champions Trophy. 125 : Tom Latham and Glenn Phillips set up the fourth highest fifth-wicket partnership in the Champions Trophy. New Zealand's 320 was their fifth highest score against Pakistan in One-day international, It is their highest-score at Karachi in ODIs, previous highest was 299 against Pakistan in 2023 and It is their second highest total in the Champions Trophy after their 347 against USA at The Oval in the 2004 Champions Trophy. This is the 13th instance of New Zealand's two batsmen were scores of centuries or more runs in their innings in One-day international, It is their second such instance against Pakistan in ODIs, The only other such instance came against Pakistan at Napier in 2015 and This is the New Zealand's first such instance in Champions Trophy. Pakistan's 260 was their highest score against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy, previous highest was 252 at Nairobi (Gym) in the 2000 Champions Trophy (previously known as ICC KnockOut).

New Zealand scored massive total of 320-5 in 50 overs with top scorer by Tom Latham blasted a unbeaten 118 off 104-balls - which was his 8th ODI hundred and his first century against Pakistan in ODIs.

Will Young cracked a 107 off 113-balls - which was his 4th ODI and his first century against Pakistan in ODIs - including 12-fours & a six.

Glenn Phillips hammered a 61 off 39-balls including 4-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 156.41, Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell each scored 10-runs.

Pakistan best bowler by Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf both took 2-wickets and one for Abrar Ahmed.

Pakistan bowled out for 260 in 47.2 overs with top scorer by Khushdil Shah blasted a 69 off 49-balls including 10-fours & a six with strike rate of 140.81.

Babar Azam cracked a 64 off 90-balls including 6-fours & a six, Salman Agha hammered a 42 off 28-balls included 6-fours & a six with strike rate of 150.

Fakhar Zaman scored 24 off 41-balls including 4-fours and Haris Rauf blasted a 19 off 10-balls contained 3-sixes with strike rate of 190.

New Zealand best bowler by Will O’Rourke picked up 3-wickets for 47-runs in 9-overs, Mitchell Santner captured three-wickets, Matt Henry took 2-wickets and one for Nathan Smith - Michael Bracewell.

Tom Latham named Player of the match for his brilliant batting performance to scored a unbeaten 118-runs knocked off facing 104-balls including 10-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 113.46.

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