By Kaif - Feb 19, 2025 12:56 PM
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: The 1st match of the CT 2025 league is going to be played between Pakistan vs New Zealand. This match will start on 19th February 2025 at 02:30 PM
| Match | Pakistan vs New Zealand (PAK vs NZ) |
| League | ICC Champions Trophy |
| Date | Wednesday, 19th February 2025 |
| Time | 02:30 PM (IST) - 09:00 AM (GMT) |
The first match of the ICC Champion Trophy 2025 between Pakistan and New Zealand will be played in Karachi. Recently, the final match of the triangular series was played between Pakistan and New Zealand team. In which New Zealand won the series by defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets. In this match also, the New Zealand team would like to repeat its previous performance. 11 ODIs have been played between the two teams in the last 5 years, in which Pakistan has won 6 matches while New Zealand has won 5 matches.
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Who will win today CT 2025 match?: 117 matches have been played between Pakistan and New Zealand in ODIs. Out of these 117 matches, Pakistan has won 61 while New Zealand has won 52 matches. Shaheen Afridi will be a great choice for the small leagues. Babar Azam will be a good choice for captaincy in the big leagues. But New Zealand has performed very well in recent matches, most likely NZ will win this match.
Pakistan (PAK) Possible Playing 11: 1. Fakhar Zaman, 2. Babar Azam, 3. Saud Shakeel, 4. Mohammad Rizwan(WK)(C), 5. Agha Salman, 6. Tayyab Tahir, 7. Khushdil-Shah, 8. Faheem Ashraf, 9. Shaheen Afridi, 10. Naseem-Shah, 11. Abrar Ahmed
New Zealand (NZ) Possible Playing 11: 1. Devon Conway(WK), 2. Will Young, 3. Kane Williamson, 4. Daryl Mitchell, 5. Tom Latham(WK), 6. Glenn Phillips, 7. Michael Bracewell, 8. Mitchell Santner(C), 9. Jacob Duffy, 10. Matt Henry, 11. William O Rourke
If we look at the history, we will find that batsmen have had a great time on the Karachi pitch. In such a situation, it can be expected that a high score will be made in the opening match of the Champions Trophy 2025. Here, in 78 ODIs, the team batting first won 36 times. At the same time, the team chasing the target managed to win 39 times.
It is clear from the statistics that the team batting in the second innings has an easy time. The main reason for this is the dew. Due to dew, it becomes difficult to grip the ball, which makes batting easier. But spinners can get the benefit. Let us tell you that the record of making the highest score on this ground is registered in the name of Team India. In the Asia Cup 2008, India scored 374 runs against Hong Kong.
Also Read in Hindi: PAK vs NZ Pitch Report: CT 2025 में नेशनल स्टेडियम, कराची की पिच रिपोर्ट कैसी होगी?
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