PAK vs NZ Dream11 Prediction, Match 1, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for Champions Trophy 2025
Both teams will be keen to start well.
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Pakistan will take on New Zealand in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy. This match will be played at National Stadium in Karachi. Champions Trophy 2025 will be held from 19 February to 9 March 2025 and will be contested by the top eight ranked men's national teams. Group A includes Pakistan, India, New Zealand. At the same time, Group B includes Australia, England, Afghanistan, and South Africa.
Each team has only 3 games and it is virtual knockout cricket so expect Champions Trophy 2025 to be a high-pressure and well-contested event. Pakistan and New Zealand have met each other in 118 ODI matches to date. Pakistan have claimed 61 wins to New Zealand's 53. Mohammad Rizwan will lead the Men in Green while Santner will captain the Blackcaps.
Pakistan and New Zealand recently played in the Tri Series where New Zealand won both the games these teams faced and eventually won the Tri Series Final which was played at this same venu. They will be high on confidence and the hosts Pakistan are Defending Champions of the Champions Trophy having won the previous edition in 2017. This promises to be a thrilling match.
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Match Information
Pakistan vs New Zealand, 1st Match, Group A
ICC Champions Trophy, 19 Feb 2025, Wed, 2:30 PM IST, National Stadium, Karachi
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Weather Report
National Stadium, KarachiHaze
36.8°C
14% (Humidity)
Probable Playing XI
Pakistan
Mohammad Rizwan (C), Babar Azam, FK Zaman, Tayyab Tahir, Saud Shakeel, Khushdil Shah, Agha Salman, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, S Afridi
Bench : Usman Khan, Kamran Ghulam, Faheem Ashraf, M Hasnain
New Zealand
Tom Latham (wk), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, DJ Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (C), Nathan Smith, MJ Henry, William O’Rourke
Bench : WA Young, MS Chapman, LH Ferguson, JA Duffy, KA Jamieson
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
50%
Pace Bowling
50%
Spin Bowling
55%
Batting Pitch
268
Average Score
45%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
Babar Azam PAK | BAT
Babar Azam has scored 6019 runs in 126 ODI matches at a stunning average of 56. He will be a good captaincy pick.
Glenn Phillips NZ | WK
Glenn Phillips scored a century against Pakistan in the opening match of the Tri Series and he can also bowl a few overs of spin.
Daryl Mitchell NZ | ALL
Daryl Mitchell has scored 1765 runs in 45 ODIs at an average of 50 and can also bowl a few overs of medium pace. He will be keen to do well
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Khushdil Shah
PAK | BAT
Tom Latham
NZ | WK
Last Updated On - Feb 19 2025 2:17 PM
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