Karachi’s National Stadium will be preparing for the ICU Champions Trophy, which has not featured in the cricket calendar since 2017. This is an important edition of the Champions Trophy for Pakistan, as this is the country first to host an important cricket competition after the World Cup 1996.
New Zealand will be a team to watch out for in this edition of the Champions Trophy, as they had earlier this month completely dominated the Pakistan Tri-Nation Series. They beat the hosts two times along the way to lifting the trophy and will be looking to capitalize on this momentum when they take to the field for the Champions Trophy. Pakistan, on the other hand, are a team because they often change their game from extraordinary to miserable one day.
Although Pakistan is not very predictable, the presence of elite international star players from both sides promises a great match in the making. The opening match, therefore, between Pakistan and New Zealand scheduled for this Wednesday is going to be quite exciting.
Fans would be watching with bated breath to see which version of Pakistan would turn up. Will it be the team that can climb the tallest mountain, or will it be the one that can lose to a lesser opponent? Only time will tell.
Match Detais
Date: February 19, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM Local Time/ 2:30 pm IST/ 10 am GMT
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
Pakistan vs New Zealand Head-To-Head Record
Matches Played: 118
Won by PAK: 61
Won by NZ: 53
Tied: 1
NR: 3
Pakistan vs New Zealand Pitch Report
The final of the tri-nation series between Pakistan and New Zealand last week was a low-scoring match, despite the fact that the pitch at Karachi’s National Stadium is renowned to be batting friendly. It could be difficult for the batters to get going when the Spinners turned the ball.
Pakistan vs New Zealand: Predicted Playing XI
Pakistan Playing 11: Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Salman Ali Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf.
New Zealand Playing 11: Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner ©, Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson.
Pakistan vs New Zealand : Fantasy Teams Selection
PAK vs NZ Small League:
1. Fakhar Zaman
2. Devon Conway
3. Babar Azam
4. Kane Williamson
5. Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk)
6. Mitchell Santner
7. Daryl Mitchell
8. Shaheen Shah Afridi
9. Naseem Shah
10. Matt Henry
11. Haris Rauf
PAK-W vs NZ-W Big League:
1. Will Young
2. Babar Azam
3. Saud Shakeel
4. Kane Williamson
5. Tom Latham (wk)
6. Glenn Phillips
7. Mitchell Santner (c)
8. Khushdil Shah
9. Shaheen Shah Afridi
10. Lockie Ferguson
11. Abrar Ahmed
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