Champions Trophy 2025 PAK vs NZ: Pitch, Weather Report, Head To Head, Probable Playing 11, Streaming Details: ICC Champions Trophy will start on 19th February 2025, with Pakistan taking on New Zealand in the opening match of the tournament at the National Stadium in Karachi. All eyes will be on this encounter as it promises to be another top-electric start to the competition. Perhaps even more so following New Zealand’s major victory over Pakistan in the tri-nation series final played at the same venue.
Match Details:
Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM Local Time (2:30 PM IST)
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi
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Champions Trophy 2025 Match 1: PAK vs NZ: Pitch and Weather Report
The National Stadium, Karachi, usually offers batting-friendly pitches, resulting in high-scoring matches. For reference, the average first innings score around this ground usually was 239, meaning it gives a little something for both batsmen and bowlers, so teams that win the toss may prefer to bat first.
Weather: Sunny, approximately 30°C during the play, the best weather conditions to play cricket.
Head-on-Head ODI
Pakistan and New Zealand faced each other in 118 matches in One Day Internationals.
Pakistan wins: 61
New Zealand wins: 53
No result: 1
Tied: 3
In the history of the ICC Champions Trophy, the two teams shared a presence thrice, but New Zealand succeeded all the time. Recently, before heading into the Champions Trophy, both Pakistan and New Zealand were part of a tri-nation series in which there was a final against Pakistan, and New Zealand concluded the match by thrashing them. Surely, this will add confidence to the Black Caps as they enter the first match of the tournament.
Probable Playing XI of Pakistan and New Zealand
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Saud Shakeel, Khushdil Shah, Shalim Agha, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed.
New Zealand: Kane Williamson, Devon Conway (wk), Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Tom Latham, Matt Henry, Will O’Rourke, Kyle Jamieson.
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Streaming Details of Champions Trophy 2025
More Popularly, cricket-loving spectators can catch the live action of the Pakistan vs. New Zealand match on Star Sports Network, whereas the live streaming is also available on the JioHotstar app and website. The match is to be held at 2:30 PM IST. ICC Champions Trophy 2025 both would wish to start their campaign on a positive note with this match to set up the scene for what could be a very good tournament. This will be an exciting event for fans all over the world as they expect to see a high-octane final between these two strongest sides.
