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New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 60 runs in the Champions Trophy opening match. Pakistan chose bowling at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday. New Zealand scored 320 runs losing 5 wickets. In response, the Pakistan team was all out after scoring 260 runs in 47.2 overs.
Tom Latham from New Zealand scored 118, Will Young scored 107 and Glenn Philips 61 runs. William Arurk and captain Mitchell Santner took 3-3 wickets. Khushdil Shah from Pakistan scored 69 and Babar Azam scored 64 runs. Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf got 2-2 wickets.
Match analysis in 5 points …
1. Player of the Match
After 3 wickets fell for 73 runs, wicketkeeper Tom Latham came out to bat. He made 2 century partnerships with Will Young and Glenn Philips. Latham scored 118 runs and the team scored to 320 runs. He received the Player of the Match Award for this performance.
2. Hero of victory
- Glen Philips: Philips, who came out to bat on number-6, scored 61 off 39 balls. His innings brought the team’s score to 320 runs.
- William Orok: Kiwi bowlers in Powerplay-1 conceded just 22 runs. Arurk also took 2 wickets. He took Khushdi’s big wicket and pushed Pakistan to the backfoot.
- Mitchell Santner: New Zealand captain Santner put pressure at the middle overs. He took the wickets of Babur, Tayyab and Haris Rauf.
- Will Young: The Kiwi team lost 3 wickets for 73 runs. Here opener Will Young stood at one end, he scored 107 off 113 balls and laid the foundation of big score.
3. Fighter of the Match
Khushdil Shah from Pakistan scored 69 off 49 balls after landing at number-7. He tried his best to win the team by ticking one end, but he did not meet at another end. He hit 10 fours and 1 six in his innings.
4. Turning point
The Pakistan team had a poor start to chase the target of 321 runs. The team lost 2 wickets for 22 runs. From here, Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman played a very slow innings. Babur scored 64 off 90 balls and Fakhar scored 24 off 41 balls. The team lagged behind in the target due to the slow innings of both, this became a big reason for the defeat.
5. Match report
Young-Latham brought New Zealand to a big score After losing the toss, New Zealand lost 3 wickets for 73 runs. Opener Will Young were standing on an end. He did a century partnership with Tom Latham. Young was dismissed for 107 runs.
Latham then also partnered a century partnership with Glen Philips. Philips was dismissed for 61 runs. Latham scored 118 runs. Abrar Ahmed got 1 wicket from Pakistan. New Zealand scored 320 runs losing 5 wickets.
Pakistan scattered after a poor start Pakistan started to chase the target of 321 runs. The team lost 2 wickets for 22 runs. Saud Shakeel 6 and Mohammad Rizwan were dismissed for 3 runs. Babur and Fakhar took the innings, but both of them did very slow batting.
Fakhar 24, Babur 64, Salman Ali Aga 42 and Tayyab Tahir were dismissed for 1 run. Khushdil Shah finally tried to take the team closer to victory by scoring 69 runs, but the team could not stand after his wicket. The team was all out after scoring 260 runs in 47.2 overs. Matt Henry took 2 wickets. Read match updates …
(Tagstotranslate) New zealand won the opening match of the champions trophy
