ICC Championship Trophy 2025: Pakistan is overwhelmed by New Zealand in opening match cricket news

New Zealand Storm won 60 wins in the championship trophy opening as host Pakistan saw their highest order collapse in Karachi.

New Zealand's victory over the defending cricket champion with 60 highlighted their championship trophy and competed in Pakistan at the National Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan.

Will Young hit 107 and Tom Latham beat 118 unbeaten 118 to help New Zealand overcome a slow start on Wednesday's match and after being hit At 320-5 hit rate.

Glenn Phillips, who had a 61 off for 61, broke the 300 mark and looked like a distant dream after they were swaying.

Pakistan scored half a century with Babar Azam (64) and Khushdil Shah (69) and eliminated 260 in 47.2 matches, but the hosts never saw it Passed hunting.

"The way young and Latham swivel strikes made us a peculiar border," said New Zealand Captain Mitchell Santner.

"We are thinking about 260-280, but it shows you have a platform and what you can do with wickets. After scoring, the top 10 wins on the ball were excellent."

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Tom Latham of New Zealand celebrates his century (Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)

Santner and Will O'Rourke both requested three wickets for Kiwis, while the cameo of Pakistan No. 7 Khushdil Shah struggled with 49-point 69 in the host After struggling to start, it was too late.

Fakhar Zaman was injured early in the first inning and had to be replaced on the spot.

As a result, the opening batsmen were not allowed to rejoin the game until his team shot down twice in the chase.

This seriously hindered the hosts, who scored 22-2 at the end of the power match.

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Khushdil Shah of Pakistan has kept the pursuit alive almost single-handedly (Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)

Lost Pakistan Captain Mohammad Rizwan said his team was confident when inserting New Zealand into toss. "They achieved a good goal," he said. "We didn't expect them to get 320.

"It's hard to get up early on the court, but the innings of Young and Latham are crucial. In the end, we're not doing well, which is why they come up with the score."

This is Pakistan's third defeat on international land against New Zealand in one-day international matches and now puts pressure on the second match against India on Sunday.

Rohit Sharma's India is a favorite of the game, opening an account with Bangladesh on Thursday.