Pakistan scored 60 runs in their opening match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at National Stadium, Karachi on Wednesday, 19 February. The hosts left for a disastrous start in their chase, reduced by 22/2 in ten overs. Pakistan was eventually excluded for 260 in 47.2 overs, losing the game by 60 runs as they found their title defense in a pathetic beginning.
After his team’s hammer, Captain Mohammad Rizwan reduced the loss of speed in the middle overs, credited Tom Latham and Will Young for his game-changing partnership. He also mentioned how Fakhar Zaman’s inability to bat in his original position Their chase right from gate-go.
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“I think he set a very good goal, we did not expect him to get 320. We wondered why about 260 they arrived in that clan. The performance after the match.
,[On Fakhar’s injury] Let’s see what the result is [scan] Is. We lost speed twice, first in the overs of death and then in powerplay with bat. Lose fakhar zaman [as opener] Was important. We did not want to pressurize ourselves thinking that we are defending the champion. The match is gone, and the next match is another normal match for us, ”he said.
On the other hand, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner credited Pakistan for bowling well in the middle stages and praised Tom Latham (118*) and Will Young (107) for your game-changing knock. The pair added 118 runs (126 balls) for the fourth wicket after Kiwi at 73/3. Latham also joined the 125 -run partnership off just 74 balls with Glenn Philips (39 runs 39) to increase his team’s score to 320.
“I felt that Pakistan bowled well, even through the middle stage, but well the young and Latham rotated the strike and really established us the strange border. We think 260-280 thinking. They were, but it shows what you can do if you have a platform and wickets. We were able to We were able to create run-vessels and chip the entire wicket from Glenn. [the catch]In the post -match presentation, Santner said, “Rizwan was outstanding this way.
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After his match winning innings, Latham was prepared as the match player. Southpow praised both of his batting partners, Will Young and Glenn Philips for a large scale partnership. He also mentioned how dew deficiency helped his spinners change the ball in the second innings.
“Yes, it definitely helps when you first play on a surface. Nice to contribute, Will Young played extraordinaryly and then it was just fantastic to reach 320. When I came in, it was about making a partnership. We could do this and then improve the run rate, and then came to GP and once again played an extraordinary hand. Gave us the speed to get through the second innings. At the back end, you want to get as much as you want. Glad that we can do today. Today there was a shortage of dew, so the ball decreased considerably, it was better to bowl to another with such conditions, ”said Latham.
