New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner praised centurions Will Young and Tom Latham for helping the team post an above-par total of 320/5 against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy opener here on Wednesday. New Zealand beat defending champion Pakistan by 60 runs to start its campaign on an emphatic note. “I thought Pakistan bowled well, even … Read more
Less than a week after squaring up against each other in a tri-series, Pakistan and New Zealand will kick off the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on Wednesday at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi. Though the Kiwis trounced the host twice within a week, it will be the high-stakes clash on Wednesday they would want … Read more
New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra suffered a sickening blow to the head after he appeared to misjudge a catch during his team’s ODI victory over Pakistan on Saturday. The 25-year-old was fielding at deep square leg when he seemed to lose sight of the ball against the Gaddafi Stadium floodlights as he shaped to take a … Read more
Glenn Phillips cracked a maiden century and Mitchell Santner grabbed three wickets to help New Zealand overpower Pakistan by 78 runs in the opening match of a tri-nations series in Lahore on Saturday. Phillips hit 106 not out from 74 balls, with seven sixes and six boundaries to help the tourists post an impressive 330-6 … Read more
Welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of Pakistan’s match against New Zealand at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday, the first fixture of the Tri-Nation Series in Pakistan. PREVIEW Coming closely ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy, the tri-nation series, the first in Pakistan since 2004, will serve as the ideal dress rehearsal for the … Read more
Rival captains Mohammad Rizwan and Mitchell Santner said on Friday that Pakistan and New Zealand’s weekend clash in a tri-nation series will be a dress rehearsal for their Champions Trophy showdown. Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa will play a warm-up series ending on February 14 before the eight-team Champions Trophy starts five days later. … Read more