Pakistan has been penalized for a slow over-rate against New Zealand in their second One-Day International in Hamilton this week. Match referee Jeff Crowe fined the Pakistan players five percent of their match fees after they were one over short of the target on Wednesday after the time allowances were taken into consideration. New Zealand … Read more
Pakistan’s T20 captain, Salman Ali Agha, is not disheartened by the 1-4 defeat in the just-concluded series in New Zealand and believes that the new faces tried out in the matches will eventually come through. “Look the conditions in New Zealand are normally challenging with the bounce, pace and movement in the pitches, so for … Read more
Hasan Nawaz’s blistering hundred paved the way for Pakistan to shatter a 17-year-old T20I run chase record in its nine-wicket win over New Zealand in Auckland on Friday. Pakistan recorded the fastest-ever 200-plus run chase in T20Is, when it overhauled the target of 205 in just 16 overs. The previous record was held by South … Read more
The hosts have been fined five per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate during the tournament’s opening game in Karachi. Following its defeat in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 opener against New Zealand at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday, Pakistan has been handed a slow over-rate fine after being … Read more
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
New Zealand underlined its title aspirations with a 60-run victory against defending champion Pakistan in a Group A match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the National Stadium on Wednesday. Will Young struck 107 and Tom Latham smashed an unbeaten 118 to help New Zealand overcome a sluggish start and post 320/5 after being … Read more
New Zealand batter Tom Latham on Wednesday scored a One-Day International century after 27 months during the side’s ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match against Pakistan in Karachi. Latham’s previous century came against India in Auckland in November 2022. He took 32 innings before scoring his next against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy opener. Among New … Read more
Fakhar Zaman suffered an injury scare in the opening over of Pakistan’s Champions Trophy clash against New Zealand in Karachi on Wednesday. The incident occurred on the third ball of Shaheen Shah Afridi’s first over, a wide and full delivery that Will Young drove through the covers for three runs. Fakhar sprinted to the boundary … Read more
Pakistan takes on New Zealand in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 set to be played at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday. Pakistan is hosting an ICC event after 29 years and begins the tournament as a defending champion. PAK vs NZ CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2025 – PREDICTED PLAYING XI Pakistan … Read more
Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan said on Tuesday the Champions Trophy would be a “historic occasion” for the country, a day before the host kicks the tournament off against New Zealand. The Champions Trophy is the first major cricket event hosted by Pakistan in nearly three decades and is regarded as second only to the World … Read more