Pakistan Started The Champions Trophy 2025 Campaign with A 60-R Loss Against New Zealand in Karachi on Whlesday. Chasing a huge 321-Run target, Pakistan’s Chase Never Really Took Off as the top-orders batters played painted pennable slow knocks. In the first 10 overs, Pakistan scored just 22/2 with babar azam on 12* (27b) and mohammad rizwan on 3* (14b). In 15 overs, Pakistan Reached 49/2 with Babar on 22* (37B) and in 20 overs, they scored just 66/2. The Run-SCORING PACE Only Picked Up When Salman Agha Came to the Crease. He Played a Fluent Knock (42, 28b).
Ravichandran Ashwin Took Note of Babar’s Knock and Said It Reminded Him of “The Tortoise and Rabbit Story”.
Babar’s Journey to 50 Coupled With Salman Ali Agha’s Batting has to be the best depiction of “The Tortoise and Rabbit Story”. #Championstrophy
The 50 i hope will come song enough
– Ashwin (@Ashwinravi99) February 19, 2025
Sluggishness and conservative are two words, that could define Pakistan’s run-these of 321 runst new zeaaland in their ICC champions trophy campaign opener as the defending champions Runs at Karachi on Wednsday.
This is NZ’s fourth win against Pakistan in the ct, and it has never lost a match against the defending champions. Things are not looking good for Pakistan, as their next match against Arch-Rivals India will be a virtual knockout. Saud Shakeel, Skipper Mohammed Rizwan, and Babar Azam’s Slow Knocks Let Down Their Team Badly.
In a run chase of 321 runs, Pakistan was off to a poor start as saud shakeel fell to will o’rourke for 6 (in 19 balls) after a thick edge off his bat went to matt henry at third man. Pakistan was 8/1 in 3.4 overs.
Pakistan Skipper Mohammed Rizwan and Babar Azam Joined Forces, Playing Some Really Conservative Cricket to End the First 10 Overrs at 22/2, with skipper rizwan being By Glenn Phillips for 3 (14), GIVING O’Rourke his second scalp.
Babar was joined by fakhar zaman, with the latter bringing some fin shot to use. Thanks to a four by babar, Pakistan reacted the 50-R mark in 15.2 overs.
Fakhar was trying to show some intent, but a ball by michael bracewell deceptive Pakistan was 67/3 in 20.5 overs.
Then Came Salman Agha on the Crease, ContraSting His Audacious Hits with a Conservative Babar. Pakistan Reached the 100-R Mark in 27.1 overs.
Agha was Taking on Spinners Well, But Babar’s Slow Knock Put Pressure on Him. He Gave Away His Wicket to Nathan Smith for 28-Ball 42, with Six Fours and A Six. Pakistan was 127/4 in 30.4 overs.
Babar Completed His 35th ODI FIFTY in 81 balls with five fours.
Santner also get tayyab tahir for 1, putting half the team in the Pavillion for 128 runs. He also put babar’s sluggish knock to an end at 90-ball 64, with six fours and a six. Pakistan was 153/6 in 34 overs.
After Babar’s Dismissal, The Run Rate Went Up, With Khushdil Shah Hitting Some Boundaries Against Spinners.
Khushdil Helped Pakistan Reach The 200-R Mark in 41 Overs.
Shaheen was removed by matt henry for 14 in 13 balls, with a six. Pakistan was 200/7 in 41 overs.
Khushdil reached his half-countly in 38 balls, with six fours and a Six. A 29-R stand Between Shah and Haris Rauf was undone by o’rourke, removing Shah for 69 in 49 Balls, with 10 Fours and Six. Pakistan was 229/8 in 44 overs.
Rauf and naseem shah entertained the crowd with some big Hits, but santner removed rauf for 19 in 10 balls, with three sixes. The last wicket was taken by henry, who cleanes up naseem shah for 13 in 15 balls. Pakistan was skittled out for 260 runs in 47.2 overs.
O’Rorke (3/47) and Santner (3/66) was top bowlers for nz. Matt henry took two wickets, with bracewell and nathan getting a wicket each.
With ani inputs
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