New Zealand defeated Pakistan by 60 runs in the opening match of the Champions Trophy at the home ground at home ground.
In the match played at the last National Stadium Karachi, Pakistan invited New Zealand to play first and the Kiwis scored 320 runs thanks to the centuries of Will Young and Tom Latham and gave the Green Shirts a target of 321 runs to win.
With the pursuit of the target, Pakistan’s start was disappointing, the Prime Minister could not score any player Fifty except for 64 off 90 balls and Khushdal Shah 69 and thus the Pakistani innings was all out for 260 in 47.2 overs.
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The hopes of playing the semi -finals of the national team after defeating the home ground and the mega event have been a blow, Pakistan has to play in the next match with traditional rivals India on February 23. Is
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If the national team is defeated, they can be out of the event, while Pakistan will have to register a mandatory win in matches against Bangladesh and India to reach the next stage.
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In addition to the two wins, Pakistan will also have to keep an eye on the net run rate as it is likely that 3 teams end the group with 2, 2 wins, then a decision on a net rate.
