
Pakistan vs New Zealand Tri Series Final: The first match of the Champions Trophy 2025 is to be played between hosts Pakistan and New Zealand on 19 February. But before that a tri -series is being played in Pakistan, whose league stage is over. The Kiwi team won both their matches and got admission to the finals, while South Africa could not win a single match. In such a situation, on Wednesday, Pakistan defeated the African team and got admission in the finals. Now on 14 February, the final of the Tri -series will be played between Pakistan and New Zealand.
Pakistan will play in the Champions Trophy 2025 as the defending champion. He won the title by defeating India by 180 runs in the final of the 2017 Champions Trophy. Now before the upcoming ICC tournament, the Pak team will land at the National Stadium in Karachi with the intention of registering a big win. This final match of the tri-series will not be less than the warm-up match of the Champions Trophy as the same teams are going to fight in the first match of the upcoming big tournament.
These players can wreak havoc in the final
In the Tri -series, South Africa has got Kohinoor as Matthew Breetjke, but this team has already been out of the tournament. As far as Pakistan is concerned, Salman Aga and Fakhar Zaman will be eyeing everyone. Fakhar has scored 125 runs in the Tri -series at an average of 62.5 so far. On the other hand, Salman Aga has scored 174 runs in this series at an average of 87, including a century.
Talking about New Zealand on the other hand, Ken Williamson is seen in a very tremendous rhythm. He scored 58 runs against Pakistan and 133 not out against South Africa. Apart from this, Glenn Philips is also in form for the Kiwi team. At the same time, in bowling, Matt Henry is speaking fiercely, who has taken 5 wickets in 2 matches so far.
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