Pakistan vs New Zealand: Pakistan has suffered a major setback in the first match of Champions Trophy 2025. Pakistan, who was hosting the ICC event after a 29 -year long wait, was defeated by New Zealand by 60 runs. Now Mohammad Rizwan’s team is lagging behind in the semi -finals in the Champions Trophy. The match played at the National Stadium in Karachi, batting first, scored a mountain of 320 runs. In response, Pakistan’s team collapsed for just 260 runs.
Now the big question is whether the Pakistan Champions Trophy is out of 2025 after a shameful defeat against New Zealand or is he still breathing? Let us know that the equation of this tournament is such that one match is very important for all teams. Only 8 teams participate in the Champions Trophy and are divided into two groups. Only 2 teams from a group qualify for the semi -finals.
Did Pakistan get out of the Champions Trophy or not?
It has become very difficult for Pakistan to reach the semi -finals of the Champions Trophy 2025 after a shameful defeat against New Zealand. His next match is from India on 23 February. For Mohammad Rizwan’s team, that match is like or die, but seeing the manner in which Team India is playing at this time, it does not seem that Pakistan will be able to beat India.
Champions Trophy 2025 points table
After defeating Pakistan, the New Zealand team has reached the top with 2 points on the points table. At the same time, after suffering a crushing defeat by 60 runs, Pakistan’s net runrate has also spoiled. The group also has India and Bangladesh who have not played the match in this tournament yet. From here, Pakistan will have to win the remaining two matches by a big margin, otherwise their Champions Trophy is fixed from 2025.
Group A- India, Pakistan, New Zealand and Bangladesh
Group B- Australia, South Africa, England and Afghanistan
