
Champions trophy, pak vs nz weather report: The ICC Champions Trophy will begin with the match between Pakistan and New Zealand from February 19. This time Pakistan has been hosted by the ICC tournament. That is, after 1996 (29 years later) Pakistan is hosting an ICC event.
The first match of the Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between Pakistan and New Zealand. Defending champion Pakistan would like to win against New Zealand in this match, while on the other hand, New Zealand has proved that Pakistan has proved that it does not make the mistake of taking Kavis lightly before this tournament. What will be the weather pattern in the match between Pakistan and New Zealand? Somewhere rain will not make this match fun.
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This is the 9th season of the Champions Trophy. The first match of the 9th season will be played between Pakistan and New Zealand. The match will be played at the National Stadium in Karachi from 2:30 pm. Both team captains will come on the field for the toss, half an hour before the match. The weather is expected to be clear on 19 February in Karachi. However, the sky may be cloudy. The rain has 10% chances and the air can move at a speed of 21 km/ per hour.
Head to head record of Pakistan and New Zealand
Prior to the Champions Trophy, Pakistan and New Zealand teams were face to face in the tri-series. In which New Zealand won by defeating Pakistan by five wickets in the final. Pakistan and New Zealand teams have come face to face 3 times in the Champions Trophy. In which three times Keevis have defeated Pakistan a crushing. In the ODI format, both teams have come face to face a total of 118 times. In this, Pakistan has won 61 matches and New Zealand has 53 matches.
The pitch of Karachi’s National Stadium will be in favor of the batsmen. High scoring matches have always been seen on this ground. There is nothing special for the bowlers here, but as the match progresses, the effect of dew will also increase. In such a situation, if the team winning the toss decides to bowl first, then the chances of winning the team can increase.
Pakistan’s squad for Champions Trophy: Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper/captain), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Nasim Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasanain, Saud Shakeel, Usman Khan.
New Zealand Squad for Champions Trophy: Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Derryl Michel, Tom Latham (wicketkeeper), Glenn Philips, Michael Bracewell, Michel Santner (Captain), Nathan Smith, Mat Henry, William O’erorke, Jacob Dafi, Kyle Jamison, Rachin, Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman.