New Zealand (320/5) defeat Pakistan (260) comfortably by 60 runs to clinch triumph in the inaugural match of ICC Champions Trophy 2025

[m.shah]

Need to get Will Young quickly

 

[Kianig89]

NZ are well.set for 300, only way for Pakistan is to take regular wickets

 

[Slim]

Man, the airshow actually looks pretty sick. Hate that it didnt get broadcast.

 

[Major]

Changed my profile photo in support of Pakistan cricket fans today

well to be fair, you didnt had any olympic gold winner this time so.....


meanwhile in the match,
Salman bought in, but i would had preferred Khsuhdil to continu and salman bought from the other end.

 

[Kianig89]

Any update on Fakhar??

 

[Bhaijaan]

Young bhai has supported all the runs today basically. What an effort from him. Kudos

 

[Rana]

Man, the airshow actually looks pretty sick. Hate that it didnt get broadcast.

It did get broadcast before the game started

 

[Major]

Man, the airshow actually looks pretty sick. Hate that it didnt get broadcast.

bro how far off is your stream. :YK the air show happened 21 overs ago.

 

[Human786]

22 overs - 98/3 ... wicket coming

 

[Rana]

Young bhai has supported all the runs today basically. What an effort from him. Kudos

This is called Khotta sicka batting

 

[shaz619]

Shaheen’s bowling looks pretty toothless on this pitch and his effort ball is 140 clicks, not bad though for an all-rounder

 

[Marooned]

Young Latham both play spin well.

 

[Rana]

But the part of the world where I come from judgment is reserved when both teams have had a go.

You can’t explain that to a Freshy bro

 

[Bhaijaan]

Shaheen’s bowling looks pretty toothless on this pitch and his effort ball is 140 clicks, not bad though for an all-rounder

He’s sadly turned into a one trick pokey. If the new ball works for him in first 2 overs he’s a match winner else he’s a very toothless bowler bro

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

One wicket here would really open the game up for Pakistan

 

[shaz619]

Rauf is down by at least 5mph due to re!ard management.

Naseem clearly the pick of the bowlers so far.

 

[Marooned]

He’s sadly turned into a one trick pokey. If the new ball works for him in first 2 overs he’s a match winner else he’s a very toothless bowler bro

Don't think that's true.

Australia South Africa. Both series he was excellent with old ball.

 

[Slim]

bro how far off is your stream. :YK the air show happened 21 overs ago.

I know, im just looking at the photography at pcb’s socials.

 

[Bhaijaan]

100 comes up for Kiwis. Young bhai (Jawan) fighting on!

 

[shaz619]

Fakhar Zaman finally getting his revenge against the snake Rizwan

 

[Dr_Bassim]

@Rana guess NZ have decided the safety to 250 approach?

 

[Kianig89]

Pakistan lacking a bowler who can take 2 wickets in 2 deliveries to turn the game upside down

Nz are buying time they will unleash only a matter of time

 

[jamie smith]

nz motoring along nicely.

 

[Human786]

crr 4.57 after 23

 

[Slim]

Shaheen is trying his best, he has been decent in the previous series we have played. But he definitely is not his best. Hes still very young and hopefully he comes back to his best self.

Expensive misfield.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Great to see OGs like @kingusama92 in attendance today. He’s seen many heart breaks. Give him a VIP chair bro.

 

[shaz619]

This new shirt actually doesn’t look bad, just a shame about some of the who are wearing it, you can’t really polish a

 

[Slim]

@Rana guess NZ have decided the safety to 250 approach?

They definitely will try to push if they have wickets, thats why we desperately need to take young and glen down.

 

[Rana]

Something isn’t right with Ian Smith’s mic

Sounds like he isn’t in the country and is doing commentary via zoom call

 

[Major]

Bowl with the both partimers from both ends

 

[shaz619]

Great to see OGs like @kingusama92 in attendance today. He’s seen many heart breaks. Give him a VIP chair bro.

 

[adi_62941]

Young is playing innings of his life

 

[BouncerGuy]

So now Pakistan will get hammered from out of form Latham and will young,.... LOL

 

[Human786]

110/3 in 24

 

[Sunny_majoka]

I guess Pakistan didn't prepared against will young

 

[BouncerGuy]

I guess Pakistan didn't prepared against will young

He came out of Syllabus

 

[Kianig89]

Phillips waiting in dugout to launch ack

 

[Human786]

So now Pakistan will get hammered from out of form Latham and will young,.... LOL

why so pessimistic ? PK are firm fave as of now ....

 

[Rana]

@Rana guess NZ have decided the safety to 250 approach?

Yeah survival

30 overs is too much to expose to Philips, Bracewell and Santner.

These two have to stick for them at least until the 30th over.

What Kane used to do well for them is take out many overs from the game and leaving just about the right time for that lower order to just go in and do their thing.

 

[Major]

Something isn’t right with Ian Smith’s mic

Sounds like he isn’t in the country and is doing commentary via zoom call

LOOOL

You do know that the broadcast stream has a few seconds delay to what is being watched. Unless, you might claim that they have a special real time camera for Ian Smith

 

[Kianig89]

Boundaries in every over now , NZ know they have to accelerate

 

[Shafi]

Name the 3

Wasim Jr, Zaman Khan, Abbas...

 

[FearlessRoar]

Will Young is playing a match-defining innings

 

[Ahmed216]

Impeccable timing from Young today.

No specialist spinner in middle overs likely to hurt us again

 

[Kianig89]

SSA what a decline and there is nobody to challenge him

 

[gazza619]

Shaheen looking decent for middle overs. I would keep him away from overs 45-50

 

[emranabbas]

@RedwoodOriginal abrar only took 1 wicket the way you were going on about it was if he took all 3 Wickets

even kushill is bowling well

 

[Human786]

half way - 113/3

 

[BouncerGuy]

Need to keep them under 250.... The game will slip away with spin on the offer if the target exceeds 250

 

[Shafi]

Shaheen is T10/T20 bowlers. Only ball 2-3 good overs. Just a bowling machine without brain.

 

[jattafridi]

After 25 overs nz 113/3

I think nz total 285

Pakistan 233 all out

 

[Major]

Not happy with Rizwan here, Khushdil was doing good, why remove him and bring in Salman.

 

[Bhaijaan]

To be honest, NZ aren’t scoring at an acceptable rate. A target of 250 is not great by any imagination on this pitch

 

[Human786]

crr still a modest 4.58 after 26

 

[kingusama92]

Great to see OGs like @kingusama92 in attendance today. He’s seen many heart breaks. Give him a VIP chair bro.

Nothing can scare this king anymore.

 

[BouncerGuy]

THREAD IS NOT ABOUT AMIR AND IMAD

 

[Kianig89]

Pakistan are at the mercy of NZ now, watch them shift gears like an E class ㉦

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Momentum back with the kiwis. We are crashing out of the cup here.

 

[mominsaigol]

To be honest, NZ aren’t scoring at an acceptable rate. A target of 250 is not great by any imagination on this pitch

It's odi, their scoring at a fine rate. 2 set batters batting till 30th and bashing in the final 20 is fine.

This isn't 2019 England where they were freqently scoring 100 runs in 12 overs.

 

[kingusama92]

Looks like 270-280 might be a good total here.

 

[shaz619]

To be honest, NZ aren’t scoring at an acceptable rate. A target of 250 is not great by any imagination on this pitch

They are going to do some launching in the last 10 Rizwan style

 

[Major]

Now we need o get young.
Bring in Abrar from the other end i think

 

[FearlessRoar]

This doesn't make sense to me—there should be no timers

 

[Major]

To be honest, NZ aren’t scoring at an acceptable rate. A target of 250 is not great by any imagination on this pitch

naa, since they are NZ its ok. Had it been Rizwan or Babar, this would be a meltdown.

 

[jamie smith]

young needs to be knocked over.

 

[Kianig89]

Where is Rizwan's Plan B

 

[shaz619]

It's odi, their scoring at a fine rate. 2 set batters batting till 30th and bashing in the final 20 is fine.

This isn't 2019 England where they were freqently scoring 100 runs in 12 overs.

England took that set-up for granted, what a beastly team

 

[Marooned]

I'd have bought Naseem after 30 overs. There's a chance it would reverse but too early.

 

[Major]

This doesn't make sense to me—there should be no timers

How is this possible? We have 3 spinners bowling. Did our spinners take alot of time?

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

National Bank cricket stadiums construction was more interesting than this match.

SSA what a decline and there is nobody to challenge him

Akif literally was in the squad in the tri-series

 

[Rana]

Where is Rizwan's Plan B

What’s plan A?

 

[m.shah]

Arafat Minhas would have been perfect replacement for Fakedil here

 

[mominsaigol]

Now we need o get young.
Bring in Abrar from the other end i think

This pitch is a spin house brother. Khsudil shah is bowling killer legspin here.

A 280 score won't be easy to chase. 300 to 320 is overkill. The fact Pakistan didn't take sufiyan and that agha hasn't bowled a few overs is criminal.

 

[Ahmed216]

Did fakhar get injured today?

 

[shaz619]

Where is Rizwan's Plan B

What time is Asr Namaz in Pakistan

 

[Bhaijaan]

naa, since they are NZ its ok. Had it been Rizwan or Babar, this would be a meltdown.

Bro they be hating on the real heroes.
Like Babar, Rizwan and Immy bhai

 

[Kianig89]

Which you are witnessing

 

[mominsaigol]

What’s plan A?

Fakhar or bust, the ultimate plan

 

[m.shah]

Yes.

Did fakhar get injured today?

Probably out of tournament

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

My biggest concern with the stadiums being built was their badly designed premium enclosures right behind the screen.

It's such a bad design, they could have easily built them 5 meters away from their respective positions so sight screen would fit in the middle without any issue.

Pata nai kahan say sochtay hain yeh log who make decisions