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

[jamie smith]

Any plans of sleeping while nz is batting?

National anthem time.

 

[Rajdeep]

Pakistan to win this match with ease. This is going to he one sided affair .

I have a feeling both NZ and Man City will win tonight.

 

[Slim]

Lahore would fill stadiums for zimbabwe matches. Karachi just sucks. Soul-less city.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Any plans of sleeping while nz is batting?

No... Don't sleep... You might miss the fifer of Khushdil shah

 

[Marooned]

Kamran should've gotten the go ahead of Saud. Oh well.

 

[Slim]

Any plans of sleeping while nz is batting?

Depends on the first twenty overs

 

[jamie smith]

Kamran should've gotten the go ahead of Saud. Oh well.

That 4 ft chicken sucks.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Let's go boys. A generation has waited for this.

 

[BouncerGuy]

GOOSEBUMPS...

 

[mango_bite77]

Expecting NZ to score 310-320

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Sorry couldnt resist to watch Babar and Riz bat in ultra HD.

 

[jamie smith]

Depends on the first twenty overs

better to save ur energy for watching fakedils batting.

 

[Devadwal]

Nope , 330 is winning score . pakistan need to restrict them around 285.

Below 330 and your in

 

[Slim]

FIGHTER JETSSS AAYYYYYYY!!!

 

[jamie smith]

Sorry couldnt resist to watch Babar and Riz bat in ultra HD.

Ur camera has made it look like a match from 80s.

 

[jamie smith]

Nope , 330 is winning score . pakistan need to restrict them around 285.

350 is winning score.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Flypast after the Anthems ended....

 

[jamie smith]

Pak don't disappoint us now.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Ur camera has made it look like a match from 80s.

Thats what happens with Nokia Flip from 90s.

 

[Slim]

PAF - Pride of the nation. Beautiful stuff. Pakistan zindabad!

 

[jamie smith]

PAF - Pride of the nation. Beautiful stuff. Pakistan zindabad!

How is the josh??
Feeling sleepy??

 

[jamie smith]

Karachites suck.

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

I AM EXCITED AND NERVOUS - STONE COLD STUNNER!!

 

[hamzie]

Enough planes yaar

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Karachi is a dead ground man.

 

[jamie smith]

Stadium is nearly empty inspite of home team playing.

 

[jamie smith]

Karachi is a dead ground man.

Dead City as well.

 

[Kianig89]

Karachi is a very hard working city, land of opportunity Dubai of 70s that's why people remain busy in money making, but crowd will build up

 

[Dr_Bassim]

I like how Rizwan predicts his ability to chase.

But I always feel you dont need 350 in tournaments to win the game.

320 is a winning score based on the pressure.

Even 300 is good enough.

The pressure of a tournament is simply too different to a random match.

NZ will know this.

 

[kingusama92]

Geez chill with the jets. Once is okay.

 

[jamie smith]

Come on boys.
Will Young is a free wicket.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Graveyard atmosphere in Karachi.

Random jets flying.

You think an ICC tournament in India would be this dead at the start?

PCB needs to man up and make Lahore the National Stadium.

 

[jamie smith]

Brilliant from young.

 

[hamzie]

Pakistan has big hearts except those from Karachi

 

[PakFan2010]

This looks like a flat pitch.

Pakistan should be batting first.

 

[jamie smith]

Oh no.

 

[Major]

chalo jee injury

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Tournament over if Fakhar is a goner

 

[BouncerGuy]

No no no..., don't get injured... NO

 

[jamie smith]

Pray Fakhar is fine

 

[Slim]

Graveyard atmosphere in Karachi.

Random jets flying.

You think an ICC tournament in India would be this dead at the start?

PCB needs to man up and make Lahore the National Stadium.

Yeah, we need to give up on Karachi tbh. This should be the last straw.

 

[JattMaula]

Get up Fakhar.

 

[jamie smith]

Oh no..

 

[Bhaijaan]

What a lovely sunny day it is and the atmosphere is looking great. The colours are looking phenomenal on the broadcast. Super happy to see a high profile ICC match being played in Pakistan. Great job guys. Wishing you the best.

@DeadlyVenom @Cpt. Rishwat @BouncerGuy @The Bald Eagle @Major @Bilal7 @Rana @Stewie

 

[Mohraheem]

Champions trophy the end Fakhar injured! Misbah ky nazarrr lagy hai

 

[jamie smith]

Pitch is a belter.

 

[kingusama92]

Of all the guys to get injured. Brutal.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Are we really that unlucky????

 

[mominsaigol]

Lol fakhar zaman injured

 

[Azzurri]

Pakistan is cursed

 

[jamie smith]

Don't keep khushdil in slips.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Fakhar has done himself an injury

 

[PakFan2010]

Flat pitch, sunshine and you choose to bowl first.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Fakhar down.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

These lot can't dive or field

 

[jamie smith]

Good first over from shaheen.

 

[Major]

Flat pitch, sunshine and you choose to bowl first.

dew in karachi at night. Its a good decision

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Was that injury because of the outfield?

 

[t_kaay]

You would think after all the hype about the tournament being held in Pakistan, thr ground would be packed out. Hopefully it's due to spectators arriving late.....

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Fakhar down.

View attachment 150960

How you got UHD lol

 

[kingusama92]

Decent over from Shaheen.

 

[NeVerMind]

Well, that was nice while it lasted....a whole 5 minutes!

 

[t_kaay]

Not the outfield, looked like he just landed on his knee

 

[Bhaijaan]

Hope Fakhar injury isn’t bad. Pakistan needs him. He’s in my opinion the most important player for Pakistan in this tournament.

 

[Rana]

Ramiz and Bishop clear audio

Ian Smith’s audio quality not so good

 

[Slim]

Good first over by Shaheen, keeping it tight. Was the Fakhar injury bad? I missed it. From my guess, it seems like a precautionary move to take him out?

 

[Dr_Bassim]

How you got UHD lol

You buy it to watch Rizwan the great bat.

 

[shah9425]

Hopefully fakhar is alright

 

[Bhaijaan]

Naseem bhai getting some movement in the air. Very encouraging.

 

[jamie smith]

Good first over by Shaheen, keeping it tight. Was the Fakhar injury bad? I missed it. From my guess, it seems like a precautionary move to take him out?

Have u gone to sleep.

 

[Slim]

Have u gone to sleep.

??? Bro are you okay?

 

[Mohraheem]

chalo jee injury

Misbah’s fault

 

[Bhaijaan]

Hope the crowd builds up gradually. A lot of empty seats. NZ is a top team.

 

[Slim]

Naseem bhai getting some movement in the air. Very encouraging.

Hes good at idhar udhar hilana, lets hope he can turn them into wickets

 

[Deewana Mastana]

You buy it to watch Rizwan the great bat.

That little white box suggests otherwise

 

[jamie smith]

RR not playing.
Huge dent for my fantasy team.

 

[Slim]

Hope the crowd builds up gradually. A lot of empty seats. NZ is a top team.

Karachi is a national embarrassment, awful decision to give them the opening match.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Barely any grass on either side of the pitch they're playing on

 

[Major]

Is it me or the broadcast quality of Tensports sucks?

 

[Bhaijaan]

Lovely stuff from Naseem bhai. Bowl a little straight and let that angle fetch an edge. Great early signs. Need 2 wickets here