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New Zealand opened their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 marketing campaign with a commanding 60-run victory over defending champions Pakistan.
Champions Trophy: New Zealand beat Pakistan by 60 runs (AP)
New Zealand received their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 marketing campaign underneath with a 60-run win over Pakistan on Wednesday. The consequence not solely prolonged New Zealand’s dominance over Pakistan within the event, with a 4-0 head-to-head document, but in addition left the hosts going through an uphill battle in a troublesome Group A, the place solely two groups will progress to the semi-finals.
Regardless of their robust efficiency, Shikhar Dhawan isn’t keen to contemplate New Zealand as favourites to win the Champions Trophy.
When Ross Taylor requested the previous India opener if he thought New Zealand might win the Champions Trophy, in a video posted on Instagram, Dhawan broke into laughter.
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Will Younger struck 107 and Tom Latham smashed an unbeaten 118 to assist New Zealand overcome a sluggish begin and submit a commanding 320-5 after being put into bat.
Glenn Phillips chipped in with a brisk 61 as New Zealand breached the 300-mark, which had seemed like a distant dream after their wobbly begin.
Pakistan had been all out for 260 in 47.2 overs with Babar Azam (64) and Khushdil Shah (69) scoring half-centuries however the hosts by no means seemed within the hunt.
(With inputs from Companies)
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Karachi, Pakistan