Pakistan and New Zealand are battling it out in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The match is being played at the National Stadium in Karachi and the home team is under all sorts of problem. The Kiwis has set up a huge 321-run total, thanks to two magnificent centuries from Will Young and Tom Latham. Pakistan made a terrible start to their chase with their batsmen playing too many dot balls. But Pakistan’s start is also down to Kiwis’ magnificent fielding.
Glenn Phillips takes a blinder in NZ vs PAK Champions Trophy 2025
New Zealand are giving their all in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match. The match has moments that can become part of highlight reel and one of the moments was produced by Glenn Phillips, and that was no surprise because he is one of the best fielders in the world.
In this PAK vs NZ Champions Trophy 2025 match, Glenn Phillips once again proved that fielding is one aspect that can be as important as batting and bowling. It was the last bowl of the sixth over when Phillips took a blinder of a catch that can eventually prove to the most important moment in this match. Watch:
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Glenn Phillips with an absolute Stunner to dismiss Mohammad Rizwan UNBELIEVABLE pic.twitter.com/9av4IThlag
What happened in PAK vs NZ Champions Trophy 2025 match?
Pakistan captain Mohammed Rizwan won the toss and decided to bowl first in what is proving to be a bad decision as New Zealand are likely to win this game, well, at least based on the situation at the time of writing this article. Pakistan are 119/3 in 29 overs when we published this article, with Babar Azam (45 off 76) and Salman Ali Agha (39 off 23) at the crease.
Pakistan need a further 200 runs in 21 over with the required run-rate well above 9. It’s clear that New Zealand have the upper hand from this situation but you never know as anything can happen in a game of cricket.
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