Pakistan vs New Zealand Champions Trophy 2025, Group A, Match 1, Live Streaming
Pakistan and New Zealand to face each other in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The 1st match of the tournament is scheduled to start at 2:30 PST and will be played at Karachi National Stadium. Cricket fans can watch Pakistan vs New Zealand Champions Trophy 2025 Live on Smartcric.
PAK vs NZ 1st Match, Champions Trophy 2025, Karachi
Pakistan
19 February, 2025 | 2:30 PM
New Zealand
Pakistan vs New Zealand Champions Trophy 2025 Live Streaming
In Pakistan, PTV Sports and Ten Sports to broadcast the live coverage of Pakistan vs New Zealand, while livestreaming will be available on Myco and Tamasha App.
In New Zealand, Sky Sports NZ will telecast the match on TV, whereas the match will be live-streamed on Sky GO.
| Country | TV Channels |
|---|---|
| Pakistan | PTV Sports, Ten Sports, A Sports, Tamasha, Tapmad, Myco, ARY ZAP |
| New Zealand | Sky Sports, Sky Go, Now |
| Worldwide | Smartcric |
PAK vs NZ Head to Head
PAK
5
|
5
NZ
Team’s Last Form
Pakistan
| L | W | L | W | W |
New Zealand
| W | W | W | L | W |
Teams and Squad
Here below is the possible XI for both teams:
| Pakistan Squad | New Zealand Squad |
|---|---|
| Fakhar Zaman (Batter) | Mitchel Santner (All Rounder) |
| Kamran Ghulam (All Rounder) | Devon Conway (Wicket-Keeper) |
| Babar Azam (Batter) | Will Young (Batter) |
| Tayyab Tahir (All Rounder) | Kane Williamson (Batter) |
| Saud Shakeel (Batter) | Mark Champman (Batter) |
| Muhammad Rizwan (Wicket- Keeper Batter) | Rachin Ravindra (All Rounder) |
| Usman Khan (Wicket-Keeper Batter) | Tom Latham (Wicket-Keeper) |
| Agha Salman (All Rounder) | Daryl Mitchell (All Rounder) |
| Khushdil Shah (Batter) | Michael Bracewell (All-Rounder) |
| Faheem Ashraf (Batter) | Glen Phillips (All-Rounder) |
| Shaheen Shah Afrdi (Bowler) | Nathan Smith (All Rounder) |
| Naseem Shah (Bowler) | William O Rourke (Bowler) |
| Haris Rauf (Bowler) | Matt Henry (Bowler) |
| Muhmmad Hasnain (Bowler) | Lockie Ferguson (Bowler) |
| Abrar Ahmed (Bowler) | Jacob Duffy (Bowler) |
Match Preview
New Zealand won the final of the tri-nation series against Pakistan by five wickets in Karachi, bolstering their position in the ICC Men’s ODI team rankings.
New Zealand will begin their ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign against Pakistan at the National Stadium in Karachi on February 19 (Sunday).
The two sides had just played out the final of a tri-series, also featuring South Africa, with New Zealand upsetting Pakistan at the same venue, and that will work hugely in their favor coming into this match.
New Zealand is grouped under Group A, along with Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India. The Black Caps have played 12 ODIs since the last ODI World Cup in 2023, losing to India in the semifinals. In those 12 games, the Black Caps won seven.