Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed said the defending champions’ playing eleven for their much-anticipated Champions Trophy Group A match against India will not see any major changes from the one that lost to New Zealand in the tournament opener.
In yet another provocative act, China conducted a second live firing exercise on Saturday in the Tasman Sea situated between Australia and New Zealand.
Centuries from Tom Latham and Will Young powered New Zealand to a formidable 320/5 in the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 against Pakistan at the National Bank Stadium.
Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand will eye to turn the fortunes when they start their Champions Trophy campaign against host Pakistan in Karachi in the tournament opener on February 19.
New Zealand’s white-ball maestro Martin Guptill recalled his days of opening the batting alongside current India captain Rohit Sharma in the Indian Premier League (IL), following his stunning unbeaten 160 off just 49 balls in the Legend 90 League on Monday.
The walloping India found themselves at the receiving end of was the direct outcome of their failure, twice, with the bat in the match.
When the turn comes, the health ministry will send an invitation to the beneficiary
The hosts had laboured for hours in the field.
Tom Latham was the top scorer of New Zealand's second innings with 36 while Ross Taylor scored 33.
Unless Virat Kohli and his peers find themselves on a greentop indistinguishable from the emerald of the ground, spin had better not be marginalised if only because New Zealand cannot relish coping with turn, aerial geometry and variations in Test cricket.
