Tom Latham and Will Young both hit centuries to kick off New Zealand’s ICC Champions Trophy campaign with a 60-run win over hosts Pakistan in Karachi.
Young (107 off 113 balls) brought up his first overseas ODI century while Latham (118 not out) hit his eighth ton as New Zealand posted 320-5.
Abrar Ahmed (1-47) and Naseem Shah (2-63) struck early for the hosts, who themselves were bowled out for 260, but careful batting from New Zealand allowed them to build from 73-3 to 191-4 over 21 overs.
In reply, Pakistan, who were dealt a blow in the first over of the match when opener Fakhar Zaman picked up an injury, struggled to threaten New Zealand after they were bowled out for 260 with 2.4 overs remaining.
Babar Azam (64) and Salman Ali Agha (42) managed to provide Pakistan with much-needed resistance in the middle order, but New Zealand continued to pile on pressure through tight bowling and sharp fielding, including a terrific catch from Glenn Phillips that dismissed captain Muhammad Rizwan for just three.
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New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips takes a magnificent catch to dismiss Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan for just three
What’s next?
Pakistan are next in action against rivals India on February 23 at the Dubai International Stadium whilst New Zealand face Bangladesh on February 24.
England kick off their Champions Trophy campaign against Australia on February 22, with all games live on Sky Sports Cricket.
ICC Champions Trophy schedule
All games 9am UK and Ireland
Group A
- February 19: Pakistan vs New Zealand (Karachi)
- February 20: Bangladesh vs India (Dubai)
- February 23: Pakistan vs India (Dubai)
- February 24: Bangladesh vs New Zealand (Rawalpindi)
- February 27: Pakistan vs Bangladesh (Rawalpindi)
- March 2: New Zealand vs India (Dubai)
Group B
- February 21: Afghanistan vs South Africa (Karachi)
- February 22: Australia vs England (Lahore)
- February 25: Australia vs South Africa (Rawalpindi)
- February 26: Afghanistan vs England (Lahore)
- February 28: Afghanistan vs Australia (Lahore)
- Mar 1: South Africa vs England (Karachi)
Semi-finals
- March 4: Semi-final (Dubai)
- March 5: Semi-final 2 (Lahore)
Final
- March 9: Final (Lahore or Dubai)
Daniel Dubois vs Joseph Parker and the Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol rematch will be live on Saturday February 22 on Sky Sports Box Office. Book now!
