PremiumICC Champions Trophy 2025 New Zealand vs Pakistan: When and where to watch first match online
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will open with the match between New Zealand and Pakistan. Meanwhile, the low-key opening ceremony was held in Lahore on Sunday, February 16.
Last Updated: 05.32 PM, Feb 17, 2025
The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy is the ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy. It will be hosted by Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates from 19 February to 9 March 2025. The top eight ranked men's national teams from the 2023 Cricket World Cup will be qualified for the trophy. The first match of the ICC Champions Trophy will take place between Pakistan and New Zealand. Before it kickstarts, here's everything you need to know about the match.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 New Zealand vs Pakistan on OTT
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will kickstart its first match with New Zealand and Pakistan. The match will take place on February 19, Wednesday at 2:30 pm IST at National Bank Stadium, Karachi. The match will be available on JioHotstar.
New Zealand vs Pakistan predicted teams
New Zealand: Will Young/Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, William O’Rourke
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan (c, wk), Salman Ali Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah , Haris Rauf, and Abrar Ahmed
Meanwhile, New Zealand and Pakistan faced off each other in the recent ODI Tri-Series. Pace bowler Will O’Rourke took four wickets while Daryl Mitchell and Tom Latham scored half-centuries as New Zealand defeated Pakistan by five wickets to clinch the tri-nations series final on Friday, February 14.