Pakistan vs New Zealand Champions Trophy 2025 Live Score PAK vs NZ Live Score (Pakistan national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team): The Champions Trophy returns today with hosts Pakistan taking on New Zealand in the tournament opener in Karachi. This is the first ICC tournament to be held in Pakistan in 29 years. Pakistan are aiming to become the first team since Australia to defend the title.

The Mohammad Rizwan-led side warmed up for the tournament with a tri-series featuring their group opponents New Zealand and South Africa. Pakistan are set to take the field with a new opening combo with their best batter Babar Azam set to face the new ball alongside Fakhar Zaman. New Zealand suffered a couple of injury blows in the lead up to the tournament but will be banking on familiarity of the conditions and the confident of winning the tri-series.

PAK vs NZ Full Squads

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (captain/wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Khan, Saud Shakeel

New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (captain), Kane Williamson, Will Young, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, William O’Rourke, Jacob Duffy, Kyle Jamieson, Mark Chapman, Rachin Ravindra