Champions Trophy: Salman Agha next to go as target getting further away – Pakistan

New Zealand bowlers squeezing Green Shirts chase; 30th over complete.

Pakistan are well into their chase of the 321 target set by New Zealand in the opening match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy tournament at the National Stadium in Karachi.


Match summary by Abyan Amir: At the 30-over mark, Pakistan’s chase is still behind the required run rate as the Babar-Salman partnership starts to pick up momentum with 15 runs coming over the 29th over.

New Zealand tightened the screws earlier with the skipper bringing himself to bowl after Bracewell got Fakhar out in the 20th over. He induced a chance in the 24th over that beat everyone including the keeper, giving Salman a reprieve which he’s capitalised on with 39 off just 23 balls.

Pakistan had played 119 dot balls in the innings so far and the lack of strike rotation may be an important factor in determining the final result of the match.


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notes Williamson had gone 35 consecutive ODI innings without being dismissed under 10 runs before today.


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attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team’s bus in Lahore in 2009, wounding six players. Top teams shunned Pakistan after the attack and it took the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) years to convince foreign counterparts that it was safe to visit.

Pakistan’s (L) and New Zealand’s (R) players stand for the national anthem before the start of the ICC Champions Trophy one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Pakistan and New Zealand at the National Stadium in Karachi on February 19. — AFP

After losing the hosting rights to the 2009 Champions Trophy, Pakistan was also ruled out as co-hosts of the 2011 World Cup.

All seven teams, except India, will play in Pakistan for the current event in the three major cities.

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