Rahul Tiwari
khelja|19-02-2025
Pakistan's host will be played on the 2025 Champions Trophy hybrid model. The first match of this tournament will be played between the teams of hosts Pakistan and New Zealand. This match will be held at the National Stadium in Karachi. The eye of both teams is going to be on the start of the tournament with victory. But Pakistan will not have to defeat New Zealand under its domestic situation. At the same time, if Pakistan gets defeat in this match, then its game can also end as soon as it starts.
It is going to be very difficult for Pakistan to start with a win in the Champions Trophy. Actually, a tri -series was recently played in Pakistan. In which New Zealand also participated. The shocking thing is that Pakistan and New Zealand had confronted 2 times in this series and both times the Kiwi team won. Not only this, the last match of the trough series took place between Pakistan and New Zealand at the National Stadium in Karachi. In such a situation, Kiwi players understand the situation here well, which can be heavy for Pakistan.
If Pakistan's team loses in this match, then it will start to face the danger of getting out of the tournament from the very first day. Actually, there are only 8 teams in this tournament and only 4 teams in one group. In such a situation, if Pakistan loses the first match, then both the remaining matches for it will be like or die. Actually, any team will have to win at least 2 out of 3 matches to make it directly to the semi -finals. At the same time, Pakistan has to play their next 2 matches against India and Bangladesh. Pakistan will not only have to win these matches, but also take care of the run rate, which will be very difficult for it.
Let me tell you, this will be the fourth competition between Pakistan and New Zealand in the Champions Trophy. Earlier, matches have been played between the two teams in the 2000, 2006 and 2009 Champions Trophy. But Pakistan has suffered defeat every time. This means that New Zealand's pan is also going to be heavy in this match, which is not a good sign for Pakistan at all. If New Zealand retains its dominance, then it will be very difficult for Pakistan to move forward in the tournament.