Tri-nation 2024/25, Pak VS NZ Final Match Report, February 14, 2025

Throw Pakistan Choose to beat VS New Zealand

Pakistan won the draw and chose to fight in the tri-series final in Karachi, five days before the two teams met again when the Champions Trophy was opened at the same place.

The hosts brought back an Allrounder of Faheem Ashraf sewing in place of the quick launcher Mohammad Hasnain. This is Ashraf’s first international since the Perth test in December 2023. Its recent white ball form is encouraging: it was the second largest counter of Bangladesh Premier League recently concluded (BPL) with 20 strikes at a saving rate of 7.12. To go with cameos with the bat.

Henry was rested as a precautionary measure due to a knee minor.

The pace of New Zealand, Lockie Ferguson, resumed the bowling alley after having injured his hamstrings while playing in ILT20 with water, but was not ready to play in the tri-series final. On the eve of the final, head coach Gary Stead was optimistic about Ferguson’s progress, saying “he followed well”.

New Zealand will also be without Rachin Ravira who had suffered a blow in the front in the opening of the tri-series. Ravira will have experienced headache after the injury, but he has since decreased, according to Stead, New Zealand does not intend to bring it back to action.

Pakistan: 1 Babar Azam, 2 Fakhar Zaman, 3 Saud Shakeel, 4 Mohammad Rizwan (Capt & WK), 5 Salman Agha, 6 Tayyab Tahir, 7 Faheem Ashraf, 8 Khushdil Shah, 9 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 10 Nasem Shah, 11 Abrar Ahmed , 9

New Zealand: 1 Devon Conway, 2 Will Young, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Daryl Mitchell, 5 Tom Latham (WK), 6 Glenn Phillips, 7 Michael Bracewell, 8 Mitch Santner (Capt), 9 Jacob Duffy, 10 Nathan Smith, 11 will oo Rourke

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