New Zealand complete convincing win - report
Phillips' brilliant catch the highlight of accomplished Black Caps fielding display
Latham's busy century pushes NZ to 320-5
Opener Young (107) anchors NZ after Pakistan win toss
First game of Champions Trophy, Karachi
'Superman does it again!' - Phillips makes outstanding catch
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
The strike-rate was not good enough from Babar Azam when you're chasing 300.
In the powerplay, they were stuck. You can understand why he was playing that shot because he's trying to get things moving.
Babar c Williamson b Santner 64 (Pak 153-6)
That's pretty much that for Pakistan.
Babar Azam departs, attempting a sweep to Santner and top-edging to Kane Williamson to end his 90-ball innings.
He found the boundary with a similar shot two balls earlier, but didn't get hold of this one.
The players will take drinks, you rather suspect it's just delaying the inevitable for the batting side.
Babar Azam is out caught
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
These two, Babar Azam and Khushdil Shah, have got to bat for at least 10 overs.
Khushdil runs a couple of swift twos either side of cutting Smith away for four.
16 from Smith's second, by the required run-rate is still up at 10.29 an over.
Oh, hello Babar.
He hits his first boundary since the 16th over, cleaving Nathan Smith over mid-wicket for six.
Babar hits his first boundary
Khushdil Shah next up for Pakistan.
He and Babar take a single apiece to finish the over.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Well bowled by Mitchell Santner. Quicker and flatter.
Tayyab Tahir, shovels it straight to short mid-wicket.
Tayyab c Williamson b Santner 1 (Pak 128-5)
It's a short visit to the crease from Tayyab Tahir...
His innings last just five balls, ended by a fast, skiddy delivery from Mitchell Santner that the Pakistan batter fails to judge.
He's falling backwards as he smears the ball through to Kane Williamson at short mid-wicket.
Tahir is caught by Williamson off the bowling of Santner
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, ReutersPakistan have got to that stage where they need to take risks.
Tayyab Tahir in at six, he takes a single from the final ball of the over to retain the strike.
Meanwhile a black cat strolls across the outfield - ominous...
Ramiz Raja
Former Pakistan captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It had to happen.
Salman Ali Agha was trying hard. It was a hard length and a hard ball to go for the pull shot. It was a good innings from Salman - 42 off 28 balls.
Image source, CricvizSalman c Bracewell b Smith 42 (Pak 127-4)
Salman falls!
The batter spoons Smith's delivery up in the air for a simple catch for Michael Bracewell at mid-wicket.
A sharp innings, but Pakistan needed more from him if they were going to pull off the unlikeliest of turnarounds.
Salman Ali Agha out caught
Pak 125-3
Up comes the half-century for Babar, taking a single into the leg side off Nathan Smith's first ball in this innings.
It's not an especially quick one - coming off 81 deliveries, including 49 dot balls.
197 needed from 20 overs
Santner's fifth over is a little quieter, going for five including a couple of twos.
Cute from Salman, who's averaging 82 in ODIs in 2025.
He guides Phillips' delivery through third - Will Young can't gather initially but then chases the ball down, stopping it off just short of the rope as the Pakistan batters run three.
Babar adds a single to bring the 50 partnership up, after 15 runs from the over.
Ramiz Raja
Former Pakistan captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That's a massive strike from Salman Ali Agha. A gorgeous shot.
Not only was there good footwork, but he played it against the spin, over cover.
Tremendous batting. At one end we see Babar Azam struggling, but at the other end, Salman Ali Agha is helping himself with fours and sixes.
Salman hits a six
Salman's getting into his groove!
He lashes the third ball of Glenn Phillips' over for six over cover, then smacks a one-bounce four through mid-wicket.
Ramiz Raja
Former Pakistan captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesSalman Ali Agha has played some nice shots.
The pressure is on and we've seen him bat sensibly. He has a clear head and he's thinking clearly in a tough situation.
If you show a bit of intent, the opposition can feel the pressure. Can this continue for Pakistan?
Babar Azam really has to do whacking from his end.
Consecutive fours for the second over in a row for Salman, cutting Santner through point then adjusting to send his next delivery through third.
Babar takes a risk off the final ball of the over with a tap and run single to mid-wicket - Williamson's pick-up isn't clean, if it had been then the Pakistan batter might have been trouble at the non-striker's end.
Ramiz Raja
Former Pakistan captain on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
A good shot, the intention from Salman Ali Agha was to hit it into the air. Nathan Smith was wrong-footed by the spin on the ball.
Salman Ali Agha, good batting. You have to pre-empt.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Young,caught substitute, bowled Naseem Young, caught substitute, bowled Naseem | 107 | 113 | 12 | 1 | 174 | 94.69 |
Conway,bowled Abrar Conway, bowled Abrar | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 58.82 |
Williamson,caught Rizwan, bowled Naseem Williamson, caught Rizwan, bowled Naseem | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50.00 |
Mitchell,caught Shaheen, bowled Rauf Mitchell, caught Shaheen, bowled Rauf | 10 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 41.67 |
Latham,not out Latham, not out | 118 | 104 | 10 | 3 | 160 | 113.46 |
Phillips,caught Fakhar, bowled Rauf Phillips, caught Fakhar, bowled Rauf | 61 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 156.41 |
Bracewell,not out Bracewell, not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 13 Extras, no balls 0, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 4, total 13 | ||||||
Total,320 for 5 50.0 overs Total,320 for 5 50.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shaheen | 10.0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 6.80 |
Naseem | 10.0 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 6.30 |
Abrar | 10.0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 4.70 |
Rauf | 10.0 | 0 | 83 | 2 | 8.30 |
Khushdil | 7.0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 5.71 |
Agha | 3.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
39 for 1 (7.3 overs) | Conway |
40 for 2 (8.1 overs) | Williamson |
73 for 3 (16.2 overs) | Mitchell |
191 for 4 (37.2 overs) | Young |
316 for 5 (49.4 overs) | Phillips |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saud,caught Henry, bowled O'Rourke Saud, caught Henry, bowled O'Rourke | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 31.58 |
Babar,caught Williamson, bowled Santner Babar, caught Williamson, bowled Santner | 64 | 90 | 6 | 1 | 136 | 71.11 |
Rizwan,caught Phillips, bowled O'Rourke Rizwan, caught Phillips, bowled O'Rourke | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21.43 |
Fakhar,bowled Bracewell Fakhar, bowled Bracewell | 24 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 58.54 |
Agha,caught Bracewell, bowled Smith Agha, caught Bracewell, bowled Smith | 42 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 150.00 |
Tayyab,caught Williamson, bowled Santner Tayyab, caught Williamson, bowled Santner | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20.00 |
Khushdil,caught Bracewell, bowled O'Rourke Khushdil, caught Bracewell, bowled O'Rourke | 69 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 140.82 |
Shaheen,caught Latham, bowled Henry Shaheen, caught Latham, bowled Henry | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 107.69 |
Naseem,bowled Henry Naseem, bowled Henry | 13 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 86.67 |
Rauf,caught Mitchell, bowled Santner Rauf, caught Mitchell, bowled Santner | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 190.00 |
Abrar,not out Abrar, not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 5 Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 5 | ||||||
Total,260 all out 47.2 overs Total,260 all out 47.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Henry | 7.2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 3.40 |
O'Rourke | 9.0 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 5.22 |
Bracewell | 10.0 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 3.80 |
Phillips | 9.0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 7.00 |
Santner | 10.0 | 0 | 66 | 3 | 6.60 |
Smith | 2.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
8 for 1 (3.4 overs) | Saud |
22 for 2 (9.6 overs) | Rizwan |
69 for 3 (20.5 overs) | Fakhar |
127 for 4 (30.4 overs) | Agha |
128 for 5 (31.3 overs) | Tayyab |
153 for 6 (33.6 overs) | Babar |
200 for 7 (40.6 overs) | Shaheen |
229 for 8 (43.4 overs) | Khushdil |
260 for 9 (46.6 overs) | Rauf |
260 for 10 (47.2 overs) | Naseem |
