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Pakistan, led by Mohammad Rizwan, look to capitalize on their recent form, while New Zealand aims for their third consecutive win against the hosts. The pitch and weather conditions appear favorable for an exciting cricket match.</h2></div><article competitionClients="" currency_ad="1" data-apw="1" class="artData clr paywall"><div class="imgBox"><figure class="artImg"><img height="225" width="300" alt="Pakistan vs New Zealand" src="https://img.etimg.com/thumb/msid-118377170,width-300,height-225,imgsize-71036,resizemode-75/pakistan-vs-new-zealand.jpg"><span class="imgAgency">PTI</span><figcaption class="figCap"><p>Pak vs NZ National Sports Stadium karachi Pitch Report<br></p></figcaption></figure></div><div data-brCount="13" class="artText"><a ref="dofollow" data-ga-onclick="Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href" href="/topic/pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a> and <a ref="dofollow" data-ga-onclick="Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href" href="/topic/new-zealand" target="_blank">New Zealand</a> will play the first match of <a ref="dofollow" data-ga-onclick="Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href" href="/topic/champions-trophy-2025" target="_blank">Champions Trophy 2025</a> on Wednesday at the National Stadium in Karachi. The two teams faced off twice in the last week, where the Black Caps defeated the hosts in both matches, including the final of the tri-series on Friday. 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They have registered eight wins in twelve matches since 2024. However, New Zealand recently defeated them twice in the Tri-Series, making it a mouth-watering encounter.<br><div data-mid-newpos-mgid="mgid_118376870" id="div-mgid-mid-newpos-118376870"></div><br><strong>Read More: </strong><a data-ga-onclick="Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href" href="https://m.economictimes.com/news/newsblogs/pak-vs-nz-live-score-updates-icc-champions-trophy-2025-pakistan-vs-new-zealand-scorecard-commentary-today-match-national-sports-stadium-karachi-mohammad-rizwan-mitchell-santner-jio-hotstar-star-sports/liveblog/118376180.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Champions Trophy 2025 Pak vs NZ Live Score</a><br><div style="margin-bottom:45px;" class="adBox custom_ad nonm taboola" data-taboola="taboola_118376870"><div class="colombia colombiaAd" data-section="0" data-position="118376870" data-slot="532740" col="2" data-msg="ctnCallbackHandler" id="div-clmb-ctn-208630-118376870-13"></div><div id="v-economictimes-indiatimes-v3"></div><div data-placement="Mid Article Thumbnails" data-target_type="mix" data-mode="thumbnails-mid" style="min-height:400px; margin-bottom:12px;" class="wdt-taboola" id="taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-118376870"></div></div><br>The Black Caps who have won the last two ODIs against Pakistan will be confident of a hattrick, with most of the players firing. Pakistan, meanwhile, have been buoyed by the return of Haris Rauf who couldn’t take part in the Tri-Series due to injury.<br><h2><br> Pak vs NZ Pitch Report: How will the National Stadium, Karach, pitch play?</h2>The pitch at the National Stadium in Karachi has been high scoring, with an average first innings score of 289 runs. At the start of the innings, pacers are expected to find assistance from the surface but in a balancing act, the batters are also expected to settle in after the initial phase. 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Pakistan, led by Mohammad Rizwan, look to capitalize on their recent form, while New Zealand aims for their third consecutive win against the hosts. The pitch and weather conditions appear favorable for an exciting cricket match.", "datePublished": "2025-02-19T11:06:00+05:30", "dateModified": "2025-02-19T13:21:00+05:30", "url":"https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/pak-vs-nz-pitch-report-champions-trophy-2025-today-match-national-stadium-pitch-karachi-weather-update/articleshow/118376870.cms", "mainEntityOfPage":"https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/pak-vs-nz-pitch-report-champions-trophy-2025-today-match-national-stadium-pitch-karachi-weather-update/articleshow/118376870.cms", "articleSection" : "News", "articleBody":"Pakistan and New Zealand will play the first match of Champions Trophy 2025 on Wednesday at the National Stadium in Karachi. The two teams faced off twice in the last week, where the Black Caps defeated the hosts in both matches, including the final of the tri-series on Friday. The stakes are much higher this time. Led by Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan have had an impressive run in in ODIs recently. They have registered eight wins in twelve matches since 2024. However, New Zealand recently defeated them twice in the Tri-Series, making it a mouth-watering encounter.Read More: Champions Trophy 2025 Pak vs NZ Live ScoreThe Black Caps who have won the last two ODIs against Pakistan will be confident of a hattrick, with most of the players firing. Pakistan, meanwhile, have been buoyed by the return of Haris Rauf who couldn’t take part in the Tri-Series due to injury. Pak vs NZ Pitch Report: How will the National Stadium, Karach, pitch play?The pitch at the National Stadium in Karachi has been high scoring, with an average first innings score of 289 runs. At the start of the innings, pacers are expected to find assistance from the surface but in a balancing act, the batters are also expected to settle in after the initial phase. As the day progresses, however, the spinners are likely to get purchase from the ground and grow into the match.Read More: Pakistan vs New Zealand Playing 11Pak vs NZ Weather Report: How will the weather conditions affect the match?The weather at the National Stadium is expected to be ideal for a game of cricket cricket. Accuweather predicts a mostly cloudy and very warm conditions in the morning which will turn breezy in the afternoon. 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