Pakistani cricket team after losing the final of TRAI series to New Zealand
Tri -series between Pakistan, South Africa and New Zealand were played before the Champions Trophy 2025. The final match was between Pakistan and New Zealand, in which New Zealand easily won by five wickets. In the first match of the Tri -series, the Pakistani team was also defeated. In such a situation, before the Champions Trophy 2025, he had to face a bad defeat at his house. Pakistan bowler and batsman was Basar in the final of the Tri -series.
Pakistan started bad
In the final, Pakistani captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved to be wrong. He might have thought that the kind of batting team did in the last match. Will do the same now. But his first batting stake turned upside down. No batsman could bat by ticking from Pakistan. The team started very bad. When Fakhar Zaman (10 runs) and superstar batsman Babar Azam could score just 29 runs. Pakistan had lost three wickets for 53 runs.
Pakistani team could not play even 50 overs
Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Ali Aga took the responsibility of scoring runs after falling three wickets, but by then it was too late. Rizwan scored 46 runs and Salman scored 46 runs. Tayyab Tahir scored 38 runs. The rest of the batsmen could not perform well. For this reason, the Pakistani could not play even 50 overs and was reduced to only 242 runs.
William O Rurke took four wickets
William O Rurke was the most successful bowler for New Zealand. He took 4 wickets for 43 runs. Michael Bracebell and Mitchell Santner took two wickets each. These players did not give Pakistani batsmen a chance to open their hands.
Abrar Ahmed looted a lot
For New Zealand, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Deril Mitchell and Toss Latham proved to be the biggest hero. These players played a key role in winning the match to these players. Mitchell scored the highest 57 runs. Latham contributed 56 runs. Pakistan bowlers flopped badly. Abrar Ahmed scored 67 runs in 10 overs. At the same time, Salman Ali Aga conceded 45 runs in 10 overs.
In the tri -series, Pakistan has to lose two matches, including the final against New Zealand. While the first match of the Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan is to play against New Zealand on February 19. In such a situation, losing two matches is not an auspicious sign for him at all.
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