Tom Latham
The first match of the Champions Trophy 2025 is being played between Pakistan and New Zealand at the National Stadium in Karachi. In this match, Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and decided to bowl first which does not seem to be right. Batting first, the Kiwi team scored more than 300 runs. During this, two batsmen played a century from New Zealand.
Latham and Young handle New Zealand’s staggering innings
New Zealand openers Will Young and Devon Conway gave the team a good start to bat first. But after this New Zealand lost some wickets at consecutive intervals. At one time it seemed that it was not possible for New Zealand to make a big score from here. But from here, Will Young got the team back by scoring a brilliant century. After that the team’s wicketkeeper batsman Tom Latham also played a century innings. Due to these two batsmen, the Kiwi team managed to make a comeback in this match.
After 784 days and 77 innings, a century out of Latham’s bat
This century of Tom Latham is special in many ways. Actually, before this match, Tom Latham’s bat was not going on in international cricket. There was no century from his bat in the last 77 innings. In such a situation, what can be a good thing for a batsman by getting a form in a big tournament like Champions Trophy. Let me tell you that this is the first century of Tom Latham in international cricket after 784 days, while this is his eighth century in ODI format. Obviously, Tom Latham and his team would have got a lot of confidence from this innings. Let us tell you that in ODI format, Tom Latham scored the last century against India.
New Zealand set a target of 321 runs in front of Pakistan
Talking about the match, New Zealand has set a target of 321 runs in front of Pakistan. After losing the toss, New Zealand came out to bat first and scored 320 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 50 overs. New Zealand opener Will Young (107 in 113 balls) and middle order batsman Tom Latham (105 not out in 103 balls) played a century. Glenn Philips finally scored 61 runs in 39 balls. At the same time, Devon Conway and Derryl Mitchell went on to run 10-10 runs. Kane Williamson was dismissed for just one run.
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