Will Young
Pak vs NZ, ICC champions trophy 2025: The host Pakistan and New Zealand are having face to face in the first match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. New Zealand opener Will Young exploded with the bat in this match being played in Karachi. Will Young, with Dawan Conve, made the innings debut but soon New Zealand got the first blow in the 8th over. Dewan CONV was dismissed for just 10 runs. After this, Kane Williamson became a victim of Nasim Shah by scoring one run in the very next over. Derryl Mitchell also returned to the pavilion after scoring just 10 runs. During this, Will Young held one end firmly and then scoring a bang -up century with wicketkeeper batsman Tom Latham.
The merger hit hundred off 107 balls, which is his fourth ODI century. He completed hundreds with the help of 11 fours and 1 six. The 32 -year -old Will Young Champions Trophy is the 5th Kiwi batsman to score a century. Earlier, Nathan Estal, Chris Carns and Kane Williamson had a century to score a century in the Champions Trophy.
New Zealand batsman who scored a century in Champions Trophy
- 145* – Nathan Estal vs.A, The Oval, 2004
- 102* – Chris Cairns vs India, Nairobi, 2000 Finals
- 100 – Kane Williamson vs. Australia, Edgbaston, 2017
- 100* – Will Young vs Pakistan, Karachi, 2025
Kiwi batsman created history
As soon as Will Young reached the score of 103 runs, he did the feat to score the biggest score in Karachi. Kiwi has become the biggest score in ODIs at the National Stadium in Young Karachi. He demolished the 2 -year -old record of Dewan Conway. In 2023, Conway scored 101 runs off 92 balls. Will Young scored 107 runs. He hit 12 fours and 1 six in his century. Will Young is the 9th batsman in the world who made a record of scoring a century in his first match of the Champions Trophy. Earlier, Alastair Campbell, Sachin Tendulkar, Saeed Anwar, Asla Gunratne, Mohammad Kaif, Upul Tharanga, Shikhar Dhawan and Tamim Iqbal did this wonders.
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