{"id":91757,"date":"2025-03-17T03:10:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T03:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/icc-champions-trophy-2025-pakistan-wins-toss-opts-to-bowl-first-against-new-zealand-in-opening-match\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T03:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T03:10:12","slug":"icc-champions-trophy-2025-pakistan-wins-toss-opts-to-bowl-first-against-new-zealand-in-opening-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/icc-champions-trophy-2025-pakistan-wins-toss-opts-to-bowl-first-against-new-zealand-in-opening-match\/","title":{"rendered":"ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan wins toss, opts to bowl first against New Zealand in opening match"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Pakistan Captain Mohammad Rizwan and New Zealand Captain Mitchell Santner Share Their Thoughts Ahead of the Match<\/p>\n

Pakistan cricket team captain Mohammad Rizwan emphasized the need to outperform New Zealand to secure a victory. He stated, \u201cTo win, we need to play better than New Zealand. Babar Azam is our best player, and he will open the innings.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner expressed optimism about his team\u2019s chances. He said, \u201cWe are hopeful for a victory in the match. Our aim is to set a big target against the host team, Pakistan, and put them under pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Pakistan cricket team for the opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 includes Captain Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, and Abrar Ahmed.<\/p>\n

It is noteworthy that Pakistan is hosting an ICC event after 29 years. All teams have undergone rigorous preparation for the mega tournament, with each side battling to claim the prestigious Champions Trophy title.<\/p>\n

For this ICC event, Pakistan\u2019s three stadiums have undergone extensive upgrades, transforming into world-class venues. Now, it is up to the players to seize the trophy and meet the expectations of their passionate home crowd. The Green Shirts not only aim to defend their Champions Trophy title but also strive to make their fans proud on home soil.<\/p>\n

\n

Also Read<\/h4>\n
\n
<\/div>\n
\n
Pakistan unveil jersey for ICC Champions Trophy 2025<\/h5>\n

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officially revealed the national team\u2019s jersey…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pakistan Captain Mohammad Rizwan and New Zealand Captain Mitchell Santner Share Their Thoughts Ahead of the Match Pakistan cricket team captain Mohammad Rizwan emphasized the need to outperform New Zealand to secure a victory. He stated, \u201cTo win, we need to play better than New Zealand. Babar Azam is our best player, and he will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":91758,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.bolnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/FotoJet-2025-02-19T145010.359.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t