Pak vs NZ – Stats – Tom Latham, Will Young hit hundreds on Champions Trophy debut
22 for 2 – Pakistan’s total in the first ten overs in the Champions Trophy curtain-raiser was their lowest in that phase in men’s ODIs at home since 2002. New Zealand scored 48 runs in their first ten overs, also for the loss of two wickets. They hit six boundaries in the period with 37 dot balls, while Pakistan hit only two fours and played out 47 dots.
Overall Pakistan had 161 dots in the 47.2 overs they batted while New Zealand, who won by 60 runs, had 136 dots in their 50 overs.
2019 – The previous instance of Williamson being dismissed for a single-digit score in ODIs before getting out for only one run against Pakistan today – it was the first time this happened since the ODI against Sri Lanka in Mount Maunganui in January 2019.
Nathan Astle’s is the highest score of these, an unbeaten 145 against USA in 2004, followed by Latham, Young, Chris Cairns (102* against India in 2000) and Kane Williamson (100 against Australia in 2017).
1 – Latham now has the highest individual score by any player against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy, bettering Young’s 107 from earlier in the day. Sanath Jayasuriya’s 102* in the opening match of the 2002 edition was the previous highest – before today, he had been the only player to hit a Champions Trophy ton against Pakistan.
8 – Number of batters to score a hundred on their debut in the Champions Trophy, before Young and Latham. Tamim Iqbal was the last before today, when he scored 128 against England in the 2017 edition opener. Latham’s 118* is the fourth-highest individual score on debut in the Champions Trophy, while Young’s 107 is the sixth-highest.
No batter scored a hundred for New Zealand on their Champions Trophy debut before Young and Latham. The previous highest score on debut was 96 by Stephen Fleming against Zimbabwe in 1998which was the inaugural match of the Champions Trophy.
5 – Pairs to score hundreds in the same innings in the Champions Trophy, including Young and Latham. New Zealand were at the receiving end of the previous instance – by Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah in 2017.
113 – Runs scored by New Zealand in their last ten overs in Karachi. These are second-most by any team in the last ten overs (41-50) of an innings in the Champions Trophy, behind the 142 by New Zealand against USA in 2004.
320 for 5 – New Zealand’s total against Pakistan in Karachi was their second-highest in the Champions Trophy, behind 347 for 4 against USA in 2004. It was also the highest total against Pakistan overall in the tournament, bettering the 319 for 3 by India in a 48-over affair in 2017.
7.13 – Economy rate of Pakistan’s pace trio – Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf. They conceded 214 runs in the 30 overs bowled, claiming four wickets. On the other hand, New Zealand’s pacers took six wickets in the 18.2 overs they bowled while conceding 92 runs at 5.01 an over.
New Zealand spinners finished on the expensive side, going at 5.75 runs per over, but took four wickets. Pakistan spinners took only one wicket in the 20 overs they bowled but had an economy rate of 5.10.
4-0 – New Zealand’s record against Pakistan at the Champions Trophy, having defeated them in all four meetings. India (vs South Africa – four wins in four matches) and Australia (vs New Zealand – four wins and two washouts in six meetings) are the other teams to be undefeated against an opponent in the Champions Trophy after having played four or more matches.
