Pakistan vs New Zealand is the first match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The game is scheduled to be played on 19 February 2025 from 2:30 PM IST onwards at the National Stadium in Karachi. Recently, Pakistan was defeated by New Zealand in the final of the Tri-Series at the National Stadium. It will be interesting to see how the pitch plays out in the first game of Champions Trophy 2025. ICC has unveiled the commentators and umpires who will take part in today’s match. Here, we have covered everything about the same.
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PAK vs NZ, Champions Trophy 2025- List of Commentators for Today Match
Nasser Hussain, Ian Smith, Ian Bishop, Ravi Shastri, Aaron Finch, Matthew Hayden, Ramiz Raja, Mel Jones, Wasim Akram, Sunil Gavaskar, Dale Steyn, Bazid Khan, Dinesh Karthik, Katey Martin, Shaun Pollock, Athar Ali Khan and Ian Ward are going to do the English commentary in Champions Trophy 2025. Several of them are going to be in the commentary in Pakistan vs New Zealand match. In particular, Ramiz Raja, Wasim Akram, Bazid Khan, Katey Martin and Ian Ward are confirmed for the game.
PAK vs NZ, Champions Trophy 2025- List of Umpires for Today Match
| Role | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Umpire | Richard Kettleborough | England |
| Umpire | Sharfuddoula | Bangladesh |
| TV Umpire | Joel Wilson | West Indies |
| Reserve Umpire | Alex Wharf | England |
| Match Referee | Andy Pycroft | Zimbabwe |
PAK vs NZ- Champions Trophy 2025 Squads
Pakistan– Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Usman Khan, Saud Shakeel
New Zealand– Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, William ORourke, Jacob Duffy, Kyle Jamieson, Mark Chapman, Rachin Ravindra
