Champions Trophy: Pakistan in trouble while chasing 321 runs against New Zealand

Pakistan are struggling at 104/3 while chasing New Zealand’s 321-run target in the Champions Trophy opener at National Stadium, Karachi.Captain Rizwan fell for 3, while Saud Shakeel managed only 6 runs. Fakhar Zaman made 24 runs.Will O’Rourke took two wickets.Earlier, Pakistan opted to bowl first after winning the toss. New Zealand struggled early, losing three wickets for 73 runs, but a 118-run stand for the fourth wicket steadied their innings.Latham and Phillips further strengthened the total with a 125-run partnership for the fifth wicket.Centuries from Will Young (107) and Tom Latham (118) powered New Zealand to 320/5, while Glenn Phillips contributed a quickfire 61.For Pakistan, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf claimed two wickets each, while Abrar Ahmed took one.Pakistan made one change from their last playing XI in the tri-nation series final, bringing in Haris Rauf for Faheem Ashraf.New Zealand also made a change, with Matt Henry replacing Jacob Duffy in the lineup, as confirmed by Mitchell Santner.The event, regarded as second only to the World Cup in the one-day game, runs until March 9 and is the first global cricket tournament hosted by Pakistan in nearly three decades.Pakistan:1 Fakhar Zaman, 2 Babar Azam, 3 Saud Shakeel, 4 Mohammad Rizwan (capt & wk), 5 Salman Ali Agha, 6 Tayyab Tahir, 7 Khushdil Shah, 8 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 9 Naseem Shah, 10 Haris Rauf, 11 Abrar Ahmed.New Zealand:1 Will Young, 2 Devon Conway, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Daryl Mitchell, 5 Tom Latham (wk), 6 Glenn Phillips, 7 Michael Bracewell, 8 Mitchell Santner (capt), 9 Matt Henry, 10 Nathan Smith, 11 Will O’Rourke.