How to Watch New Zealand at Pakistan: Stream 2025 ICC Champions Trophy Live, TV Channel

The International Cricket Council Champions Trophy returns for the first time since 2017 with the opener in Pakistan between New Zealand and Pakistan on Wednesday.

New Zealand and host Pakistan square-off on Wednesday in the opening match of the 2025 International Cricket Council Champions Trophy tournament at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi, Pakistan. The Champions Trophy was last contested in 2017 and returns with a slightly new format, with the top seven finishers from the 2023 World Cup and host Pakistan qualifying. The style of play for the event is the one-day international format and will be contested in two four-team groups in a single-round robin. The top two finishers in each group advance to the knockout stage, with semifinals and the final. New Zealand and Pakistan were drawn into Group A.

How to Watch New Zealand at Pakistan in 2025 ICC Champions Trophy Today:

Match Date: Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025

Match Time: 4 a.m. ET

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Pakistan comes into the tournament No. 3 in the ICC’s ODI team rankings and boasts the world’s No. 1 batter in Babar Azam, who stepped down as captain after the 2023 World Cup. Mohammad Rizwan now skippers the team and is No. 21 in the world among batters. The top bowlers for the Shaneens is fourth-ranked Shaheen Afridi and No. 15 Haris Rauf. Afridi is also ranked 18th among all-rounders.

New Zealand is 4th in the ODI team rankings entering play and its offense relies on batters Daryl Mitchell (No. 7 in the world rankings) and Will Young (No. 20). The top bowlers for the Black Caps include Matt Henry (No. 6) and team captain Mitchell Santner (No. 12). Santner, who has 111 career ODIs under his belt, is the seventh-ranked all-rounder.

The tournament will continue through March 9. Australia won the 2023 World Cup, defeating India in the final. The other two teams in Group A are Bangladesh and India, which will play its tournament matches in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, as it continues to boycott travel to Pakistan. Group B consists of Afghanistan, Australia, England and South Africa.

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