Live updates:
2:07pm: New Zealand 3/0 at the end of the over. Kamran Ghulam joins the field after Fakhar Zaman’s injury.
2:12pm: NZ 8/0 at the end of 2nd over.
2:22pm: NZ 24/0
2:37pm: Abrar takes Devon Conway’s first wicket for Pakistan, now NZ stand at 39/1 in 7.3 overs.
2:42pm: Naseem takes another wicket for Pakistan, takes down Williamson, now NZ stand at 40/2
2:51pm: End of 10 overs, NZ at 48/2
2:57pm: Naseem Shah to Mitchell, 2 runs in the over 11, NZ stand at 50/2 now.
3:02pm: Haris Rauf to Young, six on the first ball of the over 12, NZ at 62/2
3:18pm: Khushdil Shah comes on to bowl his left-arm spin, NZ at 72/2
3:20pm: Over 15 comes to an end, now NZ at 73/2
3:22pm: Another wicket!, Mitchell out by Haris Rauf, catch by Shaheen Shah Afridi, NZ at 73/3 now.
3:28pm: Will Young half-century on 55 balls, now NZ at 77/3
3:38pm: End of over 20, now NZ at 93/3
3:48pm: 100 comes up for NZ, stand at 100/3 now.
4:00pm: End of over 26, NZ at 119/3
4:22pm: End of over 31, NZ stand now at 151/3
4:35pm: Will Young on 99, NZ at 164/3
4:44pm: Tom Latham on 47, NZ stand at 172/3
4:45pm: Will Young full-century on 107 balls.
4:46pm: Young and Latham, 102 runs partnership on 112 balls, NZ stand now at 175/3
5:01pm: Naseem Shah takes another wicket, catch taken by sub-fielder Faheem Ashraf. Will Young innings ends on 107, NZ at 193/4 now.
5:12pm: 200 comes up, NZ stand at 204/4 now.
5:33pm: 5 overs remaining, NZ at 256/4
5:39pm: Latham needs 5 runs for full-century, NZ stand at 269/4
5:41pm: 100 comes up for Latham on 95 balls, NZ at 270/4
5:43pm: Two back to back sixes in Shaheen’s over by Glenn Philips, NZ at 283/4 now.
5:47pm: Another six by Latham in Rauf’s over, NZ at 291/4
5:54pm: End of over 48, NZ at 294/4
5:56pm: 50 comes up for Phillips, NZ at 299/4
5:56pm: 300 comes up for NZ.
5:58pm: One over remaining, NZ stand now at 306/4
6:03pm: Phillips goes for 61, catch by Fakhar Zaman, bowl by Haris Rauf, NZ at 316/5
6:05pm: First innings come to an end at 320 runs by NZ.
6:06pm: PAK need 321 runs in 50 overs to win the match.
6:36pm: Second innings starts with Saud Shakeel and Babar Azam.
6:40pm: First over ends at 1/0 by PAK
6:45pm: PAK 3/0 at the end of the 2nd over.
6:52pm: Wicket by O’Rourke, catch by Henry, Saud goes for 6, PAK stands at 8/1
6:56pm: End of over 4, PAK stand at 8/1
6:59pm: First boundary of the second innings by Babar, PAK now stands at 12/1
7:04pm: 6th over ends, PAK at 14/1
7:12pm: Another boundary by Babar, PAK stands at 19/1
7:22pm: Another wicket, Rizwan goes for 3 runs, catch by Phillips, bowled by O’Rourke, PAK at 22/2
7:23pm: Fakhar Zaman comes to bat.
7:42pm: 15 overs end, PAK stand at 49/2
8:00pm: Fakhar’s catch dropped, PAK at 66/2
8:01pm: 30 overs remaining; PAK needs 255 runs to win.
8:03pm: Wicket! Fakhar goes for 24, bowled by Michael Bracewell, PAK at 69/3
8:04pm: Salman Agha comes to bat.
8:19pm: PAK needs 237 runs from 24.4 overs.
8:27pm: Pakistan stand at 103/3 in 27.4 overs.
8:38pm: Pakistan 126/3 in 30.2 overs.
8:43pm: PAK: 128/4.
8:51pm: Things look difficult for Pakistan at 147/5.
8:52pm: Santer takes Babar Azam’s wicket.
8:54pm: Pakistan now need 168 runs from 96 balls with four wickets in hand.
8:58pm: At the end of the 35th over, Pakistan stand at 156/6.
9:02pm: Khushdil takes a strong stand as scores 4.
9:04pm: Pakistan stands at 171/6 in 36.5 overs with Khushdil giving an amazing performance.
9:05pm: Shaheen scores 6 runs.
9:06pm: Pakistan need 140 runs in 74 balls.
9:08pm: Khushdil and Shaheen Afridi manage to make 8 scores in Phillips’s over.
9:09pm: Michael Bracewell returns to bowl in the 38th over.
9:10pm: Khushdil manages to make four runs in two balls with the score standing at 187/6.
9:12pm: Pakistan need 133 runs in 65 balls.
9:13pm: Khushdil makes 6 on third ball by Phillips.
9:15pm: End of over 40 with Pakistan standing at 196/6.
9:17pm: Henry comes to ball the 41st over.
9:18pm: Khushdil shoots a dangerous shot but saved.
9:19pm: Shaheen Afridi out.
9:20pm: Pakistan stands at 200/7 with Henry taking Shaheen out with a beautiful delivery.
9:21pm: Khushdil again makes a dangerous shot but his catch dropped.
9:22pm: Pakistan need 120 runs in 52 balls.
9:23pm: Pakistan standing at 203/7 as it does not look good for the greenshirts.
9:24pm: Khushdil makes 4 on O’Rourke’s balls.
9:28pm: Pakistan standing at 223/7.
9:32pm: Khushdil falls victim to O’Rourke.
9:33pm: Pakistan need 92 runs in 38 balls.
9:36pm: Pakistan standing at 229/8 with end 44 overs.
9:37pm: Haris Rauf scores 6 on third ball.
9:41pm: Haris scores another Six with Pakistan standing at 245/8.
9:43pm: Mitchell Santner returns for 47 over Naseem Shah scores 6.
9:45pm: Rauf scores another six.
9:46pm: Haris Rauf out.
9:47pm: Naseem Shah out with NZ winning the opening match of Champions Trophy by 60 runs.
Toss:
Pakistan has won the toss and elected to field first.
Playing XI Pakistan:
Mohammad Rizwan (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Khushdil Shah, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha (vc), Saud Shakeel, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Tayyab Tahir.
Playing XI New Zealand:
Devon Conway, Will Young, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, William ORourke.
