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Champions Trophy 2025: Will hosts Pakistan defend the title on home soil?

Beginning their campaign against New Zealand on February 19 at the National Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan will have to be at their best against the Kiwis.

Squads to live streaming: All you need to know about Champions Trophy 2025

The Champions Trophy 2025 matches will begin at 2:30 PM, according to Indian Standard Time (IST), 2 PM Pakistan time.

Haris Rauf fit for Champions Trophy opener against NZ on Wednesday: Report

Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has recovered from his injury and will be available for his side's ICC Champions Trophy opening match against New Zealand on Wednesday, according to sources. A source close to the Pakistan team confirmed to PTI on Sunday that Haris, who sustained a muscular strain in his lower chest wall during the recent tri-sries tournament, has recovered and will play in the Champions Trophy opener in Karachi. Haris is okay now and the rest given to him after the first match of the Tri-Series has helped him recover well, the source said, adding that Pakistan have no fitness issues with any other player. Haris, one of Pakistan's key bowlers with his express pace and ability to take wickets in the middle overs, has remained with the squad despite the selectors calling up uncapped Akif Javed as a backup for him. Haris has a haul of 83 wickets in 46 one-day internationals and another 110 wickets in 79 T20 internationals as he has built a reputation as a specialist ...

Champions Trophy: Teams finalize preparations ahead of 2025 showdown

Several teams have lost key players due to injury ahead of the tournament, including Australia, India, and Pakistan

PAK vs NZ Highlights, ODI Tri-series 2025 final: New Zealand win series; beat Pakistan by 5 wickets

Pakistan vs New Zealand final LIVE SCORE UPDATES: ODI tri-series final will be available on the FanCode app and website in India.

Tri-series final: Pakistan vs New Zealand Playing 11, PAK vs NZ streaming

The PAK vs NZ final match will kick-start at 2:30 PM IST. The live streaming of the Pakistan vs New Zealand final match will be available on the FanCode Application and website.

Champions Trophy 2025 warm-up matches full schedule, live time, streaming

All four warm-up matches will be a day-night affair, which means matches will begin at 2:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST) and 2 PM Pakistan time.

PAK vs SA highlights, ODI Tri-series 2025: Rizwan-Salman inspire Pakistan to record chase in Karachi

PAK vs SA live score updates: The FanCode app and website will livestream the ODI Tri-series match between Pakistan and South Africa

PAK vs SA: Shaheen Afridi gets in heated exchange with SA batter Breetzke

When South Africa's captain, Temba Bavuma, was run out, Pakistan's players took their celebrations too far, taunting Bavuma right in front of him.

ODI tri-series: Pakistan vs South Africa playing 11 and live streaming

Both Pakistan and South Africa lost to New Zealand and will now face each other for a place in the final

ODI tri-series: Akif Javed named as replacement for Haris Rauf by Pakistan

The Pakistani selectors on Tuesday included uncapped left-arm pacer Akif Javed in the national team as a replacement for the unfit Haris Rauf for the remaining matches of the ongoing tri-series. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement that Javed is a replacement for for the tri-series match against South Africa on Wednesday. If Pakistan win that game, they will face New Zealand in the final on February 14. The PCB said that Haris has been advised rest after sustaining a sprain in the lower chest wall during Saturday's match against New Zealand. "The replacement is only for the tri-nation ODI series, as Haris Rauf is expected to be fully fit and available for selection for the ICC Champions Trophy," the PCB said in a release. Pacer Akif was recently playing in the Bangladesh Premier League and represents Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League. But his first class and 50 overs matches exposure and performances are very limited.

Concerns over the form of pacers Shaheen, Naseem: Ex-Pak skipper Latif

Former captain Rashid Latif urged the Pakistan Cricket Board to overhaul the team's pace attack, looking beyond frontline pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah, as he felt they were not contributing enough. Afridi and Shah are set to lead Pakistan's pace battery in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. When was the last time Afridi delivered a match-winning performance? Latif questioned. He said even Shah had not been able to deliver consistently despite having a long stint with the national team in different formats. Naseem has also not contributed significantly to Pakistan's success, the former wicketkeeper-batsman said in an interview during a channel. He said the defeat against New Zealand in the ongoing tri-series opener was an example of how in recent times the pacers had not delivered for Pakistan. I have concerns over the form of Shaheen, Naseem and others and I feel they have not performed as expected. He urged the PCB to take a fresh approach by finding new fast bow

Pakistan selectors confident about Rauf playing in Champions Trophy opener

The Pakistani selectors are confident that fast bowler Haris Rauf will be fit in time for the February 19 Champions Trophy opener against New Zealand even though he was ruled out of the three-nation ODI tournament on Tuesday. Haris, who sustained a muscle injury while bowling against New Zealand in the tri-series opener, is said to have been advised rest and skip the remaining matches of the three-nation event. "This has been done so that he has ample time to be ready for the Champions Trophy," an official close to the team said. He said that Haris was with the national side and was being well taken care of by the physio, strength and conditioning coach and team doctor. After Haris underwent a MRI and X-ray scans, the PCB released a statement confirming the injury. "The injury is not serious, and Haris Rauf is expected to make a full recovery in time for the ICC Champions Trophy, which begins in Karachi on February 19," the statement said. "However, as part of his rehabilitation

Champions Trophy: Ravi Shastri ranks Pakistan as one of the favourites

Ponting believes Babar and Rizwan will be key for Pakistan in the absence of Saim Ayub

Champions Trophy: Fakhar recalls Pakistan's 'unlikely' success in 2017

In that remarkable tournament, Fakhar started as an unused player, made his ODI debut, and went on to become the cornerstone of Pakistan's victory over India in the final

Champions Trophy: Military, paramilitary in charge of security in Pakistan

The Pakistan government has given its go-ahead for using the military and paramilitary rangers to shore up security for the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy in the country. According to media reports, the federal cabinet okayed plans to have top security for the mega-event and gave approval to use military and rangers for this purpose. The government has already earmarked over 10,000 policemen including elite commando units to provide security at the grounds and team hotels in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi when the tournament begins on February 19 in Karachi. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the federal interior minister, is personally overseeing all the security arrangements for the tournament. India refused to send its team to Pakistan for the tournament citing security concerns and will play all their matches in Dubai. A source in the board said that Naqvi had also discussed with security and law enforcement senior officials the best way to ensur

PCB blamed for Rachin Ravindra's nasty head injury at Gaddafi Stadium

Although New Zealand Cricket confirmed that Ravindra was "otherwise well," the incident sparked outrage among social media users, who criticized the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)

PAK vs NZ HIGHLIGHTS, ODI Tri-series 2025: New Zealand beat Pakistan by 78 runs in opening tie

Pakistan vs New Zealand Live streaming: The PAK vs NZ ODI Match live streaming is available on the Fancode app in India.

ODI tri-series: Pakistan vs New Zealand Playing 11, live time and streaming

It will be the first international match that will played at the newly updated and renovated Gaddafi Stadium.

Pakistan opener Saim Ayub ruled out of Champions Trophy 2025: PCB

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed that Ayub is "progressing well in his right ankle fracture injury," and he continues his rehabilitation in England.