- By Himanshu Badola
- Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:45 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
PAK vs NZ Head-to-Head Record in ODIs, ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Pakistan will be facing New Zealand in the first match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 which kicks off on February 19 at the National Stadium in Karachi. Both teams will be looking to kick off their respective campaign in the best possible way.
The Champions Trophy's previous edition was played way back in 2017 and the title was won by Pakistan who defeated their arch-rivals India in the final. The hosts will be aiming to make it count on the opportunity to not just lift the trophy at home but also become only the second team after Australia to successfully defend their Champions Trophy title.
Pakistan and New Zealand recently featured in the ODI Tri-Series tournament which also featured South Africa. The Blackcaps will be high on confidence heading into the Champions Trophy as they recently lifted the ODI Tri-Series 2025 trophy with a win over hosts Pakistan in the final.
The Men in Green will have Fakhar Zaman back at the top of the order. The left-handed batter has a remarkable ODI record against New Zealand, having smashed 1053 runs at an average of 65.81 in 19 innings. He has four hundreds and six fifties to his name against the Blackcaps in ODIs.
Pakistan's new ODI skipper Mohammad Rizwan recently led them to monumental series wins in Australia and South Africa.
Let's take a look at PAK vs NZ Head-to-Head record in ODIs
Matches played: 118
Pakistan won: 61
New Zealand: 53
Tied: 1
NR: 3
Recent result: New Zealand beat Pakistan by 5 wickets (2025)
PAK vs NZ HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD IN CHAMPIONS TROPHY
Matches played: 3
Pakistan: 0
New Zealand: 3
Recent Result: New Zealand beat Pakistan by 5 wickets (Johannesburg, 2009)
Most runs in PAK vs NZ ODI Matches
Kane Williamson: 1290 runs in 24 innings, Avg: 56.08
Inzamam-ul-Haq: 1283 runs in 42 innings, Avg: 34.67
Saeed Anwar: 1260 runs in 32 innings, Avg: 45
Most wickets in PAK vs NZ Matches
Waqar Younis: 79 wickets in 37 innings
Wasim Akram: 64 wickets in 36 innings
Danny Morrison: 39 wickets in 24 innings
PAK vs NZ Major Stats in ODIs
NZ (highest score): 401/6 (50) in 2023
NZ (lowest score): 64 (35.5) in 1986
PAK (highest score): 364/7 (50) in 2014
PAK (lowest score): 74 (27.2) in 2018
NZ (highest individual score): Ross Taylor - 131* (124)
NZ (best bowling): Trent Boult - 5/17 (7.2)
PAK (highest individual score): Fakhar Zaman - 180* (144)
PAK (best bowling): Shoaib Akhtar - 6/16 (9)