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Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi were at loggerheads during their clash against New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025, Pakistan vs New Zealand: Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi arguing on the field (X/Screengrab)
Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan and star bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi were seen at loggerheads during their clash against New Zealand in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 opener at the National Stadium in Karachi. The hosts lost the game by 60 runs on Wednesday.
The incident happepend on the first ball of the 47th over during the first innings as Afridi the got well-settled Tom Latham to edge the ball as it went dangerously for a boundary. The Pakistan skipper did not seem happy with his bowler and ws seen shouting at him but Afridi did not take the abuse and retaliated with a few choice words of his own.
Simon Doull, on commentary also weighed in on the tiff, saying: “I’m sorry, but you cannot be having a go at the bowler there. It was a genuinely good delivery.”
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Latham had reached 99 with that boundary and soon coverted his start to a brilliant hundred. He along with Will Young revived the innings from 73-3 with a 118-run fourth wicket stand, helping their team overcome the early loss of Devon Conway (10), Kane Williamson (1) and Daryl Mitchell (10).
Young hit 12 boundaries and a six in his fourth one-day international century before holing out to Naseem Shah in the 38th over.
Latham and Glenn Phillips, who made an aggressive 39-ball 61, gave the innings more impetus as New Zealand smashed 113 in the last 10 overs and 64 in the last five.
Latham hit 10 boundaries and three sixes in his eighth one-day hundred while Phillips’s robust knock had four sixes and three boundaries.
Fast bowler Naseem was the best Pakistan bowler with 2-63 but fellow pacer Haris Rauf finished with 2-83 and Shaheen Afridi conceded 68 in 10 wicket-less overs.
Pakistan were dismissed for 260 in 47.2 overs in reply to New Zealand’s 320-5 in 50 overs.
Pakistan were never in the chase despite Khushdil Shah top-scoring with a fiery 49-ball 69, including 10 boundaries and a six, while Babar Azam scored a more sedate 64 from 90 balls that had a six and six boundaries.
Salman Agha cracked a rapid 42 spiced with a six and six boundaries but none could go on and match Latham and Young’s knocks.
Fast bowler Will O’Rourke finished with 3-47 while skipper Mitchell Santner took 3-66
(With inputs from Agencies)
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Karachi, Pakistan