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Bangladesh vs New Zealand: Bangladesh and New Zealand will play a pivotal Group A meet at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on February 24 as the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 heats up. After defeating India, Bangladesh needs a win to remain in the running, while New Zealand, having just defeated Pakistan, will try to continue their dominance. BAN vs NZ 6th Match Details Match: Bangladesh vs New Zealand, ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Date: Monday, February 26, 2025 Time: 3:30 PM IST | 10:00 AM GMT | 3:00 PM Local Time Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Bangladesh vs New Zealand Predicted Playing XI Bangladesh: Tanzid Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Jaker Ali (wk), Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Rishad Hossain, and Nahid Rana New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Tom Latham (wk), Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Matt Henry, Nathan Smith, and William O'Rourke Bangladesh vs New Zealand Prediction: Who will Win CT 2025 Match? New Zealand's recent performance puts them as the match's favorites. In addition to their bowling attack, which includes Matt Henry and spinners Santner and Sodhi, being efficient in subcontinental conditions, their top order, which is supported by Latham and Young, is in superb form. Though it might help seamers early on, the Rawalpindi pitch is anticipated to be batting-friendly. The outcome of the match and team play may be impacted by cloudy situations with chances for rain. Bangladesh needs to win this match, while Pakistan also needs to win. Both of them will be disqualified from the 2025 Champions Trophy if the Blackcaps win. Despite their ability to outperform their opponents, Najmul Shanto and his squad have struggled recently. The Asian team will need to perform at their highest level to win because of New Zealand's squad's adaptability. Bangladesh could pose a threat, but New Zealand is the cle

South Africa vs New Zealand: On Wednesday, March 5, New Zealand (NZ) and South Africa (SA) will play in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Semi-Final 2 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. In the respected tournament for which they are known, the Kiwis have played a tactical style of cricket. The team won two of their three games and placed second in Group A. They defeated Bangladesh by five wickets and Pakistan by 60 runs, respectively. In their final league match in Dubai. They lost by 44 runs to India, which was their only loss. Nevertheless, the team will be moving on from that loss and anticipating the next match. The Mitchell Santner-led team had faced the Proteas at this exact ground and won by six wickets in the Pakistan Tri-Nation Series, which was played prior to the Champions Trophy. On the other hand, the South African team has advanced to the tournament's next round with ease. The team had two victories in the group stage and one match against Australia finished in a draw. With five points in the end, the team is in a strong position. The side is dealing with some injury issues, though, as star batsman Aiden Markram hurt his right hamstring playing against England, and George Linde was called in to cover for him on the eve of the match. Both opener Tony de Zorzi and captain Temba Bavuma have made a full recovery from their illnesses and are anticipated to play in the forthcoming match. Match Details Match: South Africa vs New Zealand (SA vs NZ) 2nd Semi-final match Event: 14th Match, ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Time: 2:30 PM Venue: Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore (Pakistan) Broadcasting: Live on Star Sports, JioHotstar and Network 18 channels Pitch Report: The second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 between South Africa and New Zealand is expected to provide an excellent batting surface at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium. The batsman benefits from the surface's great carry and steady bounce. On the other hand, fast bowler

Recently, Kane Williamson became the second-fastest player to amass 7000 runs, marking a huge milestone in his ODI career. In the tri-series, which also includes Pakistan, this achievement was made during a game versus South Africa. Williamson led New Zealand to a six-wicket victory and guaranteed their spot in the tri-series final with an undefeated 133 off 113 balls. After five and a half years, this was also his first ODI century. In his 159th innings, Williamson surpassed Sachin Tendulkar (189 innings) and Virat Kohli (161 innings) to reach the 7000-run milestone. In just 150 innings, Hashim Amla became the fastest player to reach this milestone. Williamson had previously scored 6868 runs in 158 innings before the match against South Africa, and he needed another 132 runs to surpass 7000. Fastest to 7000 ODI Runs: 1. Hashim Amla: 150 innings 2. Kane Williamson: 159 innings 3. ViratKohli: 161 innings 4. AB de Villiers: 166 innings 5. SouravGanguly: 174 innings This success is just one of Williamson's many records. The New Zealander who reached 6000 ODI runs the quickest was him. By November 2024, Williamson had surpassed 9000 Test runs, making him the first batsman from New Zealand to do so. In addition, he has guided New Zealand to triumphs and won player of the tournament at the 2019 World Cup. Williamson also holds the record for the third-most runs scored during an IPL season while serving as captain.

Bangladesh and Pakistan both finished their disappointing Champions Trophy careers with a point shared as the second straight game in Rawalpindi washed out. The Australia-South Africa encounter from Group B suffered the same fate on Tuesday. It was cancelled before the toss had even taken place. It was unable to take off the covers at any point during the afternoon due to the stadium's continuous rain. The game was canceled at 3.27 p.m. local time. Less than an hour and a half after it was scheduled to start. Rawalpindi's final tournament match ended in a non-result. In addition to the two washouts, on February 24 New Zealand defeated Bangladesh by five wickets. With just one game left in Group A, India will play New Zealand in Dubai on March 2 in a match that will decide the group's winner. Both teams have advanced to the semi-finals already. In terms of net run rate, Bangladesh (-0.443) finishes the tournament ahead of Pakistan (-1.087). Later this month, Pakistan will go to New Zealand for a white-ball trip that will include three ODIs and five T20Is. In the meanwhile, Bangladesh will host Zimbabwe for three Twenty20 Internationals and three One-Day Internationals.

Match Preview: SA vs ENG: England (ENG) will play South Africa (SA) in the eleventh ICC Champions Trophy match. Karachi's National Stadium will host this game. The top eight rated men's national teams will compete in the Champions Trophy 2025, which will take place from February 19 to March 9, 2025. New Zealand, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan are all in Group A. Meanwhile, South Africa, Afghanistan, England, and Australia are also part of Group B. Expect the Champions Trophy 2025 to be a fiercely competitive event with only three games for each nation and simulated knockout cricket. There are 70 ODI matches between South Africa and England. South Africa emerged victorious on 34 of these 70 games, while England won 30 of them. The last time these two teams played each other, South Africa won the 2023 CWC. After losing two of the three league games, England is already out. They have no hope of qualifying after losing to Afghanistan in the last game. However, South Africa defeated Afghanistan by 107 runs in the first match. The player of the game was Rickelton. Their last game was called off. This game between these two teams is sure to be interesting. SA vs ENG Match Information Match: South Africa vs England, Match 11 Date: 1st March 2025 Time: 02:30 PM IST Venue: National Stadium, Karachi SA vs ENG: Head-to-Head South Africa has only won one game, while England has lost five of their last five. In their most recent encounter, South Africa defeated them by 229 runs at the 2023 World Cup. There are 70 ODIs between South Africa and England. England won thirty times, while South Africa won thirty-four. Five of the matches ended in a draw, while one ended in a draw. National Stadium, Karachi Pitch Report This is expected to be a high-scoring game because the batting surface is favorable and both sides have talented hitters. In the major game, the captains should follow the same pattern that has helped chasing teams succeed here, primarily due to the dew in the

India won the 2025 Champions title in Dubai on Sunday, defeating New Zealand by four wickets. It was their third victory in this eight-team competition and their eighth ICC title. Having advanced to the knockout stages on numerous occasions, including the 2003 ODI World Cup, the 2017 Champions Trophy, the 2023 ODI World Cup, and two appearances in the World Test Championship finals in the 2019-21 and 2021-23 cycles, India has proved itself as one of the top teams in cricket. To date, Australia has won six ODI World Cups (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, and 2023), one T20 World Cup in 2021, two Champions Trophies in 2006 and 2009, and one WTC in the 2021-2023 cycle, making them the most successful team across all formats. The PTI examines the previous ICC competitions that the Indian squad has won: 1983 ODI World Cup: In a low-scoring summit match at Lord's, Kapil Dev's squad overcame all odds to defeat the formidable West Indies, who had won the championship twice in a row, and record India's first-ever victory in a global cricket event. 2002 Champions Trophy (shared with Sri Lanka): Even though they co-hosted the 1996 ODI World Cup, India lost in heartbreaking fashion in the semifinals and left with the determination to improve. India and the hosts Sri Lanka had to share the trophy because of the continuous rains in Colombo on September 29 and 30 (reserve day), even though the squad captained by Sourav Ganguly went into the final undefeated. 2007 ICC World T20: India and other cricket boards may not have taken the shortest format seriously at the time, but a young team led by MS Dhoni made history by defeating bitter rivals Pakistan in a nail-biting final to win the competition's first edition. 2011 ODI World Cup: The Indian team was under a great deal to win the ODI World Cup trophy after a protracted and elusive wait. After a 28-year wait, Dhoni's squad finally achieved their goal when they defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the Mumbai final to win the