Pakistan hosts New Zealand and South Africa for a tri-series ahead of the Champions Trophy starting from February 9 in Pakistan. The Men in Green are the hosts having won the title back in 2017.
Pakistan and the PCB are under extreme pressure to get the stadiums ready on time to stage the Champions Trophy in full glory. The renovation work is still on as the deadline to complete the work has already exceeded.
Meanwhile, the ICC has given PCB an extension to get the venues ready on time. The matches will be played in Rawalpindi, Karachi and Lahore, three of Pakistan's oldest stadiums. As part of the hybrid process, India play their games in Dubai.
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Pakistan, South Africa and New Zealand will play a tri-series as a build-up to the ICC event. The games are being seen as a dress rehearsal for the mega event. Karachi and Lahore are the two venues for the four games.
All three teams will play one match against each other in the round-robin stage, and the top two teams will then face each other in the final on February 14. The first match will be on February 8 between Pakistan and New Zealand in Lahore New Zealand and South Africa play the second match on February 10 in Lahore as well. Pakistan and South Africa play the third game in Karachi on February 12 and the final is scheduled on February 14.
With question marks on PCB, the three matches will be a good way to showcase how far are the stadiums in order to host the Champions Trophy matches. The tournament begins from February 19 and the final will be played on March 9.
Meanwhile, the three teams are led by three different skippers. Mohammad Rizwan leads Pakistan, Temba Bavuma leads South Africa and Mitchell Santner leads the Kiwis.
Tri-Series Schedule
Date | Match | Team | Time in IST | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Saturday, February 8 | 1st ODI | PAK vs NZ | 2.30 pm | Lahore |
Monday, February 1o | 2nd ODI | NZ vsSA | 10 am | Lahore |
Wednesday, February 12 | 3rd ODI | PAK vs SA | 2.30 pm | Karachi |
Friday, February 14 | Final | TBC | 2.30 pm | Karachi |
Squads For Tri-Series
Pakistan: Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Kamran Ghulam, Khushdil Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Rizwan (c), Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Muhammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Eathan Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Gerald Coetzee, Junior Dala, Wiaan Mulder, Mihlali Mpongwana, Senuran Muthusamy, Gideon Peters, Meeka-eel Prince, Jason Smith, Kyle Verreynne
New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Jacob Duffy
Tri-Series Live Streaming Details
The Pakistan Tri-Nation ODI series 2025 against New Zealand and South Africa will be televised by the Sony Sports Network in India. The live streaming of the matches will be available on the Jio TV app and website.
