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Pakistan Cricket Team: The first match in the Champions Trophy 2025 is between Pakistan and New Zealand. Now the Pakistani team has suffered a major setback as soon as the Champions Trophy starts. When star batsman Fakhar Zaman Champions Trophy was injured in the first over of the first match of 2025. Fakhar Chand has the ability to change the attitude of the match in the balls itself and the trouble of the Pakistani team has increased due to their injury.
Fakhar Jaman injured while fielding
Shaheen Afridi took the responsibility of bowling in the first over against New Zealand for Pakistan. On the second ball of this over, New Zealand batsman Will Young driven over the covers. After this, fielder Fakhar Zaman ran to catch it. He also stopped the ball. But after this he felt pain in the lower back. It felt as if his knee also turned while holding the ball. He then went out of the ground with physio and Kamran Ghulam came to his place in his place.
Sam Ayub is already injured
The Pakistan Cricket Board has stated that the sprain is being investigated in the muscles of Fakhar Zaman. Further information about them will be given on time. Earlier, the young batsman of the Pakistani team Sam Ayub was injured and was out of the Champions Trophy 2025. His ankle was turned while fielding in a Test match against South Africa. Then in place of Ayub, Fakhar replaced the opener in the Pakistani team and performed strongly against New Zealand in the first match of the TRAI series. He then scored 84 runs from 69 balls.
Pakistan has won the Champions Trophy title once
Pakistan has been hosted by the Champions Trophy 2025 and has been having a tournament on its land since 1996. For this reason, Pakistan is a strong contender to win the title this time. Earlier, the Pakistani team won the Champions Trophy title in the year 2017. Then under the captaincy of Sarfaraz Ahmed, the Pakistani team defeated India by 180 runs in the final.
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