Karachi, Feb. 19 -- New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner admitted they were initially targeting a score somewhere between 260-280. However, a strong platform allowed them to blaze their way to a daunting 320/5 in the Champions Trophy opener against defending champions Pakistan in Karachi.

On a dry Karachi strip filled with cracks, Pakistan breezed past New Zealand's resilient batting order, featuring Devon Conway, Kane Willamson and Daryl Mitchell.

Pakistan was flying high, with New Zealand facing a grim future and needing a miracle stand to lift them to a fighting total. Tom Latham (118*) and Will Young (107) rose as New Zealand's saviours by stitching up a 118-run partnership.

After Young's dismissal, the stage was set for Glenn Phil...