Karachi, Feb. 19 -- Will Young and Tom Latham joined an exclusive New Zealand club with their blistering centuries against the defending champions, Pakistan, in the Champions Trophy tournament opener on Wednesday in Karachi.

Young and Latham turned the opening clash into a run-scoring fest on a dry strip filled with plenty of cracks. Both players went on to hit the three-digit figures as New Zealand breezed past the 300-run mark.

Following their rollicking centuries, Young and Latham became just the fourth and fifth players to tonk a ton for New Zealand in the Champions Trophy.

Former Blackcaps star Nathan Astle was the first player to hammer a century in the Champions Trophy for New Zealand. With his swashbuckling display, Astle slamm...