Karachi, Feb. 19 -- Pakistan skipper Muhammad Rizwan won the toss and elected to bowl first in the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 opener against New Zealand at the National Stadium in Karachi on Wednesday.

The hosts have brought in Haris Rauf for this match, and on the other hand, Blackcaps included Matt Henry in their line-up. Both teams are placed in Group A along with India and Bangladesh

"We will bowl first. Seen the last couple of matches dew comes in later, so want to maximise on that. We are the defending champions so will be in a bit more pressure, but we will treat it like the previous tri-series. Playing in Pakistan will be great as well. Haris Rauf is fit again, so he's back in," Rizwan said after winning the toss.

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