Pakistan’s young pace sensation Naseem Shah needs just five wickets to reach the 50 wickets mark in One Day Internationals.
Naseem Shah who made his international debut in 2019 played 24 ODIs for Pakistan and bagged 45 wickets so far at an economy rate of 5.29. Though Shah made his international debut in 2019 he waited nearly three years to make his ODI debut.
Naseem played his first ODI match on 16 August 2022 at Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam against the Netherlands where Shah returned with three wickets after bowling 10 overs at an economy of 5.10.
Notably, Naseem Shah was ruled out of the 2023 ODI World Cup due to an injury where Pakistan failed to qualify for the knockout stage after finishing in fifth spot in the points table.
Pakistan cricket fans hope Naseem Shah to execute an impressive performance in defending the Champions Trophy.
But in the very first game of the Champions Trophy, Pakistan faced a massive blow as their left-handed opening batter Fakhar Zaman sustained an injury. Pakistan have included Kamran Ghulam as his replacement in the field.
Mohammad Rizwan-led Pakistan will lock horns with Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand to play the 1st ODI of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on February 19 in National Stadium, Karachi.
Pakistan and New Zealand both have played 118 ODIs so far where Pakistan won 61 games and New Zealand won 53 matches. On the other hand, Pakistan and New Zealand have faced off three times in the Champions Trophy in 2000, 2006 and 2009. New Zealand have won all three times.
Pakistan Playing 11: Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w/c), Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed
