New Zealand underlined its title aspirations with a 60-run victory in opposition to defending champion Pakistan in a Group A match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on the Nationwide Stadium on Wednesday.
Will Younger struck 107 and Tom Latham smashed an unbeaten 118 to assist New Zealand overcome a sluggish begin and submit 320/5 after being put into bat.
Glenn Phillips chipped in with a brisk 61 as New Zealand breached the 300-mark, which had seemed like a distant dream after their wobbly begin.
Pakistan was all out for 260 in 47.2 overs with Babar Azam (64) and Khushdil Shah (69) scoring half-centuries.