Star New Zealand opener Will Young smashed the first century of the ongoing edition of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 during the match against Pakistan which was being played at the National Stadium in Karachi, on February 19 (Wednesday). He was looking in great touch from the beginning of the innings as he provided the team with a good start along with Devon Conway before the hosts bounced back by taking a couple of wickets.
Will Young smashes ton
The batter did not have an impressive outing during the recently concluded tri-series against South Africa and New Zealand. This knock is crucial for Young as it was the second time that he went past the 50-run mark in ODIs this year. Before this knock, he failed to even touch the 20-run mark in his previous five ODI innings.
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This is also his fourth century in ODIs. What makes this knock more special is that it came at a time when New Zealand suffered some quick blows and was looking to bounce back in the match. He has also become the fourth NZ batter to hit a century in the Champions Trophy.
New Zealand lose three early wickets
NZ openers joined 39 runs and were looking in good touch before Abrar Ahmed clean bowled Devon Conway to send him back to the dugout on a score of 10 runs off 17 balls. However, just before the BlackCaps could recover from this Kane Williamson joined him back to the pavilion after scoring just 1 run off two balls.
Naseem Shah managed to get the wicket of Williamson. Dary Mitchell scored 10 runs off 24 balls and right before it seemed as if he has settled down, Haris Rauf dismissed him to give Pakistan the third breakthrough in the 17th over. At the time of writing, Will Young and Tom Latham are still on the pitch and progressing NZ's scorecard to a fighting total.