Mitchell Santner and Will O’Rourke take three wickets each as New Zealand beat Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy opening match at the National Bank Stadium, Karachi on Wednesday.

Pakistan stumbled early on in the chase, losing two wickets for just 22 runs in the first 10 overs - their worst powerplay score at home.

Saud departed for 6 off 19 balls, while Rizwan scored 6 from 13 balls.

Fakhar Zaman, who walked in at number 4 due to a hamstring pull, struggled his way to 24 before being bowled by Michael Bracewell.

He put together a 47-run stand with Babar Azam for the third wicket.

Salman Ali Agha walked in and played a handy knock of 42 runs in 28 balls, taking Pakistan’s score to 127/4 in 24.3 overs. However, the next two wickets of Salman and Tayyab Tahir (1) fell quickly, putting the home side on the back foot once again.

Khushdil Shah, who has been under scrutiny for his batting form, scored a quickfire 69 off 49 balls, giving Pakistan an outside hope.

He fell in the 44th over, leaving Pakistan on 229/8.

Haris Rauf (19) and Naseem Shah (13) put up some fight down the order, but it was too little too late.

The Greenshirts were bundled out for 260 runs in the 48th over, losing an important game by 60 runs.

They will face arch-rivals India on February 23 in Dubai.

Second innings

• New Zealand win by 60 runs.

Pakistan: 260/10 (47.2 overs)

• 40.6 ov: Wicket! Shaheen Afridi top edges a pacy short ball from Mat Henry. He departs for 13.

• 40.5 ov: 200 up for Pakistan.

• 33.6 ov: Wicket! Babar tries to sweep Santner, but this one takes his top edges hangs in the air before Williamson pouches it safely.

• 32.1 ov: Six! First boundary for Babar Azam since 16th over.

• 31.3 ov: Wicket! Tayyab Tahir departs for 1. He was caught at short mid-wicket by Kane Williamson.

• 30.4 ov: Wicket! Salman Ali Agha is gone for 42.

• 30.1 ov: Babar Azam brings up his 50 in 81 balls.

• 27.2 ov: 100 up for Pakistan.

• 20.5 ov: Wicket! Fakhar Zaman scored 24. Bracewell cleaned him up.

• 16 ov: Drinks break.

• 50 up for Pakistan in 15.2 overs.

• 9.6 ov: Wicket! Glen Phillips takes a blinder at backward point.

• 3.4 ov: Wicket! Saud Shakeel chases a wide delivery of Will O’Rourke and gets caught by Matt Henry at third man.

First innings

New Zealand set a 321-run target for Pakistan.

Earlier, Tom Latham and Will Young scored hundreds as New Zealand set a 321-run target against Pakistan.

After being put into bat, the Kiwis started cautiously but lost opener Devon Conway in the eighth over. He missed a straighter one from Abrar Ahmed and got clean-bowled for 10.

Naseem Shah struck in the next over to send in-form Kane Williamson back for just 1, leaving New Zealand 40/2 in the ninth over.

Will Young and Daryl Mitchell put together a 33-run stand for the third wicket, bringing the Kiwis out of pressure.

However, Mitchell miscued a pull off Haris Rauf’s pacy short delivery and got caught at mid-on.

Experienced campaigner Tom Latham joined Young in the middle. The two kept rotating the strike to ease off the pressure.

The duo added 118 runs for the fourth wicket, regaining control of the game.

Young returned to the pavilion after scoring a brilliant hundred (107 off 113 balls) in the 38th over.

The newcomer Glen Phillips started attacking the bowlers from the outset and kept Pakistan on the back foot. His blistering innings of 61 off 39 balls, complemented by Tom Latham’s unbeaten 118 from 104 balls, propelled New Zealand to 320/5 in the given 50overs.

For Pakistan, Abrar Ahmed bowled the most economical spell of 47/1 in 10 overs. Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf took two wickets apiece for 63, and 83 runs, respectively.

Khushdil Shah (40 runs in 7 overs), Shaheen Afridi (68 runs in 10 overs) and Salman Ali Agha (15 runs in 3 overs) remained wicketless.

• 50 ov: New Zealand: 320/5.

• 49.4 ov: Wicket! Haris Rauf takes his second wicket. Glen Phillips departs after scoring 61 off 39.

• 48.3 ov: 300 up for New Zealand

• 48.1 ov: Glen Phillips reaches fifty in 33 balls.

• 47.2: SIX again! Latham clubs Haris for a maximum.

• 46.5: Back-to-back sixes! Phillips is on fire!

• 46.4 ov: six! Phillips thumps Shaheen over mid-wicket.

• 46.3 ov: 100 up for Tom Latham in 95 balls.

• 44.5 ov: Six! Phillips tonk Haris Rauf straight over his head for another maximum.

• 43.3 ov: Six again! Latham joins the party. He sweeps Abrar Ahmed for a SIX.

• 42.5 ov: it’s a SIX! Glen Phillips smashes Khushdil over his head for a maximum.

• 39.3 ov: 200 up for New Zealand.

• 37.2 ov: Wicket: sub-fielder Faheem Ashraf takes a stunning catch off Naseem Shah’s ball to remove centurian Will Young. The Kiwi opener departs for 107 (113).

• 35.4 ov: Tom Latham completes his 26th ODI fifty.

• 34.2 ov: Will Young brings up his 100 in 107 balls.

• 33.1 ov: Pakistan review, but unsuccessful.

• 30.3 ov: 150 up for New Zealand in 33

• 22.3 ov: 100 up for New Zealand.

• 17 ov: 50 up for Will Young in 56 balls.

• 16.2 ov: Wicket: Daryl Mitchell miscues a pull shot off Haris Rauf and gets caught on mid-on for 10 runs.

• 15 ov: Drinks break.

• 13.1 ov: Good news: Fakhar Zaman is back on the field.

• 12.1 ov: Six: First six of the day. Young top-edges Haris Rauf for a maximum.

• 8.1 ov: Wicket: Naseem Shah gets Kane Williamson caught behind for 1

• 7.3 ov: Wicket: Abrar strikes in his second over. Devon Conway clean bowled for 10.

• 5 ov: First bowling change: Rizwan introduces Abrar Ahmed in the powerplay.

• 0.3 ov: Injury scare: Fakhar Zaman walks off the field with a suspected hamstring pull.

Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl first against New Zealand.

Haris Rauf returns: Pakistan announce playing XI for Champions Trophy opener

Playing XIs:

Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c), Salman Ali Agha (vc), Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Khushdil Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Abrar Ahmed.

New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Matt Henry, Nathan Smith, Will O’Rourke.