2024–25 Pakistan Tri-Nation Series
Cricket tournament in 2025
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The 2024–25 Pakistan Tri-Nation Series was a cricket tournament that took place in Pakistan in February 2025.[1] It was a tri-nation series involving Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa cricket teams, with the matches played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures.[2] The series was used as preparation ahead of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.[3] It was the first tri-nation series hosted by Pakistan since 2004.[4]
New Zealand won the series| 2024–25 Pakistan Tri-Nation Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 8–14 February 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | New Zealand won the series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Salman Ali Agha (Pak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On 8 January 2025, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) relocated the Tri-Nation Series to the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore and the National Stadium in Karachi. Originally the series was supposed take place at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan.[5]
Squads
On 15 January, Anrich Nortje was ruled out of the tournament due to a back injury.[9][10] On 31 January, New Zealand added Jacob Duffy into the squad for the series.[11][12] On 5 February, South Africa added Gerald Coetzee into the squad for the series,[13] but was ruled out later with a tight groin.[14]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Zealand |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.906 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 |  Pakistan (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −0.689 | |
| 3 |  South Africa |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.228 |
Group stage
1st ODI
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ben Sears (NZ) made his ODI debut.
- Glenn Phillips (NZ) scored his maiden century in ODIs.[16][17]
2nd ODI
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Eathan Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Mihlali Mpongwana, and Senuran Muthusamy (SA) all made their ODI debuts.
- Matthew Breetzke (SA) scored his maiden century in ODIs. His score was the highest score by a debutant in ODIs.[18][19]
- Kane Williamson (NZ) scored his 7,000th run in ODIs.[20]
- This was New Zealand's highest successful run chase against South Africa in ODIs.[21]
3rd ODI
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- Heinrich Klaasen (SA) scored his 2,000th run in ODIs.
- Salman Ali Agha (Pak) scored his maiden century in ODIs.[22]
- The 260-run partnership between Salman Ali Agha and Mohammad Rizwan was Pakistan's highest 4th-wicket partnership in ODIs.[23]
- This was Pakistan's highest successful run chase in ODIs.[24]
Final
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Babar Azam (Pak) scored his 6,000th run in ODIs, becoming the joint-fastest to do so (123 innings).[25]
- Will O'Rourke (NZ) was named as the Player of the Match for taking 4 wickets for 43 runs.
- Salman Ali Agha (Pak) was named as the Player of the Series for scoring 219 runs.
