Champions Trophy: Will O'Rourke, Mitchell Santner floor Pakistan with three-fers
What's the story
An all-round New Zealand side defeated defending champions Pakistan in match number 1 of the ICC Champions Trophy in Karachi on Wednesday. Will Young and Tom Latham hammered respective tons. Glenn Phillips scored a whirlwind 61 as New Zealand posted 320/5 in 50 overs. In response, crucial three-fers from Will O'Rourke and Mitchell Santner saw NZ win by 60 runs. Here are further details.
Bowling
O'Rourke was sensational with the ball
O'Rourke and Matt Henry were sensational for the Kiwis in the first 10 overs as Pakistan managed 22/2. The former got both wickets in the form of Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan. A loose ball ended Shakeel's stay as the batter tried to cut and got a thick edge. Rizwan was caught with Phillips taking a blinder. Later on, he dismissed Khushdil Shah (69).
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Santner bags three vital scalps
It was Santner, who accounted for Babar Azam's dismissal. A loopy full ball turned and took the batter's top edge. Before that, Santner got Tayyab Tahir with a ball that skidded and resulted in a catch. Haris Rauf was his final wicket.
Wickets
Key numbers of the two bowlers
In 10 ODIs, O'Rourke owns 17 scalps at 27.11. In three clashers against Pakistan, he owns 7 scalps. Before this, he took a four-fer versus Pakistan in the ODI tri-series final on February 14. Santner now owns 120 scalps from 114 matches at 36.09. Versus Pakistan, he has claimed 16 scalps at 36.81, as per ESPNcricinfo.
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50 scalps for Santner in away ODIs
Santner's three-fer saw him race to 52 wickets in away ODIs (home of opposition). In 46 games, he averages 36.76 in away matches. Meanwhile, he now owns 35 scalps in Asia at 37.94.