A tri-series is being played in Pakistan before the Champions Trophy. In the first match on Saturday, New Zealand defeated the home team by a big margin of 78 runs. New Zealand chose to bat in Lahore. On the back of Glen Phillips' century, the team scored 330 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. In response, Pakistan was all out for 252 runs in 47.5 overs. Matt Henry and captain Mitchell Santner took 3 wickets each for New Zealand. Fakhar Zaman scored quick 84 runs for Pakistan, but he didn't get support from other batters. During fielding, Rachin Ravindra was hit by the ball on his head, blood started coming from his head, after which he was taken off the field. New Zealand's poor start At Gaddafi Stadium, New Zealand lost Will Young's wicket in the very first over. He could only score 4 runs. Rachin Ravindra scored 35 runs but returned to the pavilion during Powerplay-1. Kane Williamson then took the team past 100 runs with Daryl Mitchell. Williamson got out after scoring 58 runs and his 95-run partnership with Mitchell was broken. Glenn Phillips scored a century Wicketkeeper Tom Latham could not even open his account. Mitchell stitched together a 65-run partnership with Glenn Phillips. The Kiwi-batter got out after scoring 81 runs. Michael Bracewell scored 31 runs and added 54 runs with Phillips. Phillips played an innings of 106 runs off 74 balls. He hit 6 fours and 7 sixes. Mitchell Santner scored 8 runs off 5 balls against him, but there was a 76-run partnership between the two. Shaheen bowled his most expensive spell Shaheen Shah Afridi took 3 wickets for Pakistan. He conceded 88 runs in 10 overs, which is the most runs conceded by a Pakistani bowler in a single ODI innings. Abrar Ahmad took 2 and Haris Rauf took 1 wicket. Chasing a target of 331 runs, Pakistan got off to a good start. Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman completed their fifty partnership for the team. Babar got out after scoring 10 runs on the last ball of the powerplay. Fakhar then made a 51-run partnership with Kamran Ghulam. Ghulam also returned to the pavilion after scoring 18 runs. Mohammad Rizwan could only make 3 runs, after which Fakhar Zaman returned to the pavilion after scoring 84 runs. He was LBW by Glenn Phillips. The team lost 4 wickets at the score of 119 runs. Tailenders scramble under pressure Salman Ali Agha scored 40 and Tayyab Tahir scored 30 runs, both took the team past 200. In the end, Khushdil Shah made 15, Shaheen made 10 and Naseem Shah scored 13 runs. Abrar remained not out on 23, while Haris Rauf didn't come to bat due to injury. Pakistan team was bowled out for 252 runs in 47.5 overs. From New Zealand, Matt Henry and Mitchell Santner took 3 wickets each. Michael Bracewell got 2 and Glenn Phillips took 1 wicket. Phillips was also the Player of the Match. Rachin Ravindra got injured During fielding in the 38th over, New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra got injured. Bracewell bowled a good length ball, and Khushdil Shah swept it. The ball went towards mid-wicket in Rachin's direction, he tried to catch it but couldn't judge the ball. The ball hit Rachin directly on the head and he started bleeding. The support staff took him off the ground with a cloth on his head. Rachin couldn't return to the field, and it seems difficult for him to play the second match.Original Article