CHampions Trophy 2025: Likely Opening Pairs Of Teams

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CHampions Trophy 2025: Likely Opening Pairs Of Teams

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The 2025 Champions Trophy begins on Wednesday with hosts Pakistan taking on New Zealand at the National Stadium, Karachi.

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Ahead of the tournament, let's take a look at the likely opening pairs of all eight participating teams.

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PakistanFakhar Zaman and Saud Shakeel will open the batting for Pakistan, with Babar Azam likely to be third choice opener.

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IndiaIndia are likely to persist with the tried and tested duo of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. KL Rahul can also bat at the top.

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AustraliaKeeping the left-right combination in mind, Travis Head could be paired with Matt Short. The two opened together against Sri Lanka as well.

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EnglandPhil Salt and Ben Duckett opened in all of their white-ball games against India recently. England are likely to stick with the same combination.

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South AfricaCaptain Temba Bavuma will be joined by Ryan Rickelton at the top. Southpaw Tony de Zorzi is another alternative for the Proteas.

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New ZealandWill Young and Devon Conway will keep their place at the top for the Kiwis. Tom Latham will be the third choice opener.

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AfghanistanRahmanullah Gurbah and Ibrahim Zadran provide stability at the top of the order for Afghanistan. Sediqullah Atal is another option for them.

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BangladeshTanzid Hasan and Soumya Sarkar will lead the pack, with captain Najmul Hossain Shanto as the third choice opener.

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Pakistan

Fakhar Zaman and Saud Shakeel will open the batting for Pakistan, with Babar Azam likely to be third choice opener.

India

India are likely to persist with the tried and tested duo of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. KL Rahul can also bat at the top.

Australia

Keeping the left-right combination in mind, Travis Head could be paired with Matt Short. The two opened together against Sri Lanka as well.

England

Phil Salt and Ben Duckett opened in all of their white-ball games against India recently. England are likely to stick with the same combination.

South Africa

Captain Temba Bavuma will be joined by Ryan Rickelton at the top. Southpaw Tony de Zorzi is another alternative for the Proteas.

New Zealand

Will Young and Devon Conway will keep their place at the top for the Kiwis. Tom Latham will be the third choice opener.

Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbah and Ibrahim Zadran provide stability at the top of the order for Afghanistan. Sediqullah Atal is another option for them.

Bangladesh

Tanzid Hasan and Soumya Sarkar will lead the pack, with captain Najmul Hossain Shanto as the third choice opener.