After waiting for several days, the Champions Trophy 2025 finally started in Pakistan. The tournament started with the match between hosts Pakistan and New Zealand but the first match of the tournament proved to be bad for former Kiwi team captain and veteran batsman Kane Williamson. The star batsman felt disappointed in the first match of the Champions Trophy and his bat proved to be a failure to spew runs as expected. Along with this, after 10 years, an ICC failed to touch the double figure in the ODI tournament.

The tournament of eight teams started from Wednesday 19 February at the National Stadium in Karachi.

In this match, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first and its bowlers soon proved this decision to be correct by taking 2 wickets. After the dismissal of Opener Devan Conway, Williamson, who came to the crease, could not last long. Williamson, who scored a half -century against Pakistan about 11 days ago and then a century against South Africa, was dismissed for just 1 run. He was dismissed by fast bowler Nasim Shah.

Saw such a day after 10 years

New Zealand expected a big score from this legendary batsman but returned to the pavilion after playing just 2 balls.

In this way, something happened to Williamson in the very first match of the tournament, which had not happened to him for the last 10 years. Star Kiwi batsman Williamson was out on a 'single digit' score in a ICC ODI tournament for the first time since 2015. Earlier in the 2015 World Cup, Williamson could not touch the double -double figure but he was successful in doing this every time in the Champions Trophy 2017, World Cup 2019 and World Cup 2023.

Special achievement in the name of Nasim Shah

Now 10 years later, in 2025, Williamson could not touch the figure of double.

Not only this, Kane Williamson has been dismissed on a single digit for the first time since January 2019 in ODI cricket apart from tournaments. The matter is not only this, but the former New Zealand captain was dismissed before 10 runs in an ICC ODI tournament for the fourth time in his career but no Indian bowler has done so. Earlier, Muttiah Muralitharan (2011), Shakib Al Hasan (2015) and Morne Morkel (2015) were dismissed in this way. Now the name of Nasim Shah of Pakistan has also been added to this list.

Not only this, Kane Williamson has been dismissed on a single digit for the first time since January 2019 in ODI cricket apart from tournaments. The matter is not only this, but the former New Zealand captain was dismissed before 10 runs in an ICC ODI tournament for the fourth time in his career but no Indian bowler has done so. Earlier, Muttiah Muralitharan (2011), Shakib Al Hasan (2015) and Morne Morkel (2015) were dismissed in this way. Now the name of Nasim Shah of Pakistan has also been added to this list.