The ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy is set to begin on Wednesday with the Group A match between hosts Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi.

Pace bowler Will O'Rourke claimed four wickets while Daryl Mitchell and Tom Latham hit half centuries as New Zealand defeated Pakistan by five wickets to clinch the tri-nations series final on Friday.

O'Rourke was ruled out of the Christchurch match starting Friday with a hamstring injury, raising speculation fan favourite Wagner might come out of retirement to help the Black Caps square the series.

O'Rourke collected five wickets during the Proteas' second innings to seal match figures of 9-93 and in the process broke the previous record held by Mark Craig (8-188) from June 2014 for the best bowling figures on Test debut by a New Zealand player.