Pakistan and Bangladesh have concluded their 2025 Champions Trophy campaigns with no victory after their last Group A match was referred to as off as a result of rain at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
New Delhi: Pakistan and Bangladesh have concluded their 2025 Champions Trophy campaigns with no victory after their last Group A match was referred to as off as a result of rain at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday. Because of the washout, each groups will end with one level every.
Each Bangladesh and Pakistan, the match hosts and defending champions, had already been eradicated from the competitors after India and New Zealand secured their semi-final spots, making this match a meaningless one.
This rain-affected sport marks the second match to be deserted in Rawalpindi, following the South Africa-Australia Group B conflict.
Persistent drizzle had been falling in Rawalpindi for the earlier 24 hours, resulting in issues that Thursday’s match would possibly face an identical destiny.
An official inspection was set for two:30 pm (IST), however the rain intensified, stopping any inspection and leading to a delayed toss.
At 4:00 pm (IST), the rain lastly ended any hopes of play, and the match was formally deserted with no ball being bowled, with each groups sharing a degree.
Pakistan and Bangladesh had entered Thursday’s match hoping to complete the 2025 Champions Trophy on a excessive observe. Each groups had already suffered defeats to New Zealand and India, the place their performances throughout all areas fell quick, though Bangladesh’s bowling assault was in higher form than Pakistan’s.
This early exit from an ICC match marks the third consecutive time Pakistan has been eradicated prematurely, following the 2023 Males’s ODI World Cup in India and the 2024 Males’s T20 World Cup within the USA and the West Indies.
For the 2025 Champions Trophy, one match stays in Group A, with India and New Zealand set to face off in a match to find out the group leaders.
India and New Zealand will play their last group-stage sport on the Dubai Worldwide Stadium on Sunday.
