Champions Trophy: Pakistan and Bangladesh Conclude Campaigns Winless Following Rain Abandonment in Rawalpindi
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Synopsis
The 2025 Champions Trophy campaigns of Pakistan and Bangladesh ended winless after their final Group A match was abandoned due to rain. Both teams finished with a single point each due to the washout, marking their early exit from the tournament.
Key Takeaways
- Pakistan and Bangladesh ended their campaigns winless.
- Final match was abandoned due to rain.
- Both teams finished with a single point.
- This marks Pakistan's third straight early exit from ICC tournaments.
- One match remains in Group A.
Rawalpindi, Feb 27 (NationPress) Pakistan and Bangladesh have concluded their 2025 Champions Trophy journeys without securing a victory after their last Group A encounter was canceled due to rain at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday. As a result of the washout, both teams will finish with a point each.
Both Bangladesh and Pakistan, the tournament's hosts and defending champions, were already eliminated from the eight-team competition after India and New Zealand advanced to the semi-finals, rendering this matchup inconsequential.
The rain has now caused the second match in Rawalpindi to be abandoned, following the South Africa-Australia Group B game.
With continuous drizzling in Rawalpindi for the past 24 hours, concerns about a possible washout for Thursday's game were prevalent.
An official inspection by umpires Adrian Holdstock and Michael Gough was set for 2:30 pm (IST), but persistent rain meant this check did not occur, delaying the toss.
At 4:00 pm (IST), the rain prevailed, leading to the match being officially abandoned without a single ball bowled, resulting in both teams sharing one point.
Entering Thursday's game, Pakistan and Bangladesh had hoped to conclude their 2025 Champions Trophy on a high note. Both teams had suffered losses to New Zealand and India respectively, with all aspects of their performance falling short, although Bangladesh's bowling unit fared slightly better than Pakistan's.
This early exit signifies that Pakistan has faced three consecutive eliminations from ICC tournaments after the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup in India and the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies.
In the context of the 2025 Champions Trophy, one match remains in Group A, with India and New Zealand set to compete to determine the group leaders.
India and New Zealand will clash in their final group stage match at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.
