Pakistan end home Champions Trophy without win after Rawalpindi washout

By Reuters
February 27, 2025

Two successive games at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium have been washed out without a ball being bowled

Groundstaff put on the rain covers on the pitch during the now-abandoned Champions Trophy 2025 match between Pakistan and Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, on February 27, 2025. — AFP

Pakistan ended their campaign in the home Champions Trophy without a win after rain washed out their dead rubber against Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday.

The Group A match between the two eliminated sides was of little consequence and steady drizzle poured cold water on defending champions Pakistan's hopes of a consolation victory.

Tuesday's Group B fixture between Australia and South Africa at the same venue was also abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain.

It has been a forgettable campaign for Mohammad Rizwan-led Pakistan in the first global tournament to be staged in the country since 1996 and their six-wicket defeat by arch-rivals India will particularly hurt.

Bangladesh also finished their winless campaign with a point.

India and New Zealand, who meet in an inconsequential group match in Dubai on Sunday, have secured semi-final places from Group A.


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