Fans leave the enclosure due to rain before start of the ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on February 27, 2025.
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Inclement weather delayed the start of Champions Trophy game between host Pakistan and Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Thursday (February 27, 2025).
Both teams are already eliminated from the tournament and are playing for the pride after losing to semifinalists from Group A — India and New Zealand.
There was persistent light drizzle as the square remained under cover and there was forecast of more rain later in the day.
It is the second successive game in Rawalpindi which has been affected by bad weather. South Africa’s Group B game against Australia was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Tuesday.
New Zealand, which beat Pakistan by 60 runs in the opening match of the tournament, sealed its playoff spot with five-wicket win over Bangladesh last Monday at Rawalpindi, which hosted three Champions Trophy matches.
India beat both Bangladesh and Pakistan at Dubai to qualify for the semifinal.
Squads
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha (vice captain), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Faheem Ashraf, Khushdil Shah, Usman Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Bangladesh: Nazmul Hossain Shanto (captain), Soumya Sarkar, Tanzid, Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wicketkeeper), MD Mahmud Ullah, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Parvez Hossai Emon, Nasum Ahmed, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Nahid Rana.
Published – February 27, 2025 03:16 pm IST