Champions Trophy 2025: Australia and South Africa share factors after match is deserted resulting from rain; Makes group extra thrilling
ICC took to X to verify the match had been deserted resulting from steady rain in Rawalpindi and wrote, “Incessant rain forces the Group B #ChampionsTrophy contest between Australia and South Africa to be known as off.”
The event has gotten fascinating with the outcome. The match between England and Afghanistan on Wednesday now turns into a digital knockout match, and the one shedding it could be the third workforce to be out of Champions Trophy 2025. South Africa and Australia are actually on three factors every, occupying Group B’s first and second spots, respectively.
Regardless that the official cut-off time for a 20-over match was 8:00 pm IST, the match was known as off a lot earlier as there had been persistent rain from the morning and it was close to unimaginable to get the bottom prepared for play throughout the stipulated time even when the rain had stopped.
Nonetheless, with rain persevering with and no indicators of stopping, the officers declared that the match has been known as off two hours earlier than the stipulated time.
That is Australia’s fourth washed out match in final seven Champions Trophy matches courting again to 2013.
Australia will now put together to face Afghanistan on Friday on the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. South Africa will play its ultimate group-stage recreation in opposition to England on Saturday on the Nationwide Financial institution Stadium, Karachi.
The Australia started their marketing campaign by pulling off a document 352-run chase in opposition to England. Then again, South Africa sailed to a 107-run victory in opposition to Afghanistan in a one-sided affair.
