Pakistan vs Bangladesh: Pride at Stake for both teams in Champions Trophy 2025 Clash Amid Rain Threat
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In today’s match, Pakistan Vs Bangladesh will face off in their final match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Pakistan. Unfortunately, both teams have already been eliminated from the tournament due to their poor performances in the earlier group-stage matches. This match for both the teams will be one about securing their pride by winning this match and thus not coming last in last place in group A. Both the teams are ready to battle but the weather at Rawalpindi is giving a different indication. The sky there is filled with looming rain clouds, even if the match happens, the clouds will play a major role in deciding the outcome of this match.
Weather & Pitch Report
Everyone from Pakistan Vs Bangladesh is praying to God so that an uninterrupted match can happen. The weather forecast this morning predicted that there is an 88% chance of rain in the afternoon today. The temperature is expected to be around 20 degrees Celcius today with highly humid conditions which in our opinion will be tricky for both bowlers as well as batsmen.
Coming to the pitch report, it is seen generally that the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium offers a balanced surface for both batsmen and bowlers. However, when we consider the humid conditions that are present today the pacers could find some early movement and the spinners might come later into the play. As per our report, the team which will win the toss will prefer bowling first in these conditions to take some advantage of the initial moisture present in the pitch.
Pakistan’s Struggles
When the tournament was about to take off Pakistan was considered as one of the favourites to win the tournament by experts but due to back-to-back defeats, they would have to leave the tournament no early.
- Match 1: Lost to New Zealand by 60 runs
- Match 2: Lost to India by six wickets
Captain Mohammad Rizwan even after scoring 46 runs (77 balls) against India, admitted that their team made “avoidable mistakes.” Till now, Babar Azam has been the leading run-scorer for Pakistan with a total of 87 runs at an average of 43.5. However apart from Baba the remaining batting unit of Pakistan has struggled a lot with no player scoring even a half-century in the tournament yet.
On the bowling side, Shaheen Afridi has picked up 4 wickets till now, but his average strike rate of 36.2 shows that Pakistan’s pacers are lacking to give early breakthroughs. Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah will need to step up this time if Pakistan wants to finish this match with a win.
Bangladesh’s Woes
Bangladesh’s campaign has been equally disappointing as that of Pakistan.
- Match 1: Lost to India by 8 wickets
- Match 2: Lost to New Zealand by 75 runs
Najmul Hossain Shanto’s side has struggled in all departments that we can think of, especially in the bowling department. Their best batters have been Towhid Hridoy and wicket-keeper batsman Jaker Ali combined scoring a total of 220 runs.
Bowling has been the weakest link in Bangladesh. Mehidy Hasan Miraz, the team’s highest-ranked ODI bowler, has failed to make an impact with zero wickets in 20 overs so far. The pace duo of Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman will need to be at their best to restrict Pakistan’s batters today.
Head-to-Head: Who Has the Edge?
Historically if we see, Pakistan has dominated this rivalry in ODIs. It has won a total of 33 out of 39 matches against Bangladesh. However, when we look at the performance of both teams in ICC tournaments, Bangladesh has managed to give all of us a few surprises, including their famous win in the 1999 World Cup.
Last 5 ODI Meetings:
- Pakistan won – 3
- Bangladesh won – 2
Therefore we would conclude that the winning chances of both the teams are 50-50.
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Match Details & Live Streaming Information
- Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Time: 2:30 PM IST and the toss at 2:00 PM IST
- Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
- Live Broadcast: Star Sports, Sports18 (India)
- Live Streaming: JioHotstar (India)
