The ninth match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between Pakistan and Bangladesh today. The match will begin at 2:30 pm at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Both teams are already out of the tournament. This is the last group match for both.
Pakistan and Bangladesh are looking for their first victory. In the first match, Pakistan lost to New Zealand and India in the second match. Bangladesh suffered a defeat against India in the first match and New Zealand in the second match.
Match Details, Ninth Match Pakistan Vs Pakistan Date: 27 February Stadium: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium Time: Toss – 2:00 pm, Match starts – 2:30 pm
Pakistan's hand over Bangladesh Both teams will be facing for the first time in the history of the Champions Trophy. Both teams clashed 39 times in ODIs. Of these, 34 matches were won by Pakistan and 5 matches. The two finally faced each other during the 2023 ODI World Cup. Pakistan won by 7 wickets.
The highest run player for the cheerful Pakistan Khushdil Shah Champions Trophy is the highest scorer for Pakistan in 2025. He has scored 107 runs in 2 matches. Aber Ahmed has taken the highest wicket. He has taken 2 wickets in 2 matches.
Zakir scored the highest runs from Bangladesh Zakir Ali is the highest -run bowler for Bangladesh in this Champions Trophy. He scored 68 in the first match against India and 45 in the second match against New Zealand. Tawhid Hridoy is second. In the first match, Hrido scored a century against India. However, in the last match, he was dismissed for 7 against New Zealand. Rishad Hussain is the highest wicket -taker of the team. Rishad has taken 3 wickets in 2 matches.
Pitch report Rawalpindi has been helpful for both the pitch batsman and the bowler at the cricket stadium. So far 27 ODIs have been played here. The first batting team won 12 matches and the first bowling team won 14 matches. The highest score here is 337/3, which Pakistan scored against New Zealand in 2023.
Weather report The Pakistan-Bangladesh match on Thursday could disrupt the rain. This day there is a possibility of 75% of the rainfall here. There will be a cloudy atmosphere throughout the day and the heat will not be at all. It may be raining in the afternoon. Temperatures are expected to be around 11 to 18 degrees Celsius. At the same time, the wind will blow at 15 km / h.
Possible playing -11 of both teams Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (Captain and Wicketkeeper), Imam ul Haq, Saeed Shakeel, Babar Azam, Salman Aga, Taib Tahir, Khushadil Shah, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Abrar Ahmed.
Bangladesh: Najmul Hussain Shanto (Captain), Tanzid Hasan, Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfikur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Zakir Ali, Mehdi Hasan Miraz, Rishad Hussein, Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana and Mustafizur Rahman.
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