Pakistan’s no-win match in the championship trophy continued, their match against Bangladesh was cancelled without the ball, which was due to the constant rainfall on Thursday without the ball. The game was actually a dead man, and both teams had already failed after failing to win the previous two games. Pakistan hosted the ICC Championship for the first time in 29 years and he hoped to achieve strong results but ended their disastrous campaign without a victory.
The continuous downpour soaked the ground, covered with coverings, and puddles formed around the fields. As the weather improved, the race officials canceled the race nearly two hours after the scheduled start time. The gloomy weather prevented the tossing.
As a result, although neither Pakistan nor Bangladesh won, the two teams each had one point.
After a sprint between South Africa and Australia earlier this week, it was Rawalpindi’s second game, and was cancelled without playing.
The abandonment caused by the rain frustrated home fans as they hope to play at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Pakistan faced criticism for his poor performance in the game, which suffered from New Zealand’s defeat (60 runs) and India (as six wickets).
Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan said: “We want to perform well in front of the country. The expectations are high. We have been underperforming and it is a disappointment for us.”
Rizwan said on the reflection of the road ahead: “You can learn from mistakes. We have made mistakes in recent games. Hopefully we can learn from them.”
“We’re going to New Zealand next, hopefully we can show up there and we’re in Pakistan with New Zealand’s mistakes, we can learn from it. We’re going to do better in New Zealand.”
“We put a lot of pressure on ourselves
Pakistan’s assistant coach Azhar Mahmood, from the city, attributed his team’s poor performance in the game to key players, the fact that the team put too much pressure on India.
“We did not do well in this game. We played great cricket in this format, but in the game, it was not going well due to the injury. We put a lot of pressure on ourselves on India,” he said.
He added: “We know where we need to improve. It’s all about adapting and taking responsibility. The result is also a surprise for us.”
The former Test all-around player said people need to keep confidence in the players.
“We have to stick to the talent we are sure of to make it good in a few months,” Mahmood said.
Pakistan lost two top players – Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub – to influence their campaign.
Rizwan added: “The guy who has performed in Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe since the last few months… the team merged and then suddenly when someone gets injured, the team will be disrupted.”
“As the captain, you can expect that too. One side can say the team was disturbed, but that’s not an excuse. Yes, Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub were injured, but we’ll learn from that.”
“We are all very disappointed. We are all here for the country. Pakistan is our top priority and expectations are high. We are frustrated and we accept that we are not doing well. Hopefully, we will do more hard work and make a comeback,” Rizwan added.
Reflect on Bangladesh many
Bangladesh, which is also unable to win the game, will return home after losing to India through six wickets and losing to India by five wickets.
“I’m really disappointed. We really want to play this game but can’t do anything with the weather. The way we’ve been hosting the game for a long time in both games was very inspiring for us.”
“We hope we can learn from our mistakes. We will have the right plan and execute the plan.” Speaking of their bowling unit, Shanto said: “We have been struggling with the fast bowling unit, but over the past few years, many fast bowlers have come.
“Some quick bowlers are doing well when they come home.
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