The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Pakistan cricket team and fans had cherished big dreams to see the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy winning team defending the title on their land. This tournament was quite special for Pakistan, as after about 29 years, he got a chance to host the ICC tournament on his land.
However, Pakistan’s expectations were shattered. In the tournament which was considered to be a Test series experience, the story of Pakistan ended in just 5 days.
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Pakistan’s Champions Trophy journey ends in 5 days
The ICC Champions Trophy started 2025 from February 19 and on February 24, an official confirmation was that Pakistan would not be able to make it to the semi -finals.
- Pakistan lost their first two matches – first against New Zealand and another against India.
- With these two defeats, his semi -final expectations were almost over.
- New Zealand defeated Bangladesh to completely excluded Pakistan, which also broke their final hopes.
India-New Zealand enters the semi-finals, Pakistan will not be able to make champions
- Team India and New Zealand made it to the semi -finals from Group A.
- Pakistan’s team will no longer be able to defend their title.
- Pakistan last hosted the ODI World Cup in 1996, and his team performed poorly despite hosting the ICC tournament 29 years later.
Pakistan’s last match is just formalities
Pakistan has one last match left in this tournament, which will be played in Rawalpindi on 27 February. But now the interest of the fans in this match will be less, as the team has already been out of the tournament.
- Even if Pakistan wins this match, it will still be able to score only 2 points.
- New Zealand and India already have 4+ points, with both Pakistan and Bangladesh out of the stage.
