Not only have hosts and defending champions Pakistan suffered a first-round exit following defeats against New Zealand and India, the Mohsin Naqvi-led PCB continued to face flak for the way they’ve been organising the first ICC event happening in the country since 1996.

Follow live coverage of Pakistan vs Bangladesh from the ICC Champions Trophy today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner.

Following the team's exit from the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign, World Cup-winning captain and former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed his disappointment and said that cricket will be "destroyed" if "favourites" are put in decision-making positions.

Gloom and demands for wholesale change engulfed cricket-crazy Pakistan on Tuesday after the host crashed out of the Champions Trophy in the group stage, barely a week into celebrating the return of a major tournament.

The Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium is known for its flat pitch, which tends to favor batsmen. The average first innings score at this venue is around 242, with a high score of 337/3 recorded by Pakistan. The pitch is expected to remain flat throughout the match, making it ideal for batsmen to score big.

Pakistan, the defending champions and hosts of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025, have been eliminated from the eight-team tournament after New Zealand beat Bangladesh by five wickets at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Monday.

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