Karachi, March 1: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced that it has initiated a full ticket refund for the two 2025 ICC Champions Trophy matches that were abandoned without a ball being bowled at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Rainy weather in Rawalpindi had forced Australia-South Africa Group B clash on February 25 and Bangladesh-Pakistan Group A game on February 27 to be abandoned without a ball being bowled. Rashid Latif Hints Pakistan To Introduce Fresh Players for New Zealand T20I Series.

While Australia and South Africa qualified for the semi-finals despite the washout, Bangladesh and Pakistan, the tournament hosts’ and defending champions, were already out of the eight-team competition, making their rained out clash a dead rubber from the outset.

In a statement on Saturday, the PCB said as per its ticket refund policy, ticket holders are eligible for a full refund if the match was abandoned before the toss. “All enclosure tickets will be refunded Ticket holders of hospitality tickets (boxes and PCB gallery) will not be eligible for a refunded,” it added.

PCB further said eligible ticket holders can claim their refund at select TCS outlets in Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi, Peshawar and Quetta between March 10-14, with late requests not to be entertained.

They have also requested for fans to present an original / undamaged ticket as proof of purchase, as well make a personal visit to the TCS outlet to claim a refund and that it can’t be claimed by any other person on their behalf. Abrar Ahmed Showers Praise on 'Childhood Hero' Virat Kohli After India Star Appreciates His Bowling Performance in IND vs PAK ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Match (See Post).

South Africa and Australia will now find out their semi-final opponents only on Sunday night, after India and New Zealand play their final Group A game of the eight-team tournament at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. India is scheduled to play their semi-final in Dubai on March 4, while the second semi-final would be played in Lahore on March 5.

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