Both Australia and South Africa had won their opening game against England and Afghanistan respectively.

Interestingly, it was Australia’s fourth abandoned game in their last eight outings in the Champions Trophy.

They next play Afghanistan in Lahore on February 28 while the Proteas face England in Karachi the following day.

The semifinalists have already been decided in Group A with India and New Zealand progressing after two wins in as many games.

Rain is predicted in Rawalpindi as well as Lahore and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)will be hoping it doesn’t play spoilsport in the coming days.

Pakistan is hosting an ICC event for the first time in 29 years.

With the host nation already out of the semifinal race, the PCB already faces a challenge in keeping the local fans interested in the tournament.