Australia, South Africa share points after relentless rain

Australia and South Africa shared the points after relentless rain washed out their Champions Trophy fixture in Rawalpindi on Tuesday (February 25).

The game, which pitted two batting heavyweights on a good surface, didn't even have room for a T20 contest with the cut-off time being 07:32 PM local time. Both teams are now on top of Group B with three points each.

Australia had chased down a tournament record score to defeat England in their first game and South Africa brushed aside Afghanistan to kickstart their campaign with a win.

The loser of tomorrow's contest between England and Afghanistan will be eliminated. The final round of fixtures from this group will see two-time winners Australia take on Afghanistan and inaugural champions South Africa face England.