‘No better love story than the Proteas and rain in ICC tournaments’

The ICC Champions Trophy match between the Proteas and Australia has been abandoned without a single ball bowled due to rain.

The match, which was scheduled to start at 11:00, was delayed due to persistent rain and at 14:00, the decision was made to abandon the match thus awarding both teams with a point.

“There is no improvement in the weather in Rawalpindi, and with that, the rain has the final say, resulting in the match being officially abandoned without a single ball bowled,” Cricket South Africa said in a statement.

Rain have the final say as Proteas settle for a point

The Proteas currently top Group B with three points from two matches having beaten Afghanistan convincingly last Friday. They will play their final group match against England this Saturday knowing a win could not only assure them a place in the semi-final but also top their group.

As the rain continued to pour at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, many cricket fans began joking about South Africa and their unfortunate track record during ICC tournaments.

@NaeemahBenjamin wrote: “The Proteas are playing in an ICC event so of course rain would make an appearance.”

@Android_leo wrote: ” It wouldn’t be an ICC tournament without rain affecting the Proteas.”

“Nice.. If Afghanistan negotiates a win against England, we will only need to win the toss and opt to Bat first. So we can go through to the next round,” tweeted @ShakaCaptain.

“Proteas, ICC events, Rain. Would make a great Netflix series,” tweeted @MrMarepula.

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