Groundsmen squeeze water into buckets with sponges to dry field in Lahore

Pictures of groundsmen squeezing water into buckets with sponges to dry the field after rain at Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium during the Australia-Afghanistan Champions Trophy 2025 match have gone viral. While trying to remove rainwater with a wiper, a groundsman slipped and fell. Only 12.5 overs of Australia's innings could be played before the match was abandoned.