Hosts Pakistan and Bangladesh have had several similarities in their disappointing ICC Champions Trophy exits. 

The fate of both sides was sealed on Monday after Bangladesh's loss against New Zealand in their second group-stage match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium as it ensured the exit of the nations from the group stage. 

Hence, Bangladesh and Pakistan, both winless after two of their group-stage fixtures, were eager to open their accounts when they were scheduled to face each other in Rawalpindi today. 

But the contest, which was touted as a considerably even contest owing to the abysmal displays both sides have dished out in the tournament, did not see the light of day as it was washed out, diminishing the gratification the teams might've gained by ending the tournament on a winning note. 

Najmul Hossain Shanto's Bangladesh and Mohammad Rizwan's Pakistan have thus been presented a point each –- their only points in the tournament. Other than that, they have two losses to show for in three matches. 

Going deeper into their performances would also bring forth consistent poor batting efforts, flat fielding displays, and a constant struggle to compete with the rest. 

The parallels have also seeped into the minds of both the captains who parroted an inconsequential line of age-old wisdom, the desire to learn from their mistakes -- often used as a statement to sidestep the embarrassing performances. 

"The way we held the game for long periods of the game was very inspiring for us in the two matches. We hope we can learn from our mistakes. We will make a proper plan and execute it," Shanto said after Bangladesh's match against Pakistan got washed out on Thursday. 
Rizwan's line of thinking was the same as Shanto's Bangladesh -- a team considered to be one of the weakest sides in the eight-team tournament. 

"You can learn from your mistakes. We have made mistakes in the last few games. Hopefully, we can learn from these. We are next going to New Zealand and hopefully, we can perform there and the mistakes that we did against New Zealand here in Pakistan, we can learn from that. And we will do better in New Zealand," Rizwan told reporters in the post-match press conference. 

The similarities might seem uncanny, but given how both Shanto and Rizwan's teams have fared, they may have not found anything else to offer other than some cliched statements.