Afghanistan vs New Zealand Check: Day 4 deserted attributable to rain as one-off Noida Check faces full washout

The lined pitch attributable to heavy rain on the fourth day of the Check match between Afghanistan and New Zealand at Higher Noida Stadium
| Picture Credit score: R.V. Moorthy

The fourth day of the one-off Check between Afghanistan and New Zealand was deserted attributable to rain right here on Thursday.

The toss was scheduled to happen at 9a.m. however persistent rain continued to play spoilsport because the match officers referred to as off the day’s play for the fourth day in succession.

“The fourth day of the one Check match between Afghanistan and New Zealand groups can be not going to be performed attributable to continued rainfall,” the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) mentioned in an announcement.

“The choice in regards to the begin of the sport tomorrow morning at 8:00 will likely be made after the stadium evaluation,” the ACB added.

Not a single ball has been bowled throughout 4 days with the moist outfield stopping any motion on the opening two days, elevating severe questions over the preparedness of the venue to host the match.

Solely seven matches within the historical past of Check cricket have been deserted with out a ball being bowled.

The final time it occurred was within the match between New Zealand and India at Dunedin in 1998.

Afghanistan are the hosts of the sport and had picked the venue attributable to logistical causes.

It’s their tenth match since receiving Check standing from ICC in 2017.

Afghanistan are taking part in in opposition to New Zealand within the Check format for the primary time. Nonetheless, this match shouldn’t be part of the ICC’s World Check Championship (WTC) cycle.

New Zealand subsequent fly out to Sri Lanka for a two-Check collection earlier than returning to India for 3 Checks, beginning October 16 at Bengaluru.