Rain-affected crew on the Better Noida Sports activities Advanced© AFP
The fourth day of the one-off Take a look at Afghanistan between Afghanistan and New Zealand was deserted because of rain right here on Thursday. The toss was scheduled to happen at 9am 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 Take a look at match between Afghanistan and New Zealand groups can be not going to be performed because of continued rainfall,” the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) mentioned in an announcement.
“The choice concerning 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 critical questions over the preparedness of the venue to host the match.
Solely seven matches within the historical past of Take a look at cricket have been deserted with no 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 because of logistical causes.
It’s their tenth match since receiving Take a look at standing from ICC in 2017.
Afghanistan are enjoying in opposition to New Zealand within the Take a look at format for the primary time. Nonetheless, this match will not be part of the ICC’s World Take a look at Championship (WTC) cycle.
New Zealand subsequent fly out to Sri Lanka for a two-Take a look at sequence earlier than returning to India for 3 Assessments, beginning October 16 at Bengaluru.
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