Noida Test- Afghanistan-New Zealand match delayed: Toss not held on second day due to wet ground, inspection to be held at 3 pm
Afghanistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Day 2 Test Match Match Today: Hashmatullah Shahidi’s Afghanistan will take on Tim Southee’s New Zealand in the one-off Test at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground in Greater Noida. Day 1 was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to a wet outfield.
The Noida Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand seems to be falling prey to rain. The start of the second day’s play on Monday is delayed. At present, the ground is wet and the ground staff is busy preparing it. The umpires will inspect the ground at 3 pm.
The focus continues to be on the stadium and the poor drainage system. Despite the sun shining brightly on Monday the ground staff failed to clear out the patches to get some action underway. Hence once again on Tuesday, all eyes will be on the ground and sky with teams hoping to get on the ground and play some cricket.
Afghanistan’s solid batter Ibrahim Zadran has been ruled out of the game due to an injury which is a big blow for Afghanistan. As per New Zealand, they have all the players fit and ready to go. Southee since becoming captain has tended to use Ajaz Patel and Ish Sodhi as the primary spinners with Glenn Phillips playing the off-spinner role.
Afghanistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Day 2: How many times Afghanistan hosted a game in India
This is the third venue where Afghanistan will be hosting a Test match at India. Prior to this, they hosted Ireland and West Indies in 2019. The Ireland game was played at Dehradun, while the West Indies game was played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Afghanistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Day 2: Club vs country debate
New Zealand’s World Test Championship (WTC) engagements for the 2023-25 cycle will be over in December when they host England for three Test matches series. In January 2025, there will be a clash of T20 leagues as UAE’s ILT20, South Africa’s SA20, Australia’s Big Bash League and Bangladesh’s BPL are set to overlap. With an abundance of T20 leagues, the NZC could find themselves in a situation where more players opt out of central contracts for more lucrative deals.
fghanistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Day 2: Tim Southee rates Williamson higher
New Zealand seamer Tim Southee on Sunday weighed in on the Fab Four debate and rated former Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson more than India’s Virat Kohli as well as Steve Smith and Joe Root.
Afghanistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Day 2: Afghanistan injury update
Afghanistan’s prolific top-order batter Ibrahim Zadran has been ruled out of the upcoming one-off Test against New Zealand and the three-match ODI series against South Africa due to an ankle sprain in his left leg.
The ACB wishes him a speedy recovery and looks forward to his return to the field soon.
Afghanistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Day 2: Shahidi on the eve of game
“We lack experience but when it comes to taking challenges, we are a nation that does not take a step backward. We have talented players and we can do well in every department. Some of our players have hundreds in this format. It’s tough, but if we play to our strength, we can beat any team”