GREATER NOIDA, India — Overnight rain resulted in the toss again being delayed on Day 2 of the cricket test between Afghanistan and New Zealand.
No play was possible on Day 1 because of a wet outfield, despite ground staff at the Greater Noida Sports Complex working hard to get the game started.
The toss was rescheduled for 9 a.m. local time Tuesday but wet patches on the outfield — worsened by the rain — caused further delay. Umpires were due to inspect the pitch again at 12 noon local time.
This is Afghanistan’s third cricket test in 2024, following once-off matches against Ireland and Sri Lanka.
Afghanistan is staging the match near India’s capital because it cannot host international cricket on home soil.
New Zealand is kicking off a three-month subcontinental tour that will involve a series against Afghanistan, two tests in Sri Lanka and then another three in India.
This first test between the two countries is not part of the 2025 World Test Championship.
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Squads:
Afghanistan : Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Riaz Hassan, Hashmatullah Shahidi , Ikram Alikhil, Bahir Shah, Shahidullah Kamal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Qais Ahmad, Zahir Khan, Khalil Ahmed, Zia-ur-Rehman, Afsar Zazai, Nijat Masood, Shamsurrahman, Abdul Malik
New Zealand : Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Will Young, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Ajaz Patel, Tim Southee , Matt Henry, Tom Blundell, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, William O’Rourke
{{/usCountry}}New Zealand : Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Will Young, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Ajaz Patel, Tim Southee , Matt Henry, Tom Blundell, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, William O’Rourke
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