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NZ-Afghanistan test joins exclusive list

Updated: Sep 14

A soggy end to the one-off Test between New Zealand and Afghanistan in Noida, India as the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
A sad state of affairs with the ground at Greater Noida waterlogged and no chance of a ball being bowled in the test between New Zealand and Afghanistan. PHOTO: BLACK CAPS

A soggy end to the one-off test between New Zealand and Afghanistan in Greater Noida, India as the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled.


Constant rain overnight and a soggy outfield following days and weeks of rain meant no play was held on any of the five days.


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For a test to be called off without a ball being bowled is very rare.


Barring games cancelled due to war and pandemics, it has happened only seven times previously, with the Afghanistan vs New Zealand game in Greater Noida being the eighth in the 147-year history of the format.


New Zealand has been involved in two others; against Pakistan in 1989 in Dunedin where rain destroyed any chance of play for the first three days. However, the two captains John Wright and Imran Khan agreed to play an ODI instead on day four.


The second game was against India, also in Dunedin in 1998 and also had three days of rain and an unofficial one-day match played


The Black Caps now travel to Galle for two tests against Sri Lanka, starting on Wednesday.

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