New Zealand National Cricket Team Vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard

New Zealand’s inaugural Test against Afghanistan marks a pivotal moment for their Black Caps, who will play six consecutive long-format matches on the subcontinent for the first time in four decades – starting off their run of success on that side of the pond with their inaugural long-format match against them on April 4.

The one-off Test match will take place at Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, which has been designated Afghanistan’s home venue.

Team Match Scorecard

On the second day, play was delayed due to incessant rainstorms which prevented play until just after lunch time.

New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl. Afghan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran made an excellent start, sharing an opening partnership of 103 runs from 14.3 overs – becoming the first pair in men’s T20 World Cups to score consecutive century partnerships.

After losing Gurbaz, the Black Caps’ batting struggled against Afghanistan’s spin and movement attack. Finn Allen and Mohammad Nabi fell prey to leg spinner Rashid Khan while Glenn Phillips ran out due to a mix-up with another batsman at short midwicket.

Afghanistan’s comprehensive thrashing has severely dented New Zealand’s chances of qualifying for the quarter-finals in 2023. They appeared to have made some headway after Tom Latham scored an unbeaten century, but Farooqi’s early breakthrough secured victory for Afghanistan – leaving New Zealand bottom of Group C, tied on points with Papua New Guinea.

New Zealand National Cricket Team

New Zealand National Cricket Team Vs Afghanistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard,Test match against Afghanistan at Greater Noida Cricket Stadium, marking both nations’ debuts in Test cricket as well as Afghanistan hosting their inaugural bilateral series. Both sides will undergo three days of conditioning camps prior to facing each other on September 9.

As rain continued to lash the Shaheed Vijay Pathik cricket stadium, officials decided not to continue as there were damp patches found within the bowlers’ run-up area and on the pitch itself. A pitch inspection took place at 9 am when officials observed damp patches affecting bowlers run up area and decided against continuing play on day four of New Zealand vs Afghanistan one-off Test match.

Kane Williamson believes it is imperative for his side to review what has transpired quickly and move on quickly with their next game, particularly considering their schedule is jam packed. He feels they were beaten by a stronger side and they must improve in all aspects of play. Williamson was particularly taken by how Afghan players have played and their fearless brand of cricket; adding that now is the time for New Zealand cricket team to step up its game as they are capable of doing it.

Afghanistan National Cricket Team

Afghanistan cricket team represents Afghanistan internationally in international cricket competitions such as Test, ODI and T20 competitions. Home matches for this team are played at Sharjah Cricket Ground in United Arab Emirates under coach Lalchand Rajput who also works in coaching capacity as part of his coaching duties as member of ICC World Twenty20 tournament membership.

Afghanistan has made headlines recently for being embroiled in violence for over two decades and where women cannot leave their homes. Their men’s team made history when it reached the ICC T20 World Cup semifinals for the first time ever by defeating Bangladesh in St Lucia; Afghans celebrated this success en masse both on streets and big screens across their nation.

The team is commonly known as the Black Caps in an homage to New Zealand rugby union team All Blacks. This name came about after team sponsor Clear Communications ran a competition and selected an entry based on All Black uniforms worn during an All Black match; additionally they wear red sun hats or caps displaying Afghanistan Cricket Board logo in limited-overs cricket competition.

Why did Afghanistan vs New Zealand match in India?

After five days of rain, Afghanistan and New Zealand’s one-off Test match in Greater Noida has been cancelled without being completed. This marks New Zealand’s inaugural encounter against an Asian opponent since earning Test status last year.

Afghanistan doesn’t have the facilities or security measures in place to host international matches themselves, which makes team travel challenging. Yet Afghanistan Cricket Board remains mindful of not criticizing India’s hosting of the match in order to maintain good relationships with BCCI.

Afghanistan will face an uphill struggle when they take on New Zealand at Greater Noida in India for their inaugural Test match, in the 124th Test match. New Zealand boast a formidable side led by captain Tim Southee, with seam attack comprising Matt Henry, Ben Sears, Will O’Rourke. However, familiar T20 names like Rahamnullah Gurbaz, Fazallaq Farooqui and Mujeeb Ur Rahman who could provide balance may be absent; spin options such as Ajaz Patel Glenn Phillips and Mitchell Santner could present challenges under Indian conditions in Greater Noida.

Final words

As expected, the fourth day of Afghanistan-New Zealand Test match in Greater Noida was called off due to persistent rain on Wednesday morning. Match officials decided against any chances for play since the pitch at Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sport Complex wasn’t suitable for cricketing purposes.

Because of slushy pockets on the outfield and drainage issues due to heavy rainfall, play was impossible and eventually even the toss was called off as it wasn’t suitable.

Since both teams will leave this Test empty-handed, both have plenty of opportunities to avenge themselves when they rematch in ODI and T20 series – Afghanistan will travel to Sharjah for three-match ODI series while New Zealand takes on Sri Lanka over two Tests; each team will look forward to quickly forgetting this disappointment and moving forward.