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Persistent rain forces Day 3 of Greater Noida Test to be called off early morning

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Published in Cricket
Tuesday, 10 September 2024 22:06
Rain took the attention away from the state of the outfield at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground on Day 3 of the one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand, as play was called off as early as 9.15am local time. With the first two days of the Test already abandoned, the chances of a result in the first ever Test between the sides are extremely thin.

There was an elongated downpour last evening for about two-to-three hours and another one followed from around 7am on Wednesday morning, which was enough for the standing umpires Sharfuddoula and Kumar Dharmasena to signal the end before the scheduled start of play, which was from 9.30am.

The word from the broadcast was that "the outlook is quite grim for not just today, but potentially all five days of the Test match".

There has been scrutiny over the choice of venue and its capacity to recover from bad weather, but the ACB cricket manager Menhajuddin Raz sent out a message on the third morning that "there is no blame game at all from anyone at all, it's just extremely bad luck", which was in the same vein as those in his media interaction on the second day.

The last time the first three days of a Test were abandoned was in 2008, which also included New Zealand, with Bangladesh being the opposition and Mirpur being the venue, while the last time three or more days were abandoned in a Test was in 2016, when New Zealand faced South Africa in Durban. With the toss yet to happen, the Greater Noida Test could join seven others which were abandoned without a ball being bowled. The last time such an instance took place was in 1998.

This is Afghanistan's tenth Test across their six-year history, which, so far, does not include a draw. For New Zealand, this one-off Test marks the start of their subcontinent expedition as they are scheduled to play two Tests in Sri Lanka followed by three in India. But unlike those, this game is not part of the World Test Championship.

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