fghanistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Day 4 Test Match: Get AFG vs NZ Live Updates from Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sports ComplexAfghanistan vs New Zealand highlights, Day 4 Test Match Today: Rain woes continued for Afghanistan and New Zealand with the fourth day was also abandoned due to rain at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground.
The first two three were also called off due to a wet outfield and bad weather conditions which raised serious concerns over the venue. “Afghanistan versus New Zealand Day 3 is called off due to persistent rains. The match will commence with 98 overs from tomorrow if the skies get clear,” said the Afghanistan Cricket Board in a release.
This was the first time New Zealand and Afghanistan have ever faced off in the game’s longest format with New Zealand needing some match practice before their series against Sri Lanka and India.
Check out the score from AFG vs NZ below.
If rainy conditions continue, the Afghanstan-New Zealand Test in Greater Noida could only be the eighth match ever to become a complete washout. (Express Photo)
Afghanistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Day 4: Official
The fourth day of the only Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand teams is also not going to be played due to continued rainfall.
The decision about the start of the game tomorrow morning at 8:00 will be made after the stadium assessment.
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JUST IN: DAY 4's play has been called off!
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Pratyush Raj: Meanwhile in Ghaziabad, not a single match has been called-off in the ongoing Arunachal Premier League. Yes, the overs have been curtailed but not a single game has been abandoned.
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Pratyush Raj: There is a slight drizzle at the venue. Today is a yellow alert by IMD. Don’t think there will be any action possible in this Test. The ACB officials on Wednesday said that the final call be taken on Day 5.
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Afghanistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Day 4: The Thala fan
Pratyush Raj: Afghanistan Cricket Board official photographer Sadat is a big Thala (MS Dhoni) fan. In 2007 when India won the inaugural T20 World Cup, he claims that he ran in the street of Kabul with Indian tricolours. He tried to follow MS Dhoni’s hairstyle for a while and was utterly disappointed when Dhoni cut it short. Other than this he is a big Bollywood buff and celebrates every time Pakistan lose an international cricket match. No idea from which movie this dialogue is but he repeated it a few times, “Ishq mey na pyar mey jo maza hai Pakistan ki haar mey.”
Afghanistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Day 4: Another washout?
Pratyush Raj, our man on the ground in Noida pings: "It has been raining since morning. The drizzle has stopped for now but Day 4 is set to be abandoned. By the time I will reach the stadium, which is 1 hour from my place, the Afghanistan media manager with a smile would again say “Bhai jaan aaj bhi called off.”
Afghanistan vs New Zealand Live Score, Day 4: Devender Kumar, Afghanistan's voice of cricket
Devender Kumar, from a small village in Rajasthan, has been the voice of Afghan cricket for the last seven years and spends 30-40 days a year covering domestic matches. READ MORE