The cricket test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand in Greater Noida could not start on the second day as well. On the first day, the game was not played due to rain and on the second day, it was a victim of mismanagement. It did not rain on Tuesday but the outfield was very wet. There were not enough arrangements in the stadium to dry the outfield. An attempt was made to dry the ground with an electric fan which failed. Till now, the toss of the match has not been done. Mismanagement was seen in the ground as well as the pavilion. Due to this, from the players to the officials of the Afghanistan Board, everyone looked upset. An official said, there is a lot of mess here. We will never come back here. Our players are also not happy with the facilities. The condition of the ground is bad due to rain all night.
It rained all night yesterday (Monday) in Noida. Due to this, the outfield is in a very bad condition today. The groundsmen were seen drying the outfield with an electric fan. At the same time, a photo is going viral on social media, in which a catering staff is washing utensils with washroom water. The stadium has already been banned
The last international match was played here in March 2017, when an ODI series was played between Afghanistan and Ireland. At the end of this year, in September 2017, cases of match fixing came to light in corporate matches, then BCCI banned the stadium. This was the reason why the UP Cricket Association did not pay attention to this venue. At present, this ban has been lifted. Continuous rain in Noida for two weeks
It has been raining continuously in Greater Noida for the last two weeks. There was heavy rain last night as well. Groundsmen were busy fixing the ground with the help of super sopper. Ibrahim Zadran out of the match
Afghanistan’s opening batsman Ibrahim Zadran has been ruled out of this only Test against New Zealand. He sprained his left leg during net practice. Giving this information, the Afghanistan Cricket Board said – ‘Top order batsman Ibrahim Zadran has been ruled out of the Afghanistan vs New Zealand Test and the three-match ODI series against South Africa due to a sprain in his left leg.’ Squad of both teams for the only Test
New Zealand: Tim Southee (captain), Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (vice-captain), Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Ejaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Kane Williamson, Will Young. Afghanistan: Hasmatullah Shahidi (captain), Riaz Hassan, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Baheer Shah Mehboob, Ikram Ali Khil (wicketkeeper), Shahidullah Kamal, Afsar Zazai (wicketkeeper), Azmatullah Omarzai, Zia ur Rahman Akbar, Shams ur Rahman, Qais Ahmed, Zahir Khan, Nijat Masood, Khalil Ahmed.
