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Visuals from Greater Noida Stadium© X (Twitter) The Afghanistan vs New Zealand one-off Test has been a total disaster so far. Despite there being minimum rain, no play has been possible for 4 sessions in the historic Test, courtesy of poor drainage and outfield conditions at the venue. Not a single ball was…
Afghanistan vs New Zealand, One-Off Test Day 2, Live Updates© AFP Afghanistan vs New Zealand, One-Off Test Day 2, Live Updates: After the Day 1 of the One-Off Test got washed out without the toss, due to wet outfield, Afghanistan and New Zealand will hope for an action-packed second day. The match, which…
Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has predicted that stalwart batter Virat Kohli will score some “big centuries” in India’s upcoming Test series against Bangladesh and New Zealand. Virat will return to Test format for the first time since featuring for India during the South Africa tour in January this year. He missed out…
NZ captain Tim Southee and Afg captain Hashmatullah Shahidi.© AFP No play was possible on the opening day of the one-off Test between New Zealand and Afghanistan due to a wet outfield here on Monday. The match officials conducted multiple inspections through the day but the conditions were not fit enough for players…
Afghanistan will take on New Zealand in a historic one-off Test later this month in India. The match will be played from September 9 to 13 in Greater Noida, and star India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has expressed his excitement ahead of the encounter. Afghanistan on Friday announced a 16-man squad for the one-off…
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File photo of Ibrahim Zadran.© AFP Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran is a doubtful for the one-off Test against New Zealand after copping up an injury in Greater Noida on Sunday. The 22-year-old opening batter hurt his ankle during team’s final practice session ahead of Afghanistan’s first ever Test against New Zealand, starting on…
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File image of Rahmat Shah.© AFP Veteran Afghanistan batter Rahmat Shah said his team’s “past experience” of playing in India will give them an edge over New Zealand in the one-off Test, beginning in Noida from Monday. Shah was a part of the Afghanistan sides that played Tests in Bengaluru (2018 vs India),…
Greater Noida: Disappointed that he did not get many opportunities to play Test cricket following his historic 10-wicket haul, Ajaz Patel believes that such setbacks only intensify the drive and ambition in New Zealand spinners to prove themselves in the subcontinent. Spinners from New Zealand frequently face a challenging environment at home to showcase…
File image of Kane Williamson.© AFP New Zealand arrived here on Thursday ahead of their one-off Test against Afghanistan, scheduled to be played in Greater Noida from September 9. The one-off Test, the first red-ball fixture between the two nations, will be held at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground. The BlackCaps have…
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China’s embassy suggested external forces have meddled to undermine relations between trading partners. Wellington, New Zealand: China insisted Thursday it did not pose a threat to New Zealand’s national security after the country’s spy service singled out Beijing-backed groups as a “complex intelligence concern”. New Zealand’s Security Intelligence Service levelled unusually candid criticisms at China…
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