Afghanistan-New Zealand lone Test gets off to a late start: no toss due to wet ground, early lunch

The lone Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand being played in Greater Noida could not start due to wet ground. Due to rain on the first day of the match, even the toss could not be done on Monday morning. Finally, the umpires had an early lunch. Continuous rain in Noida for two weeks Greater Noida has been receiving continuous rain for the past two weeks. It rained heavily last night too. Due to which the ground became wet and not yet dry. Groundsman is busy repairing the ground with the help of super supercharger. Ibrahim Zadran out of match Afghanistan's opening batsman Ibrahim Zadran has been ruled out of this one-off Test against New Zealand. He sprained his left leg during net practice. Giving information about this, the Afghanistan Cricket Board said – 'Top-order batsman Ibrahim Zadran has been ruled out of the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan against New Zealand and the Test against Afghanistan due to a sprained left leg.' New Zealand squads for both teams for one-off Test: Tim Southee (captain), Tom Blundell (wicket), Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (vice-captain), Daryl Mitchell, Will O'Rourke, Ajaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Kane Williamson, Will Young. Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hasan, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Bahir Shah Mehboob, Ikram Ali Khil (wicketman), Shahidullah Kamal, Afsar Zazai (wicket), Azmatullah Omarzai, Zia ur Rehman Akbar, Shams ur Rahman, Qais Ahmed, Zaheer Khan, Nijat Masood, Khalil Ahmed.

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