Before the play was canceled, there was a lot of overnight rain and drizzle in the morning.
Play was canceled for the second straight day in Greater Noida before the planned start time, a testament to the power of persistent rain. With just a single ball being bowled, the inaugural Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand is in danger of being a washout.
As the fourth day’s play was called off, the presenter stated, “For seven days, there has been more than 1200 mm of rain.” The amount of rainfall today has rendered cricket completely unfeasible. The truth is that there won’t be any chance of play, but we will return on day five just in case. We are left with little choice but to expect an early morning abandonment tomorrow.
Most of the ground was covered with covers, which were sopping wet from the previous night’s rain. A few puddles were created in the outfield as some of the water overflowed. Along with the gloomy images, players from both teams stayed in their hotels on Wednesday. The play was canceled at 9:15 a.m. even though the toss had not yet occurred.
Three previous times in the last ten years, the match between South Africa and India in Bengaluru in 2015, Bangladesh and South Africa in Dhaka in 2015, and the West Indies and India in Port of Spain in 2016 saw the match abandoned for four days (not the first four days).
In the history of men’s cricket, seven Tests have been called off without a ball being bowled; the final test was abandoned in Dunedin, New Zealand, in 1998.
Afghanistan has played ten Test matches since gaining Full Member status in 2017. The one-off Test for New Zealand signals the beginning of their subcontinent tour, which will see them play three Tests in India and two in Sri Lanka. This match is not a part of the World Test Championship, in contrast to the other five.
