Afghanistan vs New Zealand Test: Day 4 abandoned due to rain as one-off Noida Test faces complete washout

Fourth day of Afghanistan vs New Zealand Test abandoned due to rain, raising concerns over venue readiness.

The fourth day of the one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand was abandoned due to rain here on Thursday.

The toss was scheduled to take place at 9a.m. but persistent rain continued to play spoilsport as the match officials called off the day's play for the fourth day in succession.

“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 Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said in a statement.

“The decision about the start of the game tomorrow morning at 8:00 will be made after the stadium assessment,” the ACB added.

Not a single ball has been bowled across four days with the wet outfield preventing any action on the opening two days, raising serious questions over the preparedness of the venue to host the match.

Only seven matches in the history of Test cricket have been abandoned without a ball being bowled.

The last time it happened was in the match between New Zealand and India at Dunedin in 1998.