Afghanistan Vs New Zealand One-Off Test Highlights: Day 1 Called Off Due To Wet Outfield In Greater Noida

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand.

The probable XIs for the one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand hosted at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Ground in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida.

New Zealand XI:  Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell (wk), Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee (c), Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel

Afghanistan XI: Riaz Hassan, Abdul Malik, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Rahmat Shah, Bahir Shah, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Zia-ur-Rehman, Nijat Masood, Qais Ahmad, Zahir Khan

Well, there's some bad news as well as something. The toss has been delayed due to wet outfield, but we will have our next inspection at 10:00 AM IST.

The pictures from the ground does not look super promising at the moment, but with the sun beating down, we could have some cricket in an hour or two.

It's bright in Greater Noida as the sun gods have started to smile, but the conditions will need improvement. The next pitch inspection will be held at 11:30 AM. Fingers crossed!

We are 20 minutes away from the next pitch inspection in Greater Noida. The super soppers are doing their thing to dry out the outfield as the wait for good news continues.

Okay, more official news. The next inspection is at 1:00 PM, and Lunch will be taken as scheduled at 12:00 PM. The ground staff have been working non-stop in hope for some cricket.

Scratch that, an early lunch has been taken at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Ground in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida. The sun gods seem to have disappeared as well, with the conditions now overcast.

We should have an official update soon. The players are seen warming up. Fingers crossed for some cricketing action soon.

As we eagerly wait for some official news, let us have a look at what's in store for these two teams next.

The Kiwis will next travel to Sri Lanka to play two Tests, and will then fly to India for a three-match Test series.

On the other hand, Afghanistan will take on South Africa in a three match ODI series.

The live visuals look promising with the sun beating down. We will have one more inspection in about 30 minutes time at 2:00 PM.

Well, the wait continues and the inspection is pushed, and it will now take place at 3:00 PM. Not great signs as there has been little to no rain since morning.

Tea taken on Day 1 of the one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Ground in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida. However, we are not far away from a pitch inspection.

The wait continues and there's no good news. We will have yet another pitch inspection in about 85 minutes time at 4:30 PM IST.

With an inspection scheduled at 4:30 PM, it feels that the officials are trying to push for some play on Day 1 in Greater Noida. However, with the lights starting to fade out, it looks unlikely.

The opening day has been called off as the sun could not to shine by the clouds and the ground still showed patches from yesterday’s rain. Let’s hope for a brighter day tomorrow, giving us a chance to finally kick off the Afghanistan vs New Zealand one-off Test. Join us tomorrow for the live coverage of the day.