New Zealand are yet to bowl a ball in the Test against Afghanistan with a second day abandoned. -AP
Play in the one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand has been abandoned without a ball bowled for a second consecutive day because of a wet outfield.
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Day two developed in a similar fashion to Monday as the toss was first delayed while grounds staff worked to replace the top layer of the wet outfield with patches from practice areas.
But it did not dry out sufficiently and an inspection was delayed again until 3pm local time before play was called off again. The toss is now scheduled for 9am Wednesday.
This is Afghanistan's third cricket Test in 2024, following once-off matches against Ireland and Sri Lanka.
Afghanistan are staging the match near India's capital because they cannot host international cricket on home soil. The region has received incessant rainfall over the past week.
New Zealand are kicking off a three-month subcontinental tour that will involve a series against Afghanistan, two Tests in Sri Lanka and then another three in India.
This first Test between Afghanistan and NZ is not part of the 2025 World Test Championship.
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