AFG vs NZ, Greater Noida weather forecast: Play on Day 3 unrealistic with rain likely to play spoilsport
The first two days of the one-off Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand were called out after no play was possible due to wet outfield.
New Delhi: After no play became conceivable on the first two days of the Afghanistan vs New Zealand one-off Test match brought on by poor playing conditions caused brought on by persistent rain, there isn’t so much going to vary on Day three (eleventh of September) as well. Though the sun came out on Tuesday, (Day 2), it became not you may for the groundstaff to make the outfield playable. To make matters worse, heavy rains on Tuesday evening added more misery to both teams and the authorities.
In step with Accuweather, rain is anticipated on Wednesday as well, thus making the probabilities of play slim. With a poor drainage system, the match is more likely to be often also is termed off. The weather forecast on the Greater Noida sports complex there's a Forty per cent possibilities of precipitation, with the temperature hovering around 32 degrees. Thunderstorms are also likely to hit the realm in spots.
Earlier, using traditional tarpaulin to supply protection to outfield, electric fans to dry wet patches, loaning ground cover from one state unit and super sopper from the other while deploying untrained ground personnel, the Greater Noida Authority encountered colossal failure in not being ready to get 2d day’s play underway. For the 2d successive day, not a single ball may in all probability even be bowled on the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports complex here putting the venue below scanner and making it an international embarrassment.
The sport, the first between the 2 nations, became scheduled to initiate up on Monday but no play became conceivable as the umpires cited ‘players safety’ as a priority. While there became no rain at some point soon of the day, there became a downpour for approximately an hour on Monday evening, affecting the origin of play on Tuesday, which became scheduled to initiate off 0.5 of an hour prior to the unique start time of 10 am.
While the skies remained clear on Tuesday, the field couldn’t even be readied for a curtailed day’s play regardless of best efforts. The mid-on and midwicket areas remained a explanation for concern as the groundsmen were bringing in dry sections of grass from the practice area to ‘transplant’ it to the mid wicket area.
Additionally, three table fans were used to dry patches of grass on the offside as the groundsmen continued to work all day. Officials from the Greater Noida Authority, below which the stadium falls, were also in attendance, supervising the work.
Umpires conducted three inspections before calling off play on the 2d day.
With PTI Inputs
What's Your Reaction?
