Afghanistan Set For Historic First Test Against New Zealand From September 9-13 In Noida
Afghanistan will play their first-ever Test match against New Zealand from September 9–13 in Greater Noida, marking a historic debut for the team in Test cricket and their first bilateral series against the Blackcaps.
Kabul: Afghanistan will play its first-ever Have a try out match in opposition to New Zealand on September 9 to 13 in More desirable Noida, the country’s cricket board introduced on Saturday. New Zealand Have a try out squad will alternatively be back in India within a month to play a three-Have a try out sequence in opposition to Rohit Sharma’s males, starting October in Bengaluru.
The More desirable Noida venue has been disbursed for Afghanistan’s dwelling video games, following a mutual contract between Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and the Board of Manipulate for Cricket in India (BCCI).
“The ACB confirms it in certainty is going to host the New Zealand Countrywide Cricket Community for a one-off Have a try out More usual and organic from September 9–13 in More desirable Noida, India. This historic tournament will mark Afghanistan’s first Have a try out match in opposition to the Blackcaps and the first-ever bilateral cricket sequence hosted via ACB involving New Zealand,” the ACB recounted in an announcement.
The Blackcaps are set to arrive in More desirable Noida on September 5 for a three-day conditioning camp prematurely of the Have a try out More usual and organic.
Afghanistan will head to Delhi in late August for a one-week-long practise and practicing camp.
ACB Chairman Mirwais Ashraf expressed his pleasure about internet internet hosting New Zealand for the first time.
“We're delighted to host a effective New Zealand Have a try out team for the first time in our cricketing recordsdata. It in certainty is a testomony to the exertions now we have obtained obtained put in via severa discussions and conferences with enjoyable boards on the sidelines of amongst the ICC Board Conferences,” he recounted.
“The Blackcaps are an effective all-format team in world cricket, and we hope to arrive an contract with New Zealand Cricket for white-ball bilateral fits indirectly.”
This would be Afghanistan’s tenth Have a try out match and their first in opposition to New Zealand on account that that acquiring Have a try out popularity in 2017. Afghanistan has beforehand obtained three Have a try out fits, one every in opposition to Ireland (2019), Bangladesh (2019) and Zimbabwe (2021).
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