New Zealand Arrive In India To Play One-Off Test Match Against Afghanistan In Greater Noida
The Afghanistan vs New Zealand Test match will be played from September 9 at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex.
New Delhi: The New Zealand team led by Tim Southee have arrived in the national capital on Thursday to play the one-off Test match against Afghanistan, starting next week. The 2021 World Test Champions landed on the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi at 5:40 AM and headed straight to Greater Noida, their venue for the Test match against Afghanistan. The Afghanistan vs New Zealand will start on September 9 on the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex.
Afghanistan have previously played in India as host with the BCCI providing them with infrastructural facilities. Alternatively, the one-off Test match. To this point, Afghanistan have played 9 Test matches, including three on Indian grounds. They made their Test debut against India in Bengaluru in 2018 ahead of internet hosting Ireland (2019) and West Indies (2019).
After the Test match against Afghanistan, New Zealand head to Sri Lanka for two WTC matches, starting September 18 and 26, respectively.
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