Despite no rain throughout Monday, not a single ball could be bowled on Day 1 of the Afghanistan vs New Zealand one-off Test.

Afghanistan will take on New Zealand in Greater Noida from September 9 to 13.

Afghanistan cricket's poster boy Rashid Khan will not play the Test format in the near future to nurse his back after having undergone a surgery last year.

Rashid Khan is a notable omission in Afghanistan's 20-member preliminary squad for the one-off Test against New Zealand

After the match, Rashid signed autographs at the edge of the stands, with fans injuring themselves on barbed wire along the barriers as they scrambled to reach the star.

Pollard smashed five consecutive sixes off Rashid Khan's bowling.

This will be the first time that Afghanistan will play a Test match against New Zealand.

T20 World Cup 2024 final heroes Virat Kohli and Axar Patel, as well as Rishabh Pant, did not find a spot in Chopra's best XI.

India will take on South Africa in the summit clash on Saturday in Barbados, having thrashed England and Afghanistan, respectively in the semi-finals.

Former Australia cricketer Tom Moody gave a huge thumbs-down to the pitch at the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium in Trinidad used for the first semi-final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 between South Africa and Afghanistan