Several reports have claimed lack of facilities at the venue and a substandard drainage system as well as an untrained ground staff which led to the match not even witnessing the captains walking out for toss despite there being no rain on the first two days of the Test.
The one-off Test against Afghanistan has officially been called off early on day five following further rain in Noida.
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) September 13, 2024
The Test squad will relocate to Sri Lanka tomorrow ahead of the two-Test WTC series in Galle starting Weds, Sept 18 - Live in NZ on @skysportnz #AFGvNZ #SLvNZ pic.twitter.com/IyfPdvlwMN
With the Greater Noida Sports Stadium being a clay-based venue, unlike most other venues which are sand based, the outfield was never able to recover and persisten rains from Day 3 onwards it seemed unlike at all stages that there would be play with the teams not even bothering to report to the ground.
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Team 1
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Team 2
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Venue
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Date
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| England | Australia | Old Trafford, Manchester | 25 Aug 1890 |
| England | Australia | Old Trafford, Manchester | 8 Jul 1938 |
| Australia | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 31 Dec 1970 |
| New Zealand | Pakistan | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 3 Feb 1989 |
| West Indies | England | Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana | 10 Mar 1990 |
| Pakistan | Zimbabwe | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | 17 Dec 1998 |
| New Zealand | India | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 18 Dec 1998 |
| Afghanistan | New Zealand | Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground | 9 September 2024 |
