AFG vs NZ: The only Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand was to be played in Greater Noida from September 9. But due to rain, wet outfield and poor arrangements, not a single ball could be bowled for the first 4 days. The toss could not even take place during the four days of the match.
Now this match is in danger of being cancelled. If this match is cancelled without bowling a single ball, then the name of this match will be recorded in history. This will be the 8th such Test match in cricket history, which will be cancelled without bowling a single ball.
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Test Matches Abandoned Without A Ball Bowled: Before this, there have been 7 such matches, which have been cancelled without bowling a single ball. The first such case came to light in 1890, when the Old Trafford Test match between Australia and England was cancelled. While similarly the last and 7th Test match was cancelled in 1998. Let's know about all these 7 Test matches...
This first incident came to light in 1890, when the Test match between Australia and England was cancelled. This match was to be held at Old Trafford, but due to continuous rain the match could not be held and the match had to be cancelled without bowling a single ball. This was the third Test match of the series played between the two teams.
The second incident came in 1938, when the third Test match of the series was to be held between Australia and England in Manchester. But this too fell prey to rain. This match too had to be cancelled without bowling a single ball.
During the 1970–71 Ashes series too, a match had to be cancelled without bowling a single ball. During this, the third match of the series was to be held between Australia and England in Melbourne, but due to heavy rain the match could not be played on all five days. Apart from rain, the match had to be cancelled due to other reasons too.
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Pakistan team visited New Zealand in February 1989. Then the first test match of the series was to be played in Dunedin from February 3, but here too rain became the villain. After the first three days of the match were washed out due to rain, the match was cancelled without a single ball being bowled. There was no toss in the match.
The series was held between West Indies and England in March 1990. During this time, the second test match of the series was to be played in Georgetown, Guyana, but this match also fell prey to the wrath of Indradev. This match had to be cancelled due to rain. There was no toss in the match.
In 1998, Zimbabwe team came on a tour of Pakistan. Then the third test match of the series was to be played in Faisalabad from December 17, but there was such a downpour for five consecutive days that the match had to be cancelled without a single ball being bowled. India vs New Zealand - 1998
In 1998, the Indian team went on a tour to New Zealand. During that time, the series was to start with the Dunedin Test on December 18, but rain spoiled the whole game. The game could not be played for the first three days due to continuous rain. After this, this match was also cancelled without a toss. This was the last match in Test cricket, which had to be cancelled without bowling a single ball.
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