Afghanistan and New Zealand will play a one-off Test in north India’s Greater Noida city in early September this year. Having played each other several times in T20Is and ODIs earlier, both teams will fare in a red-ball game for the first time. However, it would be Afghanistan’s 10th Test match - third thus far in 2024 – the most they would have played in a calendar year.

Although the exact dates for this one-off Test are not out yet, the latest reports suggest that the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, once Afghanistan's adopted home ground, will host this game from September 9 to 13.

The Kiwis will be in India a month before their three-match away Test series beginning on October 16. Meanwhile, in between, they will also travel to Sri Lanka for a Test series, the dates of which are not announced yet.

Having made their Test debut against India in Bengaluru in 2018, Afghanistan has played eight matches after that, with a 3-6 win-loss ratio to date. New Zealand would be the latest addition to the teams to have played a Test with Afghanistan, with top sides, including Pakistan, England, South Africa and Australia yet to play one.

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The Australian Cricket Board denied hosting Afghanistan in 2021, citing humanitarian reasons, although both have fared multiple times in ICC events. In the recent two matches between them, Australia won an epic tie in Mumbai last year during the ODI WC. In contrast, Afghanistan shocked the cricket world with their maiden win over the Aussies in the recently concluded T20 World Cup in the Americas.

Meanwhile, in two Tests played this year, Afghanistan lost to Sri Lanka and Ireland, having gone down fighting to Bangladesh in 2023. Their last win in the Whites came against Zimbabwe in March 2021 in the UAE.&nbsp;

<h2>Afghanistan’s rise in white-ball cricket</h2>

Having struggled their way through in world cricket, Afghanistan has come quite far. With plenty of match-winners in their ranks, including the modern-day spin wizard Rashid Khan, Afghanistan is now a force to reckon with in the shorter formats.

Their performance in the 2023 50-over World Cup was enough to put their&nbsp;opposition on notice since. Afghanistan not only beat the defending champions England in Delhi, denting their chances of reaching the semis, but they also came close to beating the eventual winners Australia, only for their star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell to play perhaps the greatest World Cup knock to seal the improbable win.

A few months later, during the T20 WC in the Americas, Afghanistan stunned everyone with a massive win over New Zealand in the group stages. They also beat the mighty Aussies in the Super 8s to reach their maiden semis of an ICC event.

In the final four, South Africa beat them to reach their first T20 WC Final.&nbsp;

(With inputs from agencies)

Afghanistan and New Zealand will play a one-off Test in north India’s Greater Noida city in early September this year. Having played each other several times in T20Is and ODIs earlier, both teams will fare in a red-ball game for the first time.

Afghanistan and New Zealand will play a one-off Test in north India’s Greater Noida city in early September this year. Having played each other several times in T20Is and ODIs earlier, both teams will fare in a red-ball game for the first time. However, it would be Afghanistan’s 10th Test match - third thus far in 2024 – the most they would have played in a calendar year. Although the exact dates for this one-off Test are not out yet, the latest reports suggest that the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, once Afghanistan's adopted home ground, will host this game from September 9 to 13. The Kiwis will be in India a month before their three-match away Test series beginning on October 16. Meanwhile, in between, they will also travel to Sri Lanka for a Test series, the dates of which are not announced yet. Having made their Test debut against India in Bengaluru in 2018, Afghanistan has played eight matches after that, with a 3-6 win-loss ratio to date. New Zealand would be the latest addition to the teams to have played a Test with Afghanistan, with top sides, including Pakistan, England, South Africa and Australia yet to play one. ALSO READ: ‘Gambhir’s a no-nonsense guy’ – Ravi Shastri calls new India coach appointment ‘refreshing’ The Australian Cricket Board denied hosting Afghanistan in 2021, citing humanitarian reasons, although both have fared multiple times in ICC events. In the recent two matches between them, Australia won an epic tie in Mumbai last year during the ODI WC. In contrast, Afghanistan shocked the cricket world with their maiden win over the Aussies in the recently concluded T20 World Cup in the Americas. Meanwhile, in two Tests played this year, Afghanistan lost to Sri Lanka and Ireland, having gone down fighting to Bangladesh in 2023. Their last win in the Whites came against Zimbabwe in March 2021 in the UAE. Afghanistan’s rise in white-ball cricket Having struggled their way through in world cricket, Afghanistan has come quite far. With plenty of match-winners in their ranks, including the modern-day spin wizard Rashid Khan, Afghanistan is now a force to reckon with in the shorter formats. Their performance in the 2023 50-over World Cup was enough to put their opposition on notice since. Afghanistan not only beat the defending champions England in Delhi, denting their chances of reaching the semis, but they also came close to beating the eventual winners Australia, only for their star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell to play perhaps the greatest World Cup knock to seal the improbable win. A few months later, during the T20 WC in the Americas, Afghanistan stunned everyone with a massive win over New Zealand in the group stages. They also beat the mighty Aussies in the Super 8s to reach their maiden semis of an ICC event. In the final four, South Africa beat them to reach their first T20 WC Final. (With inputs from agencies)

UP’s Greater Noida to host historic one-off Test between New Zealand and Afghanistan

ENG vs IRE Test Series: England will start their international summer with a one-off Test against Ireland. The four-day Test will commence on June 1, 2023, at the Lord's Stadium in London, England.

ENG vs IRE Test Series: England will start their international summer with a one-off Test against Ireland. The four-day Test will commence on June 1, 2023, at the Lord's Stadium in London, England. As England locks horns with Ireland in the upcoming home assignment, they will try to get the most out of it ahead of the highly anticipated Ashes 2023. Although England has made several changes for the ENG vs IRE Test, Ben Stokes will continue to lead the team. Ireland has also reconstructed their bowling unit as James Anderson and Ollie Robinson could not participate in the game due to injury. Dan Lawrence, Chris Woakes, and Mark Wood will also miss out on the match from England's side. Furthermore, England's uncapped seamer, Josh Tongue, will make his Test debut. Andrew Balbirnie will lead Ireland in the Test. The team played a three-day practice game against Essex at the County Ground in Chelmsford. Ireland dominated the practice match and won by 10 wickets. Paul Stirling, PJ Moor, and James McCollum scored centuries in the practice match. The Ireland squad has three potential Test debutants, Fionn Hand, Matthew Foster and Tom Mayes. Ireland and England have squared off before at the same venue in 2019. Tim Murtagh's 5-13 with the ball was remarkable as the visitors bowled out England for 85 on day one. Here's everything you need to know about the one-off Test between England and Ireland. ENG vs IRE Test Match Details Match: One-off Test match between England and Ireland Date: June 1-4 Time: 03:30 PM IST on Thursday Venue: Lord's Cricket Ground, London ENG vs IRE Test Full Squads Ireland Andrew Balbirnie (Capt), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Matthew Foster, Fionn Hand, Graham Hume, Tom Mayes, Andrew McBrine, James McCollum, PJ Moor, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Young England Ben Stokes (c), James Anderson, Jonathan Bairstow, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Ollie Robinson, Joe Root, Josh Tongue, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood ENG vs IRE Test Live Streaming Details Sky Sports Main Event HD and Sky Sports Cricket HD channels in the United Kingdom and Ireland will live telecast the one-off Test between England and Ireland. In India, Sony Sports Network will live telecast the Test. Moreover, cricket fans can also watch the live ENG vs IRE Test in June 2023 on the SonyLIV app and website.

ENG vs IRE Test Series: Date, time, live, squad & all you need to know about England vs Ireland one-off Test

Openers Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay&nbsp;established a massive 158 runs partnership to put India in control against Afghanistan in historic one-off Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.&nbsp;

The game touted to be a tough encounter was easily handled by&nbsp;opener Dhawan as he smashed 87-ball century.

The left-handed batsman remained unbeaten and is playing at 104 in just 91 balls.

Murali Vijay too broke his sequence of cautious batting as he stood with Dhawan to deplete Afghans best bowlers.&nbsp;

He has faced 72 balls and has contributed 41 runs so far.

The Indian cricket team won the toss and elected to bat against Afghanistan on day 1.&nbsp;

India entered the game with as many as three openers - Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul and Murali Vijay.&nbsp;

In the absence of Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane is the stand-in captain and is likely to play an important role in the middle order.&nbsp;

The selectors also rested Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar ahead of England which means the fast-bowling unit is led by Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma.

Dhawan smashed 87-ball century while Vijay is just nine runs away from his half-century

Openers Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay established a massive 158 runs partnership to put India in control against Afghanistan in historic one-off Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The game touted to be a tough encounter was easily handled by opener Dhawan as he smashed 87-ball century. The left-handed batsman remained unbeaten and is playing at 104 in just 91 balls. Murali Vijay too broke his sequence of cautious batting as he stood with Dhawan to deplete Afghans best bowlers. He has faced 72 balls and has contributed 41 runs so far. The Indian cricket team won the toss and elected to bat against Afghanistan on day 1. India entered the game with as many as three openers - Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul and Murali Vijay. In the absence of Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane is the stand-in captain and is likely to play an important role in the middle order. The selectors also rested Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar ahead of England which means the fast-bowling unit is led by Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma.

One-off Test: Dhawan's stunning ton puts India in control against Afghanistan, are 158/0 at lunch

The historic one-off test between India and Afghanistan will commence on June 14 and the craze for the match is already at its peak.

Afghanistan - which received the test playing nation status last June - will play their inaugural game at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Ireland was another country which joined the ranks of full member nations of the International Cricket Council, taking the total number of Test-playing countries to 12.

The Indian cricket board, BCCI, has consistently backed Afghanistan, who played a home match against Ireland last year at a stadium in Greater Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi.

The Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground is also known as Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex.&nbsp

The stadium became the home ground for the Afghanistan cricket team after they decided to shift their home ground from Sharjah, UAE.

As per reports, Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan will be the chief guest at the inaugural match, to further strengthen the increasing ties between the two countries. &nbsp

Afghan cricket grew out of the refugee camps in Pakistan where many families were based after they fled the Afghan conflict in the 1980s and 1990s.

Now the country is producing world-beaters like 19-year-old spinner Rashid Khan. &nbsp

In March, the teenager became the fastest bowler to reach 100 one-day international wickets. He is currently ranked as the world's top-ranked Twenty20 bowler.

Khan was also one of a handful of Afghan players in this year's Indian Premier League and proved to be one of the most dangerous bowlers.&nbsp

He took 21 wickets for runners-up Kane Williamson-led Hyderabad, who paid 9 crores for his services.

As the country continues to make inroads into the world of cricket, the men’s team has progressed from being a disorganised band of reckless hitters of the ball in the early 2000s to a well-balanced team.

On the other hand, Pakistan, which has been demanding bilateral cricket with India, continues to exploit the ties by funding terror attacks on borders.&nbsp

India and Pakistan have not played bilateral cricket since 2012 due to political tensions between the two neighbours.

Afghanistan have come a long way since making its World T20 debut in 2010. They are ranked ninth in the shortest format and 11th in the 50-over format.

After featuring regularly in the World T20, the Afghans made the 50-over World Cup debut in 2015.

They played six games in the tournament co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand with their sole win coming against Scotland.

Meanwhile, the stand-in India skipper Ajinkya Rahane has also made it clear that they will not take debutants Afghanistan lightly when the two teams lock horns on Thursday.&nbsp

Afghanistan received the test playing nation status last June

The historic one-off test between India and Afghanistan will commence on June 14 and the craze for the match is already at its peak. Afghanistan - which received the test playing nation status last June - will play their inaugural game at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Ireland was another country which joined the ranks of full member nations of the International Cricket Council, taking the total number of Test-playing countries to 12. The Indian cricket board, BCCI, has consistently backed Afghanistan, who played a home match against Ireland last year at a stadium in Greater Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi. The Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground is also known as Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex. The stadium became the home ground for the Afghanistan cricket team after they decided to shift their home ground from Sharjah, UAE. As per reports, Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan will be the chief guest at the inaugural match, to further strengthen the increasing ties between the two countries. Afghan cricket grew out of the refugee camps in Pakistan where many families were based after they fled the Afghan conflict in the 1980s and 1990s. Now the country is producing world-beaters like 19-year-old spinner Rashid Khan. In March, the teenager became the fastest bowler to reach 100 one-day international wickets. He is currently ranked as the world's top-ranked Twenty20 bowler. Khan was also one of a handful of Afghan players in this year's Indian Premier League and proved to be one of the most dangerous bowlers. He took 21 wickets for runners-up Kane Williamson-led Hyderabad, who paid 9 crores for his services. As the country continues to make inroads into the world of cricket, the men’s team has progressed from being a disorganised band of reckless hitters of the ball in the early 2000s to a well-balanced team. On the other hand, Pakistan, which has been demanding bilateral cricket with India, continues to exploit the ties by funding terror attacks on borders. India and Pakistan have not played bilateral cricket since 2012 due to political tensions between the two neighbours. Afghanistan have come a long way since making its World T20 debut in 2010. They are ranked ninth in the shortest format and 11th in the 50-over format. After featuring regularly in the World T20, the Afghans made the 50-over World Cup debut in 2015. They played six games in the tournament co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand with their sole win coming against Scotland. Meanwhile, the stand-in India skipper Ajinkya Rahane has also made it clear that they will not take debutants Afghanistan lightly when the two teams lock horns on Thursday.

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India set to host war-ravaged Afghanistan in historic one-off Test