The Black Caps were thumped by Afghanistan in their T20 World Cup opener. Photo / Getty Images
The Black Caps are set to play Afghanistan in a test match for the first time in September.
The Afghanistan Cricket Board announced in a statement the one-off test would take place at Greater Noida, India from September 9 to 13, roughly one month before New Zealand’s three-test
tour of India.
It will be Afhanistan’s 10th test and their third in 2024 having already lost to Sri Lanka and Ireland – the most they would have played in a calendar year. Afghanistan, which acquired test status in 2017, has only won three of its 10 tests, against Ireland (2019), Bangladesh (2019), and Zimbabwe (2021).
ACB chairman Mirwais Ashraf said it was “delighted” to host New Zealand and was working to reach an agreement with New Zealand Cricket for white-ball bilateral matches in the future.
“We are delighted to host a quality New Zealand test team for the first time in our cricketing history. This is a testament to the hard work we have put in through numerous discussions and meetings with different boards on the sidelines of the various ICC Board Meetings.”
