LOL.. the status of the first test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand is now "Match abandoned without a ball bowled". This was a huge disappointment for the cricket fans back in Afghanistan, as they were facing New Zealand for the first time. Next, Afghanistan is travelling to the United Arab Emirates to take part in an ODI series against South Africa. Since they will be playing at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, I don't think that they will face any issues related to rain there. New Zealand will stay in this format, as they have test series against Sri Lanka lined up next.
I was looking forward to watching the Afghanistan vs New Zealand test match. Afghanistan don't get many opportunities to play Tests and they got the ICC's ability to play Tests a few days ago, this match was undoubtedly the most important for Afghanistan. For the first time, Afghanistan got a chance to play a Test match against a Test champion team like New Zealand. But due to lack of luck, they missed this opportunity. They can blame themselves for this.
Personally I like both Afghanistan and New Zealand. But comparatively I like New Zealand more. This match was not very important for New Zealand but it was very important for Afghanistan. With the match abandoned, the New Zealand team will travel to Sri Lanka to play a 2-match Test series which is part of the Test Championship. I will definitely support New Zealand and I hope that New Zealand will beat Sri Lanka in 2 matches. On the other hand, Afghanistan will travel to Sharjah Cricket Stadium to play a 3-match ODI series against South Africa. I hope we will see a competitive battle in the Afghanistan vs South Africa series.