Test Matches Abandoned Without A Ball Bowled: These 7 Tests in cricket history, which ended without a ball being bowled… Now the Afghan team is in trouble

Test Matches Abandoned Without A Ball Bowled: 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 even a single ball could be bowled for the first 3 days. The toss could not even take place during the three days of the match.

Now this match is in danger of being cancelled. If this match is cancelled without a single ball being bowled, then this match will go down in history. This will be the 8th test match in cricket history that will be cancelled without a single ball being bowled.

Before this, there have been 7 matches which were cancelled without a ball being bowled. The first such case came to light in 1890, when the Old Trafford Test match between Australia and England was cancelled. While in a similar fashion, the last and 7th Test match was cancelled in 1998. Let us know about all these 7 Test matches…

These 7 matches in cricket history were cancelled without a ball being bowled…

1. 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 take place 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.

2. The second case came in 1938, when the third test match of the series between Australia and England was to be held in Manchester. But this too was washed away by rain. This match too had to be cancelled without a single ball being bowled.

3. During the 1970–71 Ashes series, a match had to be cancelled without a ball being bowled. During this time, the third match of the series was to be played 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.

4. The Pakistan team toured New Zealand in February 1989. The first Test of the series was to be held in Dunedin from February 3, but here too rain played the villain. After the first three days of the game were washed out by rain, the match was called off without a ball being bowled. There was no toss in the match.

5. A 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 Lord Indra. This match had to be cancelled due to rain. Even the toss could not take place in the match.

6. In 1998, the Zimbabwe team came on a tour to Pakistan. Then the third test match of the series was to be played in Faisalabad from 17 December, but there was such a downpour for five consecutive days that the match had to be cancelled without even bowling a ball.

7. In 1998 itself, the Indian team went on a tour to New Zealand. During that time, the series was to start with the Dunedin Test on 18 December, 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 a single ball being bowled.