AFG vs NZ One-Off Test approaching records and milestones: The Afghanistan cricket team will be hosting the New Zealand cricket team in a one-off test starting on September 9 (Monday). This game will be hosted at a neutral venue, the Greater Noida Sports Club Complex. With the game being played at a neutral venue, a close contest is expected here. New Zealand lost to Afghanistan in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. That defeat knocked them out of the tournament.
So, they will be looking to take revenge here. They are the better equipped side in this format with loads of experience. Hence, they are expected to win this game. But you can't write off Afghanistan after what they have done in the last year or so. They are excellent in the white-ball format, but it is about to deal with the pressure for the five days. Whatever the result will be, there are some key records which are on the line and might be broken in the coming one-off AFG vs NZ test.
Afghanistan vs New Zealand One-Off Test: Approaching Test Records and Test Cricket Milestones Ahead of the Test at Greater Noida Sports Complex
37 - Tom Latham has scored 5418 runs in 80 tests so far. He needs another 37 runs to go past former Kiwi captain Martin Crowe (5444) to become New Zealand's fifth highest run scorer in a Test. Latham is also 82 runs away from completing 5500 test runs.
