Sporting Digest: Cricket

The first Test between New Zealand and India was abandoned on Sunday without a ball being bowled after being rained off for the third consecutive day. The decision to call off the match with two days remaining took into account the state of the ground, as well as adverse weather forecasts for tomorrow. If the weather improves today, the two sides will stage a 50-overs day/night exhibition match.

In Faisalabad, fog again made play impossible on the fourth day of the third and final Test between Pakistan and Zimbabwe. With the African side leading the series 1-0, they are now virtually certain of sealing their first overseas Test series victory.