New Zealand Cricket (NZC) - the sport's national board - unexpectedly issued a statement saying it was "abandoning" the tour due to government security alert just minutes before the scheduled start of play.
Cricket -ka New Zealand (NZC) - guddiga qaranka ee isboortiga - ayaa si lama filaan ah u soo saaray bayaan ay ku sheegayaan in ay "ka tanaasulayaan" socdaalka sababo la xiriira feejignaanta amniga dowladda daqiiqado ka hor bilowga ciyaarta oo la qorsheeyay.