Sri Lanka will hosts Afghanistan for a one-off Test in Colombo, beginning on Friday, February 2 – here are the full team lists for both sides, including injury updates.

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Afghanistan last played a Test match in June last year, where they lost to Bangladesh by 546 runs. Allrounders Karim Janat and Amir Hamza were part of the squad for that match, but have been left out this time around. Afghanistan’s batting line-up remains virtually the same, with Hashmatullah Shahidi leading the side as well as Ibrahim Zadran, Abdul Malik and Rahmat Shah.

Rashid Khan is the big name to miss out for Afghanistan, as he continues to recover from back surgery. Rashid last played for Afghanistan in the 2023 World Cup, having undergone surgery in November. Leg-spinner Qais Ahmed has been included in the squad, along with uncapped batter Noor Ali Zadran, uncapped left-arm spinner Zia-ur-Rehman, unapped wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Ishaq and uncapped 18-year-old right arm medium-pacer Naveed Zadran.

Noor has played 51 ODIs and 23 T20Is over his international career which has spanned almost 15 years, while Qais Ahmed hasn’t played a first class match since his only Test match in 2019. Teenager Naveed has been called up for the first time following taking 35 wickets in only seven first class games.

Sri Lanka have yet to announce their squad for the one-off match.

Team lists for Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan Test match

Afghanistan Test squad vs Sri Lanka: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Abdul Malik, Noor Ali Zadran, Rahmat Shah (vice-capt), Bahir Shah, Nasir Jamal, Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad Ishaq, Qais Ahmad, Zia-ur-Rehman, Zahir Khan, Yamin Ahmadzai, Nijat Masood, Mohammad Saleem and Naveed Zadran

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