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India overcame several challenges in the ongoing Test series against England to seal the contest with one match to go. The likes of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah have been unavailable for entire or part of the series and the youngsters have stepped up.
Bangladesh are slated to host Sri Lanka in a multi-format series. The tour will start with a three-match T20I series and will be followed by the same number of ODIs. The bilateral contest will conclude with a two-match Test series.
Kane Williamson is going through a purple patch in the red-ball format and is occupying the zenith in the ICC Men's Test Batting Rankings. He has scored three centuries in his last five Test innings.
Afghanistan are coming into this Test on the back of a ten-wicket drubbing they suffered against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC). They will be missing their star leg-spinner, Rashid Khan.
The southpaw has played 20 Test matches in his career thus far and aggregated 1497 runs at an average of 41.58 with the help of four centuries and eight half-centuries. His best Test score is 200 which came against England at Lord's in June 2021.
Australia are third on the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle's points table with six wins and a draw in ten games. They have lost three games so far.
Rahul played an impressive knock of 86 in the first innings of the Hyderabad Test against England but could only manage 22 in the second innings as India lost the game by 28 runs.
Afghanistan will play their ninth Test match in their short history of being a full-member nation against Ireland, who are sailing in a similar boat with just one less game in the longest format. Both teams are yet to find their feet in the format, especially Ireland who haven't won a Test match.
Usama Mir rattled the Lahore Qalandars side in the 14th match of the Pakistan Super League to hand them a big 60-run defeat. He has shattered Shahid Afridi's all-time record in PSL after a superb comeback spell of bowling in Lahore.
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