Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan: 3 player battles to watch out for

Sri Lanka will take on Afghanistan in a one-off Test match at the Sinhalese Sports Club. The hosts are at the bottom of the World Test Championship (WTC) points table. They will endeavour to play confidently under their new captain Dhananjaya de Silva and improve their position in this competition.

While Afghanistan, who will face Sri Lanka for the first time in whites, will look to stun the island nation and grab the eyeballs. In the upcoming sole game of the series, eyes will be set on some player clashes that might impact the outcome of the game. Discussing more, let’s know player battles that will decide the fate of both teams in the contest.

Here are the Three player battles to watch out for:

3. Kasun Rajitha versus Ibrahim Zadran

Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran has looked decent with his bat in five Tests so far. The right-handed batter has accumulated 362 runs with three fifties in five innings of 10 matches. Zadran might get a stiff challenge from pacer Kasun Rajitha, who might be seen with the ball in the early overs of the innings. Rajitha has taken 45 wickets in 26 innings of 16 Tests.