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Sri Lanka decides to field first in one-off test against Afghanistan
Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva has won the toss and elected to field in the only cricket test against Afghanistan at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Friday.
It was the first ever test match to be played between the two nations since Afghanistan was admitted as a test-playing nation in 2018.
De Silva leads the test team for the fist time after taking over from long-time captain Dimuth Karunaratne, who plays in the match as an opening batsman.
Afghanistan handed test caps to Noor Ali Zadran, who has played 51 one-day internationals, Zia ur Rehman, Mohammad Saleem and Naveed Zadran.
Seamer Chamika Gunasekara is making his test debut for Sri Lanka.
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Lineups:
Sri Lanka: Dhananjaya de Silva (captain), Dimuth Karunaratne, Nishan Madushka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Chamika Gunasekara, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Noor Ali Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Nasir Jamal, Ikram Alikhil, Zia-ur-Rehman, Qais Ahmad, Nijat Masood, Mohammad Saleem, Naveed Zadran
(AP)