India, Nov. 5 -- Afghanistan and Zimbabwe are set to face each other in a two-match Test series, beginning Thursday, November 5, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE. Afghanistan will enter the contest with confidence after securing a convincing 3-0 clean sweep in the preceding T20I series. Rahmat Shah will captain the hosts in the longest format, while Zimbabwe will be led by Brian Bennett in the absence of regular skipper Richard Ngarava. The visitors will look to bounce back after their T20I disappointment, with experienced players such as Craig Ervine, Brendan Taylor and Graeme Cremer expected to play important roles.

With both teams having won two of their five previous Test meetings and one match ending in a draw, the series p...