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The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Ground in New Chandigarh will host the one-off Test match between India and Afghanistan, starting Saturday.
India returns to red-ball cricket for the first time since November, when they faced a whitewash at home against reigning World Test Champions South Africa.
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India’s performance in Test matches under Gautam Gambhir is far from ideal, as they are yet to win a Test series against quality opposition since Gambhir took charge.
India have named a strong squad, despite facing the minnows, which means Gambhir is very serious about returning to winning ways in the Test format.
The Sporting News takes a look at the latest weather forecast for the matchdays, the likelihood of rain affecting the match, and what happens if the match does not proceed as planned.
There is hardly any chance of rain affecting this Test match, as fans can expect action-packed five days of the game, provided it is a competitive encounter.
Let’s take a look at the daily temperatures and the probability of rainfall in Chandigarh from Saturday to Wednesday.
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As per forecasts, there are no signs of rain interrupting play in Chandigarh, from Saturday to Wednesday.
There are no major consequences for India if the match does not produce a result or has to be abandoned, as it is not part of the WTC 2025-27 cycle.
The one-off Test match between India ad Afghanistan will be played at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium or New Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) Stadium in New Chandigarh (Mullanpur), Punjab.
The match will start at 9:30 a.m. IST on Sat, Jun 6, 2026.
Here’s how to watch the India vs. Afghanistan one-off Test match in India:
The India vs Afghanistan one-off Test is available for live TV broadcast across Star Sports Network channels in India. Fans can also watch the live stream on the JioHotstar app and website.
India are the favourites to win this one-off Test match at 1.04 on Dafa, while the odds for Afghanistan to win are 11.50.
* Odds are correct at time of publish but subject to change.
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Ritabrata Banerjee is a content producer and writer, with a focus on cricket, football, Olympic sports and Indian sports. His work has appeared in Goal, Sportskeeda and OneIndia previously, where he has extensively covered top European Leagues, the Champions League, FIFA World Cups, IPL, Indian cricket team matches and Indian football. He has a bachelor’s degree in Business Management but took up sports journalism as a career path to live and breathe his passion.
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