IND vs AFG: Most runs & wickets after one-off test
India won the one-off Test against Afghanistan in New Chandigarh.
India secured a big win against Afghanistan (IND vs AFG) in the one-off Test. Shubman Gill and Co. defeated them by an innings and 300 runs. This is India’s biggest win margin so far in Test cricket.
Both teams clashed at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh. This match was also the first red-ball international match to be played at this ground.
The match started on June 6, with India opting to bat first against Afghanistan. India batted till half an hour before tea on Day 2. In the meantime, they posted a score of 564 on the board.
This included the leadership duo KL Rahul and Shubman Gill registering their 12th and 11th Test hundreds, respectively. Gill’s innings took him past the 1000-run mark as a captain, achieving the feat in merely 15 innings. Meanwhile, Sai Sudharsan and Rishabh Pant scored 81 runs each.
On Day 2, with significant contributions from Washington Sundar (52*), Manav Suthar (28), and Mohammad Siraj (22), India posted a mammoth total of 564 for Afghanistan. Mohammad Saleem picked his first six-wicket haul against the Men-in-Blue, dismissing key batsmen of the side.
India declared their innings just short of the Tea break on Day 2, and invited the Afghanistan players to bat. With the opening spell from Siraj and Prasidh Krishna, both wicketless, Manav Suthar got India their first breakthrough.
What followed was a three-wicket haul for the debutant on Day 2, and the day’s play ended with Afghanistan five down.
On Day 3, India dismissed the remaining Afghan batsmen, and then enforced the follow-on. They wrapped up the game in the third session, with the spinners doing the job for India. The star Indian debutant, Manav Suthar, was the player of the match.
IND vs AFG: Most runs
Indian skipper Shubman Gill scored the most runs in the match. The local boy hit a blazing century on his home ground and made 126 runs, with the help of 15 boundaries and one maximum.
Top 5 leading run-scorers in the IND vs AFG Test:
- Shubman Gill (IND) – 126 runs
- KL Rahul (IND) – 100 runs
- Sai Sudharsan (IND) – 81 runs
- Rishabh Pant (IND) – 81 runs
- Rahmat Shah (AFG) – 73 runs
IND vs AFG: Most wickets
23-year-old debutant Manav Suthar took the match by storm, bagging a six-wicket haul in the first innings, finishing Afghanistan’s batting unit in a short span. Washington Sundar was another key performer. From Afghanistan, Mohammad Saleem picked his first six-wicket haul against India.
Top 5 leading wicket-takers in the IND vs AFG Test:
- Manav Suthar (IND) – 7 wickets
- Mohammad Saleem (AFG) – 6 wickets
- Washington Sundar (IND) – 5 wickets
- Prasidh Krishna (IND) – 3 wickets
- Kuldeep Yadav (IND) – 3 wickets
India and Afghanistan will lock horns again in a three-match ODI series starting June 13.
Who scored the highest runs in IND vs AFG one-off test?
Shubman Gill was the leading run-scorer of the IND vs AFG Test.
Who picked the most wickets in IND vs AFG one-off test?
Manav Suthar picked the most wickets, 7, in the IND vs AFG Test.
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