India vs Afghanistan One-Off Test Match Day 3 Live Score: IND take on AFG in Mullanpur. (Express photo by Kamleshwar Singh)
IND vs AFG, One-Off Test Day 3 Highlights: India beat Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs. Earlier, Manav Suthar picked six wickets to help India bundle out Afghanistan for 152 runs against Afghanistan in the one-off Test match at New Chandigarh in Mullanpur on Monday
Starting Day 2 on 368/3, India managed to reach 564 for 8 and declared, sending the Afghan contingent to bat. Shubman Gill scored 126 while Rishabh Pant chipped in with 81. Meanwhile, Washington Sundar stayed unbeaten at 52 with Mohammad Saleem Safi taking 6 wickets for Afghanistn.
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For India, debutant Manav Suthar was the star of the show with the ball, snapping up 3 wickets for just 21 runs. The hosts will hope Suthar continues this form on Day 3 as well so that they can end the Afghanistan innings early. Heading into the third day, Rahmat Shah (43) was still in the middle and will be joined by another batter.
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India beat Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs
Manav Suthar bowls vs Afghanistan at Mullanpur on Sunday. (Express Photo | Kamleshwar Singh)
Sharp turn at 90 kph: Manav Suthar teases India’s spin future in New Chandigarh
Of the key answers that India were pursuing with purpose this week, one arrived on the second afternoon of the one-off Test in New Chandigarh. It would have taken nothing less than a miracle for Afghanistan to silence the Indian batters once captain Shubman Gill had decided to bat first on the opening morning. Predictably, they failed, saved in part from the painful fielding exercise with an Indian declaration coming at 567 for eight after 127 overs on day two.
