Dharamshala, June 13 (IANS) India have handed debuts to left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Harsh Dubey and fast bowler Gurnoor Brar as skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl first in the rain‑hit first ODI against Afghanistan at the HPCA Stadium on Saturday.The toss finally took place after a delay of four hours and 15 minutes due to rain. The match will be played as a 25‑overs‑a‑side contest and will start at 5:45 pm. India have also slotted KL Rahul at number three in Vir…
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New Chandigarh, June 8 (IANS) India completed their most dominant Test victory by margin on Sunday, crushing Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs inside three days after a commanding all-round performance spearheaded by centuries from Shubman Gill and KL Rahul and a match-winning bowling effort from debutant left-arm spinner Manav Suthar. Having piled up a mammoth 564/8 before declaring their first innings, India bundled Afghanistan out for 152 and then 112 after enforcing the follow-on, surpa…
New Chandigarh, June 8 (IANS) Debutant left-arm spinner Manav Suthar capped a dream Test debut as India completed their biggest-ever victory in the format, thrashing Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs on the third day of the one-off Test at the New PCA Stadium on Monday. After piling up a commanding 564/8 declared in their first innings, India dismissed Afghanistan for 152 before Lunch on Day 3 and enforced the follow-on. The hosts then bowled the visitors out for 112 in just 35.5 overs to s…
New Chandigarh, June 8 (IANS) Debutant left-arm spinner Manav Suthar starred with a six-wicket haul before Afghanistan’s openers showed greater resistance in the follow-on, reaching 18/0 at lunch on Day 3 of the one-off Test against India at the New PCA Stadium on Monday. After resuming the day at 113/5, Afghanistan were bowled out for 152 in their first innings, conceding a massive 412-run first-innings lead after India had declared at 564/8. Suthar was the chief architect of the collapse, fini…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) India’s former captain Sunil Gavaskar praised Afghanistan’s fighting spirit after the visitors mounted a spirited comeback with the second new ball on day two of the one-off Test, despite India eventually declaring their first innings at a commanding 564/8. Resuming the day at 368/3, India looked set for an even bigger total after skipper Shubman Gill extended his overnight century to 126 and Rishabh Pant made a fluent 81. However, Afghanistan’s pacers struck back in the…
New Chandigarh, June 7 (IANS) India declared their innings at 564/8 in 127 overs on day two of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, with Washington Sundar unbeaten on a composed 52. For Afghanistan, pacer Mohammad Saleem Safi finished with 6-140. The declaration came at 1:33pm local time, signalled by captain Shubman Gill after Sundar reached his fifty The all-rounder, often shuffled in the batting order, once again underlined his value with the bat by mixing patience with timely aggression. Hi…
New Chandigarh, June 7 (IANS) India’s batting charge continued to shine bright on day two of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, with skipper Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant hitting 126 and 81, respectively, before the visitors struck back to claim three wickets in the first session.At lunch, India are at 475/6 in 110 overs, with Washington Sundar (14 not out) and debutant Manav Suthar (nine not out) at the crease. Gill, resuming from overnight score of 103 not out with authority, extended his…
New Chandigarh, June 6 (IANS) Opener KL Rahul and captain Shubman Gill struck commanding centuries after B. Sai Sudharsan impressed with a fluent 81 as India ended the opening day of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in a dominant position at 368/3 in 85 overs on Friday.After opting to bat, India were tested early by Afghanistan’s disciplined pace attack. Yashasvi Jaiswal looked positive in his 24 off 32 balls, hitting five boundaries, but fell to Mohammad Saleem Safi after edging a leg-side …
New Chandigarh, June 6 (IANS) KL Rahul and Sai Sudharsan struck composed half-centuries and shared a commanding 139-run partnership as India tightened their grip on the one-off Test against Afghanistan, reaching 209/2 in 50 overs at Tea on Day 1 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium here in Mullanpur on Saturday. Resuming the afternoon session at 96/1, India added 113 runs for the loss of just one wicket, with Rahul unbeaten on 81 and captain Shubman Gill on 20 not out a…
New Chandigarh, June 6 (IANS) India overcame a testing opening session to reach 96/1 in 25 overs at Lunch on Day 1 of the one-off four-day Test against Afghanistan, with KL Rahul and Sai Sudharsan guiding the hosts through a disciplined spell from the visitors’ bowlers.After electing to bat, India lost Yashasvi Jaiswal for 24 but were steadied by an unbeaten 55-run stand between Rahul (37 not out) and Sai (32 not out), who survived a dropped catch to take the hosts to a position of relative comf…