The only Test played between India and Afghanistan in Mullanpur has ended in ‘two and a half days’. Team India won Afghanistan’s second innings by 112 runs and 300 runs just after the T-break on the third day of the match (June 8). This is India’s biggest win by an innings margin in the history of Test cricket. India won the toss and batted first and scored 564 runs at the loss of 8 wickets and declared their innings after lunch on the second day.
In reply, Afghanistan team came to bat and scored 113 runs after losing 5 wickets in their first innings till the end of the day’s play. On the morning of the third day, his innings collapsed reaching 152 runs. After getting a lead of 412 runs, India forced Afghanistan to follow on. The Afghan team, which came to play follow-on, could bat only 35.5 overs in its second innings and was reduced to 112. He had to face the biggest defeat in his Test history. Afghanistan made many blunders during the match, for which it had to suffer the consequences.
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Afghanistan made these big blunders
It was a big thing for Afghanistan to present a challenge to a powerful team like India in Test cricket, but it committed 4 such blunders during the match, which brought it to its knees. He made all these mistakes without taking review. KL Rahul was cut-behind in the 11th over on the first day of the match but the umpire did not lift a finger. After this, Afghan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi discussed with the wicketkeeper and bowler and decided not to challenge the umpire’s decision despite 3-3 review being available. Later it was revealed that the ball had taken the edge of Rahul’s bat. At this time Rahul was on a personal score of 16 runs. Taking advantage of this gift of life, he played a century innings.
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Questions were also raised on umpiring
Afghanistan made two mistakes in taking review on the second day in the same over. Shubman Gill was saved from being LBW in the 89th over, while Rishabh Pant was not given out on the appeal of cut-behind. On both these occasions the Afghan team did not demand a review. On the third day of the match, during the 58th over of Afghanistan’s first innings, lower order batsman Mohammad Saleem was given out LBW on the ball of debutant Manav Suthar. This decision of the umpire seemed wrong but Salim returned to the pavilion without taking review.
Replays clearly showed that the ball was pitched outside the leg stump. That is, if he had taken the review, he would have been saved. Interestingly, Afghanistan had 2 reviews and Salim was out as the 9th wicket, yet he did not take the review. This was the fourth blunder of the Afghan team. Along with its players, poor umpiring is also being heavily criticized.
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