IND vs AFG: Manav Suthar shines on debut by taking 3 wickets, Team India tightened its grip against Afghanistan on the very second day
India vs Afghanistan Test: The Indian cricket team has tightened its grip on Afghanistan till the end of the second day’s play. The Indian team declared its innings on the second day after scoring 564 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 127 overs. After this, by the end of the second day’s play, Afghanistan had scored 113 runs in the first innings, losing 5 wickets in 39.5 overs. Afghanistan is still 451 runs behind Team India. Manav Suthar has shone on his debut match for India today.
Stumps on Day 2️⃣
A fantastic bowling effort led by debutant Manav Suthar’s 3️⃣ wickets 👏
We will begin Day 3 with #TeamIndia ahead by 451 runs
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Manav Suthar shines
In this match, Manav Suthar, who was making his international test debut for India, shone. He came to bat first. This 23-year-old left-handed batsman played an inning of 28 runs with the help of 2 fours and 2 sixes in 41 balls in the lower order against Afghanistan in Mullanpur. After that, he took 3 wickets for 21 runs in 15.5 overs with the ball till the end of the day. During this period he also bowled 7 maiden overs. His line and length were quite accurate and he got a lot of turn from the wicket.
Talk about a dream starts on debut ➡️
🎥 Manav Suthar getting his maiden Test wicket in his very first over 🙌
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India lost wickets in the first session
Team India started playing with the score of 368 runs for 3 wickets in 85 overs on the first day. Shubman Gill 103 and Rishabh Pant 50 came to bat for Team India. India lost 3 wickets in this first session. Gill returned to the pavilion after scoring 126 runs and Dhruv Jarel after scoring 19 and Rishabh Pant after scoring 81 runs. Till lunch, Team India scored 475 runs for 6 wickets in 110 overs.
Lunch on Day 2⃣ 🍽️#TeamIndia inch closer to the 5⃣0⃣0⃣-run mark with another strong session 🙌
We will be back shortly with the next session!
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India declared its innings in the second session
Team India declared its innings in the second session. Before that, Washington Sundar played an unbeaten inning of 52 runs in 68 balls with 5 fours and 1 six. Whereas Siraj contributed 22 runs for the team. India declared its innings at 564 runs for 8 wickets in 127 overs. After this Afghanistan came to bat and lost their first wicket in the form of Abdul Malik on 16 till tea time. He was dismissed by Manav Suthar. Afghanistan lost 1 wicket for 28 runs in 5.4 overs till tee.
Tea on Day 2️⟫
Manav Suthar’s maiden Test wicket ends the 2nd session on a sweet note 😊
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Indian bowlers dominated in the third session
Indian bowlers dominated in the third session of the second day of this test match. Manav Suthar sent Rahmanullah Gurbaz (12) and Afsar Zazai (3) to the pavilion. Meanwhile, Prasidh Krishna sent Sediqullah Atal (17) and captain Hashmatullah Shahidi (20) to the pavilion. By the end of the day’s play, Afghanistan had lost 5 wickets at 113.
Bringing the pace and fire 💥
🎥 Prasidh Krishna makes it count with 2⃣ crucial strikes ☝️☝️
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— BCCI (@BCCI) June 7, 2026
Now the danger of follow on is also looming over him. If Team India wraps up their innings quickly then the result of the match can be known even on the third day. The full result of this match is expected on the fourth day.
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