The second day of the only Test being played between India and Afghanistan was in the name of India. Afghanistan lost 5 wickets in scoring 113 runs in New Chandigarh. The team is still 451 runs behind India. To save the follow-on, Afghanistan will have to score 252 more runs. The third day’s play will start at 9:30 am. 3 wickets for Suthar Debuting left arm spinner Manav Suthar started by taking the wicket of Abdul Malik on the fourth ball of his very first over. After this he also sent Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Officer Zazai to the pavilion. Suthar took 3 wickets for 21 runs. Apart from him, Prasidh Krishna took two wickets. Expectations from Rahmat Afghanistan’s hopes rest on Rahmat Shah, who is unbeaten after scoring 43 runs. Azmatullah Umarzai and lower order batsmen will have to make big partnerships with him. Gill-Rahul’s centuries, 3 batsmen scored fifties, India completely dominated the batting in the match. The team declared the innings at 564/8 on the basis of innings of captain Shubhman Gill (126), KL Rahul (100), Rishabh Pant (81), Sai Sudarshan (81) and Washington Sundar (52 not out). This is also India’s highest score against Afghanistan in Test cricket. Mohammad Siraj also played an inning of 22 runs in 12 balls. Mohammad Salim Safi took 6 wickets for Afghanistan. Ziaur Rahman and Hashmatullah Shahidi got one wicket each.
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