Manav Suthar stars on debut as India leave Afghanistan reeling in one-off Test

India tightened their grip connected the one-off Test against Afghanistan connected time 2 successful New Chandigarh, with debutant left-arm spinner Manav Suthar producing a superb spell aft the hosts declared astatine 564/8.The instauration for India's dominance was laid by the batters, who piled connected the runs earlier skipper Shubman Gill called clip connected the innings soon aft Washington Sundar reached his half-century. Sundar remained unbeaten connected 52, registering his sixth Test fifty, portion Mohammed Siraj chipped successful with a quickfire 22 disconnected 12 balls. Earlier, Gill's 126, KL Rahul's period and knocks of 81 from some Sai Sudharsan and Rishabh Pant had propelled India to a formidable total.

Afghanistan's effect got disconnected to the worst imaginable commencement arsenic Suthar struck successful his precise archetypal implicit successful Test cricket. Abdul Malik attempted an assertive expanse against the turning shot but lone managed a top-edge to backward quadrate leg.Prasidh Krishna past joined the enactment aft tea, producing a crisp nip-backer that crashed into Sediqullah Atal's stumps. While the quicks provided breakthroughs, it was Suthar who controlled the innings with singular discipline.

Bowling maiden aft maiden, helium denied the batters immoderate country to settee and yet forced Rahmanullah Gurbaz into an borderline that was safely held astatine slip.Rahmat Shah offered absorption for Afghanistan and ended the time unbeaten connected 43. In the process, helium became the archetypal Afghanistan batter to scope 1,000 Test runs. Alongside him, skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi concisely steadied the innings with a 36-run partnership.However, Prasidh returned for a 2nd spell and struck immediately, trapping Shahidi lbw to propulsion Afghanistan deeper into trouble. Just earlier stumps, Suthar picked up his 3rd wicket erstwhile Afsar Zazai closed the bat look excessively aboriginal and offered a elemental instrumentality catch.Suthar finished the time with outstanding figures of 3/21 from 15.5 overs, portion Prasidh provided fantabulous enactment with 2/27. Washington Sundar and

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besides maintained relentless pressure, ensuring Afghanistan ne'er recovered immoderate rhythm.Earlier, Mohammad Saleem Safi was the standout performer for the visitors. The pacer claimed 6/140, his archetypal wickets successful planetary cricket since 4 wicketless appearances, and finished with the lucifer shot raised successful acknowledgement aft dismissing six Indian batters.At stumps, Afghanistan were 113/5 successful 39.5 overs, inactive trailing by 451 runs. With fractional their broadside already backmost successful the pavilion and the follow-on looming large, the visitors look an uphill battle.

India, meanwhile, stay firmly successful power and volition look to implicit the occupation rapidly connected time three.Brief Scores: India 564/8 dec. successful 127 overs (Shubman Gill 126, KL Rahul 100, Sai Sudharsan 81, Rishabh Pant 81, Washington Sundar 52*; Mohammad Saleem Safi 6-140) pb Afghanistan 113/5 successful 39.5 overs (Rahmat Shah 43*, Hashmatullah Shahidi 29; Manav Suthar 3-21, Prasidh Krishna 2-27) by 451 runs.