India vs Afghanistan (6 June 2026)
For being able to stand the test of time, this particular Test pass has further historical significance and can be remembered forever as the first ever adult Test jersey between India and Afghanistan. The match was held in June 2026 inside the new Maharaja Yadavinder Singh International Cricket Ground Mullanpur New Chandigarh and witnessed a good bowling performance by the Indian team with an innings plus three hundred run victory over the Afghan team led through their skipper Shubman Gill three days after the parting of the game.
After winning the toss, Team India decided to bat first, scoring a huge overall score of 564 runs & eight wickets declared, which put all kinds of stress on their batting sides to work with. India then outright bowled out Afghanistan’s batting order twice, totaling just 152 (first innings) and 112 (second innings and left to follow) In form, this has been a vital experience for young Indian players currently undergoing training under head coach Gautam Gambhir; But it additionally provided invaluable experience for Afghanistan as they adjust to playing the traditional form of Test cricket.
Official Scorecard
India 1st Innings: 564/8 declared (127 Overs)
| Batter | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c A Zazai b M Saleem Safi | 24 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 75.00 |
| KL Rahul | c R Gurbaz b Z R Sharifi | 100 | 165 | 11 | 0 | 60.61 |
| Sai Sudharsan | c A Zazai b M Saleem Safi | 81 | 104 | 13 | 0 | 77.88 |
| Shubman Gill (C) | c A Zazai b M Saleem Safi | 126 | 177 | 15 | 1 | 71.19 |
| Rishabh Pant | c A Omarzai b H Shahidi | 81 | 121 | 6 | 3 | 66.94 |
| Dhruv Jurel | b M Saleem Safi | 19 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 95.00 |
| Washington Sundar | Not Out | 52 | 68 | 5 | 1 | 76.47 |
| Manav Suthar | c A Zazai b M Saleem Safi | 28 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 68.29 |
| Mohammed Siraj | b M Saleem Safi | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 183.33 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Not Out | 9 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 34.62 |
Extras (b 4, w 1, nb 4, lb 13) 22
Total 564/8 d (127 Overs)
Afghanistan Bowling (India 1st Innings):
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ |
| Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 24.0 | 2 | 91 | 1 | 3.79 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 22.0 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 3.05 |
| Mohammad Saleem Safi | 27.0 | 3 | 140 | 6 | 5.19 |
| Nangeyalia Kharote | 23.0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 24.0 | 1 | 91 | 1 | 3.79 |
Afghanistan 1st Innings: 152 All Out (58.4 Overs)
| Batter | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Abdul Malik | c M Siraj b M Suthar | 16 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Sediqullah Atal | b MP Krishna | 17 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 62.96 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | c S Sudharsan b M Suthar | 12 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 30.00 |
| Rahmat Shah | b M Suthar | 60 | 135 | 9 | 1 | 44.44 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | lbw b MP Krishna | 20 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Afsar Zazai | c & b M Suthar | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 11.54 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | b MP Krishna | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | c R Pant b M Suthar | 11 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 34.38 |
| Nangeyalia Kharote | Not Out | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Mohammad Saleem Safi | lbw b M Suthar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | c R Pant b W Sundar | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 200.00 |
Extras (b 0, w 1, nb 2, lb 0) 3
Total 152 All Out (58.4 Overs)
India Bowling (Afghanistan 1st Innings):
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ |
| Mohammed Siraj | 9.0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 3.22 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 11.0 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 3.36 |
| Manav Suthar | 22.0 | 10 | 33 | 6 | 1.50 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 10.0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 3.20 |
| Washington Sundar | 6.4 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 3.15 |
Afghanistan 2nd Innings (Following On): 112 All Out (35.5 Overs)
| Batter | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Sediqullah Atal | c MP Krishna b W Sundar | 42 | 80 | 5 | 1 | 52.50 |
| Abdul Malik | lbw b M Siraj | 8 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | c MP Krishna b K Yadav | 24 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Rahmat Shah | c M Suthar b W Sundar | 13 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 81.25 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | c S Gill b W Sundar | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Afsar Zazai | lbw b M Suthar | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 42.11 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c K Yadav b W Sundar | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Nangeyalia Kharote | c M Suthar b K Yadav | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 54.55 |
| Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | Not Out | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mohammad Saleem Safi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Sharafuddin Ashraf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Total 112 All Out (35.5 Overs)
India Bowling (Afghanistan 2nd Innings):
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ |
| Prasidh Krishna | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Washington Sundar | 11.0 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 3.27 |
| Manav Suthar | 10.0 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 2.90 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 7.5 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 3.83 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 4.0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2.75 |
Top Batting:
The Indian batsman burst into the air and took full advantage of the top batsman chant, causing havoc among the Afghan bowlers from the start. Shubman Gill played a magnificent captaincy innings scoring 126 off 177 balls, showing brilliant footwork and tackling the spin threat effortlessly KL Rahul additionally batted exceptionally well and with his patient turned the key to India’s general six up and hundred runs from.
Rising opener Sai Sudharsan contributed a technical 81, just short of a century, and Rishabh Pant blasted 81 runs from 121 balls to add some explosive fashions to the match, along with 3 huge sixes. Afghanistan struggled all in form due to loss of structure, their most effective shining soft Rahmat Shah scored 60 off one hundred and thirty five balls in the first innings Sediqullah Atal led Afghanistan’s fighting response, scoring 42 off 80 balls in second innings but couldn’t stand against stressful situations from Indian bowlers
Top Bowling:
The bowling departments were owned by both Manav Suthar (debutant) and Mohammad Saleem Safi (Afghanistan’s spearhead pace bowler). Mohammad Saleem Safi had a remarkable 6/140 (27 overs), which single-handedly prevent India from going beyond the 600 runs mark.
But India’s spin department dominated both matches; debuting left-arm spinner Manav Suthar spun a web in his first inning with the incomprehensible figures of 6 wickets for only 33 runs off 22 overs and 10 maidens, totally trapping Afghanistan’s batters before they ever figured out how the surface varied. In the second innings, Washington Sundar eviscerated Afghanistan’s line-up with 4/36 in magnificent fashion’s control. Kuldeep cleaned out Afghanistan’s lower order efficiently with 3/30.
Top Fielding:
India’s combination of a top bat with their excellent fast bowling unit meant that they made up for anything different extremely well. Rishabh Pant asserted his greatness behind the stumps by taking an important catch from every neat and beautiful bowling. In the later innings, Siddharth Krishna showed his athleticism by using two crucial catches, such as a top-notch catch with runs, to ignore the great Rahmanullah Gurbaaz of Kuldeep Yadav Near-in fielders (Shubman with Gill running, Sai Sudharsan getting a smooth bat on the ground point) deal with mental stress through allowing and taking all the half chances your way as soon as you got here.
Man of the Match:
Manav Suthar (India):
The only real question about the player who had the greatest impact on this match was whether or not he could handle such a big occasion at such a young age. In making his first appearance for senior’s national team, young left-arm orthodox spin bowler Manav Suthar showed he could handle the pressure like an experienced player. By bowling 6/33 in his first innings, he broke the back of the Afghan batting line-up by taking important wickets at opportune times; whenever there was a threat of a partnership forming. In total, he took 7 wickets during the game and had an excellent 28 runs down the order—a fantastic way to start playing red-ball cricket!
Detail of Highlights and Records:
India’s 300-run win over Sri Lanka enters the record books as one of India’s most (sweet) cricket victories.
Manav Suthar, making his Test debut, joins an exclusive club of Indian spinners who have captured a 6-wicket haul on their first appearance. His figure of 6-90 was delivered at an incredible economy rate of 1.50 runs an over in the first innings.
Shubman Gill’s (T20) great captaincy milestone came during this match as he celebrated his 11th Century overall.
Mohammad Saleem Safi’s 6/140 marks the first time an Afghanistan bowler has recorded such a performance (vs. India) in a Test match. That foreshadows a great future for him as a seamer.
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium made history as India’s newest Test match venue, having already provided equal support to hitters with large totals in early stages of play and helping to provide much sharp turn once the playing surface had broken down.
Conclusion:
Team India dominated in the Mullanpur Test led by Gautam Gambhir, displaying a successful combination of youth and experience that helped the crew to a well-deserved victory and Manasuthar Sai Sudharsan exemplified how modern households have equipped them for global cricket.
For Afghanistan, it underscores how far behind their team is in terms of shorter format cricket compared to red-ball multi-day cricket. Although individuals like Saleem Safi and Rahmat Shah played with tremendous heart, Afghanistan’s batting technique and tactical discipline were insufficient to allow the team to survive the multi-sessions of Indian bowlers trying to break through their defence. Moving forward, India will ride the wave of success from this test match, while Afghanistan will have a hard copy (textbook) to study when it comes to revising their defensive game in relation to test cricket.
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