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India vs Afghanistan 2018 Only Test Full Commentary
Result · Jun 14 2018, Thu - 09:30 AM (IST)
INDIA474
AFGHANISTAN109, 103 f/o
India won by an innings and 262 runs
CRR:2.66
Player Of The Match
INDIA AFGHANISTAN
OUT! L.B.W. Verified by umpire after REFERRAL. Rashid Khan to Ishant Sharma. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump moves in front sweeping, hit pad to. Ishant shuffles across the crease, attempts a sweep, but is struck on the pad in front of middle. Very plumb, but a review taken in hope. Not bat involved, and all three reds on HawkEye.
That concludes the first session of the day. More positive strokeplace from the Indian batsmen. Hardik Pandya with a super little innings to boost India up to 474. The wickets being shared by the bowlers, and they will be fairly happy to the start of their Test careers. Now it is the batsmen's turn to have a go. How will Afghanistan fare against the Indian bowlers? Find out after the lunch break.
Rashid Khan to Umesh Yadav. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Ahmadzai.
Rashid Khan to Umesh Yadav. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Khan.
Rashid Khan to Ishant Sharma. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ur Rahman.
APPEAL! Rashid Khan to Ishant Sharma. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Zazai, appeal made for L.B.W.
FOUR! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Umesh Yadav. Off break short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past long off for 4 runs. Dismissive from Umesh. Hangs back in the crease, and hammers it back down the ground for four.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishant Sharma. Off break length ball, outside off stump moves in front working, to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ahmadi.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishant Sharma. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ur Rahman.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Ishant Sharma. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, bat-pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Zazai.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Umesh Yadav. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Mohammadi.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Umesh Yadav. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
Rashid Khan to Ishant Sharma. Googly half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Khan.
Rashid Khan to Umesh Yadav. Googly length ball, off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, run save by Zurmatai. Unlucky. Nearly a wonderful catch in the deep by Rahmat Shah. Umesh mis-hits a slog across the line, and it is pouched down at long on. Unfortunately, Rahmat over-balances across the rope, but he is able to chuck is back into play to save some runs.
Rashid Khan to Umesh Yadav. Googly back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Mohammadi.
Rashid Khan to Ishant Sharma. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot pushing, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Zurmatai.
APPEAL! Verified by umpire after REFERRAL. Rashid Khan to Ishant Sharma. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad to for no runs, appeal made for L.B.W. Poor review taken. Rashid convinced his captain to go for that. Struck outside the line, and it was the leg spinner too, so it was turning further away from the stumps.
Rashid Khan to Umesh Yadav. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Zurmatai.
FOUR! Wafadar to Ishant Sharma. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, outside edge past third man for 4 runs. Ishant with the fortune instead of skill. Hangs the bat out, gets the edge, and the keeper is wrong-footed. Splits the wicketkeeper and slip for four.
Wafadar to Umesh Yadav. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Ur Rahman.
SIX! Wafadar to Umesh Yadav. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Good old fashioned mowing from the tailenders here. Right in the slot for a swipe across the line, and the connection is good. Right out the middle, and it sails into the stands.
Wafadar to Umesh Yadav. Short, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Momand.
SIX! Wafadar to Umesh Yadav. Short, outside off stump backing away cutting, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs. Oh my, what a strike from Umesh! He takes a couple of steps outside leg stump, and dispatches the ball over extra cover for a maximum. A flat-batted swat from the number 11.
FOUR! Wafadar to Umesh Yadav. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. A big hack from Umesh, and he gets a good piece of the ball. Shovelled over mid wicket for a one bounce four.
Rashid Khan to Umesh Yadav. Googly half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ur Rahman.
Rashid Khan to Umesh Yadav. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Ahmadi.
Rashid Khan to Umesh Yadav. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
Rashid Khan to Umesh Yadav. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Zazai.
Rashid Khan to Ishant Sharma. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Zurmatai.
Rashid Khan to Ishant Sharma. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Shahidi.
Wafadar to Umesh Yadav. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Momand.
OUT! Stumped. Ravindra Jadeja to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed to wicketkeeper, by Karthik. That finishes things off, and it will be tea too. Mujeeb runs out the crease, and an ugly swish of the bat has no chance of coming into contact with the ball. Karthik mops things up with a simple stumping.
India's bowling attack simply too good for the Afghan batting line up. A mixture of loose strokes, and not having the ability to keep out the good balls. News that India have enforced the follow-on, so they don't have a lot of thinking time before having another go. Can they do better second time round?
FOUR! Ravindra Jadeja to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed past third man for 4 runs. Wonderful again from Mujeeb! He dabs a reverse sweep fine of the short third man this time, and it skips away for four more.
FOUR! Ravindra Jadeja to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs. The reverse scoop from Mujeeb! Incredible invention. Uses the pace of Jadeja, and lifts it over short third man.
SIX! Ravindra Jadeja to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs. Terrific strike from Mujeeb. He gets it in the arc, and blasts the ball over wide long on for a maximum.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Wafadar. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, dropped catch by Yadav, fielded by Dhawan. Nearly a stunner of a catch from Umesh. Wafadar shanks it out to cow corner, and the fast bowler has to sprint round from long on. He gets a hand to it, but cannot hang on with the diving attempt. Great effort.
FOUR! Ravichandran Ashwin to Wafadar. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs. A filthy hack from the number eleven, but he gets it into the gap, and has enough power for the ball to bounce into the rope.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to short third man for 1 run.
OUT! Caught. Ravichandran Ashwin to Mohammad Nabi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to square leg, by Sharma. A slow, loopy, off break from Ashwin, that tempts Nabi into the big shot. He clears the front leg, swipes across the line, and gets a huge top edge. Ishant comes charging in from the fence, a takes a cracker of a catch diving forward.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Mohammad Nabi. Carrom length ball, outside off stump backing away pushing, to deep backward point for no runs, fielded by Jadeja.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Mohammad Nabi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Pujara.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Jadeja.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Nabi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Dhawan.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Nabi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Nabi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for no runs.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Nabi. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Jadeja.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Karthik.
OUT! Caught. Ravichandran Ashwin to Yamin Ahmadzai. Carrom ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, by Jadeja. Ashwin too clever here. Showed Yamin the big turning off spinner, then chucked down the carrom ball that goes the other way. Ahmadzai attempts a huge heave over mid on, but gets a leading edge that loops up to backward point for a simple grab.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Yamin Ahmadzai. Off break half volley, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ashwin.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Yamin Ahmadzai. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Vijay.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Yamin Ahmadzai. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Karthik.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Mohammad Nabi. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.
Ravindra Jadeja to Yamin Ahmadzai. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Vijay.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Nabi. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Dhawan.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Nabi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Pujara.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Nabi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Pujara.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Nabi. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mohammad Nabi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot sweeping, to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Rahane.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Yamin Ahmadzai. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Dhawan.
OUT! Bowled. Ravichandran Ashwin to Wafadar. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, Left to. A comical way to finish proceedings. A big ripper from outside off, and Wafadar just lets the ball go, obviously thinking it would not turn much. He watches it all the way, as it comes back to clatter into middle and leg.
Done and dusted inside two days. That is with the rain delay we had yesterday as well. Afghanistan taught a lesson, but they will certainly learn from the last two days. They fought hard with the ball last night and this morning, but were way off with the bat. Men against boys. A rampant India win.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Off break length ball, to leg on the back foot flick, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Vijay.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Off break half volley, off stump down the track driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Pandya.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Pujara.
Ravindra Jadeja to Wafadar. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Ashwin.
Ravindra Jadeja to Wafadar. Stock length ball, outside off stump no foot movement, Left to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Karthik.
Ravindra Jadeja to Wafadar. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Pujara.
Ravindra Jadeja to Wafadar. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Vijay.
Ravindra Jadeja to Wafadar. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
Ravindra Jadeja to Wafadar. Stock length ball, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Karthik.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ashwin.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Pandya.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
FOUR! Ravichandran Ashwin to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Arm ball back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs. Ashwin drops his length, and it is pounced upon by Shahidi. Clubbed over the onside for a one bounce four.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Off break length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Rahul.
Ravichandran Ashwin to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Ashwin.
OUT! Caught. Ravindra Jadeja to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, by Yadav. Nine down, and India are on the brink. Ridiculous shot from Mujeeb. Didn't try and fight it out, with Shahidi going well at the other end. A big mow, and right off the bottom end of the bat. Chipped up to mid on for a simple grab.
Ravindra Jadeja to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.
Ravindra Jadeja to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Jadeja.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Sharma.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Pujara.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Stock ball half volley, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Pujara.
FOUR! Ishant Sharma to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs. Opens up the shoulders now. The field comes in to keep Mujeeb on strike for the next over, so Shahidi cracks it over mid off's head for four.
Ishant Sharma to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Vijay.
Ishant Sharma to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Vijay.
FOUR! Ishant Sharma to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, well timed past third man for 4 runs. Impressive stroke there. Shahidi arches the back and guides this away through gully by using the pace. A promising little innings developing.
Ishant Sharma to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Sharma.
Ishant Sharma to Hashmatullah Shahidi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Karthik.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Stock length ball, outside off stump no foot movement pushing, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Karthik.
Ravindra Jadeja to Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Pujara.