Team India won the only test match against Afghanistan. India’s innings registered a solid victory with a margin of 300 runs. This is the biggest win for Team India in Tests. Afghanistan started the third day with a score of 113/5 in the first innings and collapsed to 152 runs. Rahmat Shah (60; off 135 balls) was the only notable scorer. The rest of the batters reached the pavilion for a low score. In this sequence, India, who gained a lead of 412 runs, played the follow-on against Afghanistan. The team played worse in their second innings. Afghanistan, who were 98/5 at the tea break, lost consecutive wickets at the beginning of the last session. They lost nine wickets for 112 runs. Afghanistan’s innings ended with Sharafuddin Ashraf not batting due to injury.
Opener Sethikhullah Atal (42) was the top scorer in the Afghan second innings. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (24) and Rahmat Shah (13) scored runs. All the other batters were restricted to single digit scores. Among the Indian bowlers, Washington Sundar (4/36) and Kuldeep Yadav (3/30) showed the opposition batsmen dots with their spin magic. Manav Sutar and Siraj took a wicket each. Debutant spinner Manav Suthar (6/33) failed in the first innings. Prasad Krishna (3/37) excelled. India declared the first innings at 564/8. Shubman Gill (126), KL Rahul (100), Sai Sudarshan (81), Rishabh Pant (81) and Washington Sundar (52*) were the top scorers. Manav Sutar (28), Yashaswi Jaiswal (24) and Dhruv Jurel (19) scored runs.
All smiles and silverware! 📸
Skipper Shubman Gill receives the @IDFCFIRSTBank trophy as #TeamIndia celebrate after a massive win in New Chandigarh 🏆#INDvAFG | @ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/rcHFZin7Sc
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 8, 2026
Setting a new benchmark 📈
Marking our return to Test cricket with our biggest ever innings victory 🇮🇳
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/Au50EfVM30#TeamIndia | #INDvAFG | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/NVz3lIAZ3E
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 8, 2026
