After the T20 festival of IPL 2026, Team India is back for the official duties. The test match series has started, and India is playing against Afghanistan. India is batting first and the beam is in the driving seat. So let’s get into the article to check out the highlights of the game.
India vs Afghanistan, Day 1, Highlights
India won the toss and elected to bat first and the batting unit dominated over the bowling department of Afghanistan.
The captain Shubman Gill and the sensational opener KL Rahul slammed centuries each as India scored 368 with the loss of 3 wickets in 85 overs on Day 1 of the one-off Test against Afghanistan.
KL Rahul was in good touch and he made a 139-run partnership with No. 3 batter Sai Sudharsan. While Sudharsan narrowly missed out on his century in the game, as he went back to the pavilion after scoring 81. While KL Rahul completed his 12th Test ton.
Having said that, Gill and Rishabh Pant increased their tempo after the dissemmel of Rahul. Both remained unbeaten at the end of day’s play and the captain of the side smashed 103 and Pant on 50. Now let’s wait for the game of day 2.
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