Afghanistan 113/5, facing huge follow on threat on Day 3:Manav Suthar got 3 wickets; India declared their innings at 564/8

The second day of the sole Test being played between India and Afghanistan belonged to India. In New Chandigarh, Afghanistan lost 5 wickets while scoring 113 runs. The team is still 451 runs behind India. Afghanistan needs to score 252 more runs on Day 3 to avoid the follow-on. Manav Suthar gets 3 wickets Debutant left-arm spinner Manav Suthar started by taking the wicket of Abdul Malik on the fourth ball of his very first over. After that, he also sent Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Afsar Zazai back to the pavilion. Suthar took 3 wickets for 21 runs. Apart from him, Prasidh Krishna took two wickets. Hopes from Rahmat Shah Afghanistan’s hopes rest on Rahmat Shah, who is unbeaten on 43 runs. Along with him, Azmatullah Omarzai and the lower-order batsmen will have to form big partnerships. Centuries by Gill-Rahul, 3 batters scored fifties In the match, India completely dominated with the bat. The team declared their innings at 564/8, thanks to innings from captain Shubman Gill (126), KL Rahul (100), Rishabh Pant (81), Sai Sudharsan (81), and Washington Sundar (unbeaten 52). This is also India’s highest score against Afghanistan in Test cricket. Mohammed Siraj also played an innings of 22 runs off 12 balls. For Afghanistan, Mohammad Saleem Safi took 6 wickets. Zia-ur-Rehman and Hashmatullah Shahidi got one wicket each.