Afghanistan ended Day 2 of the one-off Test against India at 113, losing five wickets in 39.5 overs at the New Chandigarh Stadium in Mullanpur on 7 June. They still trail India by 451 runs. Earlier in the day, India had declared their innings at 564/8d. Debutant Manav Suthar stole the spotlight on Day 2 with three wickets, including one in his very first over. India captain Shubman Gill starred with 126 runs while Rishabh Pant fell for 81. Earlier on Day 1, India scored 368 runs, losing three wickets at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium on 6 June. From Afghanistan player fulfilling Rishabh Pant’s thirst, Shubman Gill and Pant’s survival to Manav Suthar’s maiden Test wicket, Mullanpur witnessed several moments from the India-Afghanistan Day 2 match. Let’s have a look in those moments. IND vs AFG, one-off Test, Day 2, Top Moments Gill, Pant survive as AFG missed opportunities During the 89th over of India’s first innings, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill survived as Afghanistan missed two consecutive opportunities. On the fourth ball, Azmatullah Omarzai appealed for Gill’s LBW, but captain Hashmatullah Shahidi didn’t take a review. Gill was batting on 108, while Pant was on Afghanistan players offer water to Rishabh Pant During the play, while Rishabh Pant was batting, an Afghanistan player brought water for the fielding side. Rishabh Pant asked for some water to fulfil his thirst. Mullanpur witnessed a sportsman’s spirit as the Afghans fetched him some water when Pant was batting. Rishabh Pant gifts gloves to a kid in Mullanpur On day 2 of the Test, India wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant gifted his gloves with his autograph to a kid, who was standing on the Harbhajan Singh stands. He seemed to be enjoying the moment with joy. Mohammed Siraj slams 14 runs in an over Mohammed Siraj slams 14 runs in an over, takes on Nangeyalia Kharote by smashing a huge six, followed by two boundaries back to back. He records his highest individual score in red-ball cricket at 18 Manav Suthar’s maiden Test wicket in his first over Debutant Manav Suthar picked up a wicket in his very first over in Test cricket. This happened in the sixth over of Afghanistan’s first innings when Abdul Malik (16) attempted a sweep shot but ended up getting a top-edge. The ball went in the air and Mohammed Siraj took the catch. By the end of the day, he picked up a three-wicket haul for India. Earlier, Rishabh Pant edged a bowl while batting, which was clearly took a spike in the UtraEdge, but skipper Shahidi didn’t appeal for a review once again. Post navigation ‘Want to dominate for 10-20 years’:Vaibhav Sooryavanshi reveals his big dream of ‘playing all three formats’ England defeat New Zealand by 115 runs at Lord’s:Gus Atkinson, Nathan Smith take 5-wicket hauls; Gay slams maiden half-century
