India vs Afghanistan one-off Test: Manav Suthar makes dream debut in India's largest test victory

Manav Suthar's dream test debut concluded with ​India registering their biggest ​test victory - by an innings and 300 runs ​against Afghanistan - inside three days of the one-off test in New Chandigarh on Monday.

The hosts piled up 564-8 before declaring their first innings and ‌unleashing their ⁠spin-heavy ⁠attack on Afghanistan.

Left-arm spinner Suthar claimed 6-33 as India bundled out Afghanistan ​for 152 in the first innings before enforcing the follow-on.


Indian off-spinner Washington Sundar (4-36) ​did most of the damage in Afghanistan's second innings as the visitors folded for 112. Sharafuddin Ashraf did not bat with ​a quad injury.

Earlier, Afghanistan lost their last ⁠five wickets ‌in the morning session of the third ​day itself ​after resuming their first innings on 113-5.

Rahmat Shah (60) ⁠led their resistance in the first innings with ​a composed knock that included nine fours and ​a six.

Suthar, who had already removed Ashraf caught behind, bowled Rahmat round the legs to complete a five-wicket haul. He also sent back Mohammad Saleem in the same over.

Afghanistan wilted after barely crossing the 150-mark but their openers had to ‌walk out to bat again after India captain Shubman Gill decided to enforce the follow-on.

Seamer Mohammed Siraj ​trapped opener ​Abdul Malik for ⁠eight but Sediqullah Atal (42) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (24) decided to counter-attack.

Kuldeep Yadav (3-30) cut short Gurbaz's run-a-ball knock and Rahmat (13) also threw away his wicket trying to go after spinner Sundar.

Yadav removed Nangeyalia Kharote and Saleem off successive deliveries - both batters fell to rash strokes - to seal India's victory on a frenetic day when 14 Afghan wickets tumbled.