Updated
Updated · BBC.com · Jun 8
India Crush Afghanistan by Innings and 300 Runs for Record Test Win
Updated
Updated · BBC.com · Jun 8

India Crush Afghanistan by Innings and 300 Runs for Record Test Win

3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 8

Summary

  • Manav Suthar marked his Test debut with 7 wickets as India sealed their biggest-ever win in the format, finishing the one-off match on day three in New Chandigarh.
  • 564-8 declared gave India complete control after centuries from Shubman Gill (126) and KL Rahul (100), leaving Afghanistan chasing the game from the start.
  • 152 in the first innings included Rahmat Shah's 60, but Suthar's 6-33 triggered the follow-on and put Afghanistan under immediate pressure again.
  • 74-1 briefly steadied Afghanistan second time around before they collapsed to 112 all out, with Washington Sundar taking 4-36 and Kuldeep Yadav ending it with two wickets in two balls.
  • 300 runs surpassed India's previous record Test victory margin of an innings and 272 runs against West Indies in Rajkot in 2018.

Insights

Does India's record-breaking victory reveal a worrying competitive imbalance in modern Test cricket?
Will the new Mullanpur stadium, after its spinner-friendly debut, become another impenetrable fortress for Team India?
From net bowler to Test hero, is Manav Suthar the definitive future of India's legendary spin attack?