India vs Afghanistan, LIVE cricket score, Only Test, Day 2 at Bengaluru, Latest updates: India have dismissed Afghanistan twice in two sessions and beat them by an innings and 262 runs. It is as comprehensive as it gets. Jadeja missed his fifer but he won’t mind this has been an outstanding collective effort from the bowlers. Day 1 Report: Debutants Afghanistan clawed back with five wickets in the final session to spoil India’s run feast, built on rollicking centuries from openers Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay as the hosts reached 347/6 at stumps on the opening day of the one-off Test on Thursday. All-rounders Hardik Pandya (10 not out) and Ravichandran Ashwin (7 not out) survived a few scares before heading back when the umpires dislodged the bails for the day, affected by two rain interruptions at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. While India ruled the roost in most parts of the three sessions, Afghanistan had their moments in the second and final session with the wickets of Dhawan (107), and the quick dismissals of Vijay (105) and KL Rahul (54) off consecutive overs. Troubled by two rain breaks during which Vijay found himself stuck in the 90s, the Tamil Nadu opener kept his composure to notch up his 12th Test hundred in the final session. [caption id=“attachment_4510105” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
Indian captain Ajinkya Rahane (R) and Afghanistan skipper Asghar Stanikzai. Sportzpics[/caption] Vijay hit pacer Wafadar for a four over point to bring up his ton and together with Rahul, who by then had registered his half-century, forged a valuable 112-run stand for the second wicket. With his 12th Test ton, Vijay also became the batsman with most first innings centuries without one in the second innings. But soon after reaching his century off 143 deliveries, Vijay found himself trapped leg before by Wafadar even as the review did not help his cause. The visitors struck in the very next over when pacer Yamin Ahmadzai induced a faint inside edge off Rahul which uprooted his off-stick, and as a result brought Pujara and Rahane together. Rahane survived a caught behind decision early in his innings before being saved by a review but failed to make the most of the opportunity as Rashid Khan caught him plumb in front after two frustrating sessions. Rashid could have immediately got his second Test wicket in the form of the dangerous Pujara, who on 30 was dropped at first slip by Mohammed Nabi. But Nabi soon rectified the mistake with a superb catch at leg slip to pack back the Saurashtra batsman off the 17-year-old spinner Mujeeb. India immediately lost another wicket when stumper Dinesh Karthik (4) departed off an unnecessary run-out with the scoreboard at 334/6. Thereafter, Ashwin and Pandya joined forces and the duo played out the rest of the day cautiously. Earlier, opting to bat after winning the toss, India got off to a breezy start with Dhawan smashing a quickfire century to pile up 158/0 at lunch in the lop-sided opening session. Dhawan looked in sublime touch right from the start, punishing the pace duo of Ahmadzai and Wafadar for glorious boundaries before taking his Sunrisers Hyderabad teammate Rashid to the cleaners. Dhawan looked unstoppable and got to his seventh Test ton in a mere 87 balls even as the Afghan spin trio of Nabi, Rashid and Mujeeb seemed all at sea with this format. For the Afghans, Ahmadzai was the pick of the bowlers with a couple of wickets while Wafadar, Rashid and Mujeeb contributed with one wicket apiece. With inputs from IANS
Highlights, India vs Afghanistan, Only Test, Day 2 at Bengaluru, Full Cricket Scorecard: Hosts defeat Afghans by an innings and 262 runs
India have dismissed Afghanistan twice in two sessions and beat them by an innings and 262 runs. It is as comprehensive as it gets. Jadeja missed his fifer but he won’t mind this has been an outstanding collective effort from the bowlers.
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Our correspondent Shubham Pandey analyses India’s comprehensive win over Afghanistan from Bengaluru.
Most wickets fell in a day’s play:
27 – England v Australia, Lord’s, 1888 (Day 2)
25 – Australia v England, Melbourne, 1902 (Day 1)
24 – England v Australia, Oval, 1896 (Day 2)
24 – India v Afghanistan, Bangalore, 2018 (Day 2)*
Shikhar Dhawan is the Man of the Match.
Shikhar Dhawan, Man of the Match: Really happy about the way I have been playing. It’s good that we finished the match early because we will feel more fresh before going to Ireland. It was a damp pitch. Of course the ball was doing a bit but I was clear in my mind as to what I wanted to do. Feels special to have scored a hundred before lunch. First of all, I would like to congratulate them because they have reached here. I would like to wish them Eid Mubarak because it is a special day for them. And if cricket is growing, we can’t ask for any more. I would like to thank the audience who have come and supported Test cricket.
Least runs conceded by India to win a Test match: (Extras excluded)
207 v Afghanistan, Bangalore, 2018
218 v England, Leeds, 1986
222 v New Zealand, Auckland, 1968
Lowest totals at Bangalore in Tests:
103 – Afghanistan v India, 2018*
109 – Afghanistan v India, 2018*
112 – Australia v India, 2017
Least balls bowled by India to win a Test:
399 v Afghanistan, Bangalore, 2018*
554 v Australia, Mumbai, 2004
569 v Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2007
Biggest wins for India in Tests:
Innings & 262 runs v Afghanistan, Bangalore, 2018*
Innings & 239 runs v Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2007
Innings & 239 runs v Sri Lanka, Nagpur, 2017
Teams to be dismissed twice in a day:
India v England, Manchester, 1952 (Day – 3)
Zimbabwe v New Zealand, Harare, 2005/06 (Day – 2)
Zimbabwe v New Zealand, Napier, 2011/12 (Day – 2)
AFGHANISTAN v INDIA, Bangalore, 2018 (Day – 2)*
OUT! Ashwin bowls a off break and Mujeeb left it all alone only to see the ball crash onto his stumps.
Wafadar b Ashwin 0(7)
After 38 overs,Afghanistan 102/9 ( Hashmatullah Shahidi 35 , Wafadar 0)
Jadeja almost has his fifth wicket but the ball beats Wafadar’s outside edge marginally… India’s wait for a win and Jadeja’s fifer continues.
After 37 overs,Afghanistan 102/9 ( Hashmatullah Shahidi 35 , Wafadar 0)
Shahidi continues to fight a lone battle. He is batting on 35 off 85. Can he see them through to stumps?
After 36 overs,Afghanistan 98/9 ( Hashmatullah Shahidi 31 , )
Jadeja has his fourth wicket. Can he have a fifer? This is the only interesting thing left in the match…
OUT! India one wicket away from an innings win. Mujeeb’s patience runs out and he hammers one straight into the hands of Umesh Yadav at mid on.
Mujeeb c U Yadav b Jadeja 3(8)
After 35 overs,Afghanistan 96/8 ( Hashmatullah Shahidi 30 , Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2)
Ishant Sharma bowled a couple of ‘hit me’ balls and Shahidi cashed in on both of them. Eight came in the over.
After 34 overs,Afghanistan 88/8 ( Hashmatullah Shahidi 22 , Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2)
Jadeja concedes only run in the over. His performance in this innings so far has been great: 7-2-15-3.
After 33 overs,Afghanistan 87/8 ( Hashmatullah Shahidi 21 , Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2)
A terrific over from Ishan Sharma. Beautifully set up Ahmadzai to send him back to the hut.
OUT! Ishant bowled short balls, followed it up with a full delivery and then delivered the knockout blow: the yorker. Ahmadzai misses the line and the ball disturbs the furniture.
Ahmadzai b Ishant 1(15)
After 32 overs,Afghanistan 85/7 ( Hashmatullah Shahidi 21 , Yamin Ahmadzai 1)
Jadeja keeps Afghainstan under pressure with his dot balls and frugal overs. Two came in the over.
After 31 overs,Afghanistan 83/7 ( Hashmatullah Shahidi 20 , Yamin Ahmadzai 0)
Ishant Sharma comes back into the attack and bowls a maiden. Afghanistan are hanging in there…
After 30 overs,Afghanistan 82/7 ( Hashmatullah Shahidi 20 , Yamin Ahmadzai 0)
Jadeja takes a wicket and bowls a maiden. We have seen this before, haven’t we? India three wickets away from the victory.
OUT! Jadeja strikes once again. Keeps it full and fast, around off and Rashid tries to cut it and chops it on.
Rashid Khan b Jadeja 12(9)
After 29 overs,Afghanistan 82/6 ( Hashmatullah Shahidi 20 , Rashid Khan 12)
Shahidi and Rashid have started milking singles.
Ashwin’s 10th over: 1, 0, 2, 1, 1, 0.
After 28 overs,Afghanistan 77/6 ( Hashmatullah Shahidi 17 , Rashid Khan 10)
Rashid Khan is not giving up on scoring opportunities. Collects two 3s in Jadeja’s 4th over.
After 27 overs,Afghanistan 70/6 ( Hashmatullah Shahidi 16 , Rashid Khan 4)
Ashwin continues to lure batsman into playing drives and Shahidi keeps playing those. Has been successful so far…
After 26 overs,Afghanistan 66/6 ( Hashmatullah Shahidi 12 , Rashid Khan 4)
One leads to two and Afghanistan have lost two wickets in three overs. Can India bowl them out today itself?
OUT! Jadeja with his favourite line and length. Bowls it fast and keeps it around off, Zazai lunges forward to defend but the ball turns away and hits the top of the off stump.
Zazai b Jadeja 1(9)