Here is a look at some key moments of timeline & scorecard of the One-off Test test between India men’s national cricket team and the Afghanistan national cricket team which was played in New Chandigarh in June 2026.
India thump Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs.
India national cricket team vs Afghanistan 2026 match timeline first & only Test June
Day 1 Timeline (Ind 368/3)
India win the toss and elect to bat first.
Debutant Manav Suthar makes his debut.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul are steady and add 41.
Debutant Mohammad Saleem Safi claims his maiden wicket and gets Jaiswal for 24.
Rahul and Sai Sai Sudharsan feature in a second wicket stand of 139.
Safi gets Sudharsan for a magnificent 81.
Rahul and Shubman Gill score sizzling hundreds.
Rishabh Pant remains unbeaten on 50, as the hosts end Day 1 at 368/3.
Day 2 Timeline (Ind 564/8 dec, Afg 113/5) trail by 454 runs
The overnight pair of Gill and Pant add a further 48 runs, before the former departs for a superb 126.
Saleem Safi claims a career best figures of 6/140.
Rishabh Pant narrowly misses out on well deserved hundred
Washington Sundar scores an unbeaten 52 as India declared their first innings at a massive 564/8.
Debutant Suthar claims his maiden Test wicket by claiming Abdul Malik (16), caught by Mohamed Siraj at short leg while attempting a slog sweep.
He later claims wickets of Rahmanullah Gurbaz (12) and Afsar Zazai (3) just at the end of day 2.
Prasidh Krishna the other wicket-taker for India with figures of 2/27.
Rahmat Shah batting on 43 not out as Afghanistan finish at reached 113 for 5 at the end of day 2, still trailing by 451 runs.
Day 3 Timeline (Ind 564/8 dec, Afg 152 & 112) win by an innings and 300 runs.
Debutant Suthar claims figures of 6/33, as Afghanistan are bundled out for 152, with an overall lead of 412.
Rahmat Shah only batter to cross fifty.
Following on, Sediqullah Atal and Abdul Malik are solid and add 42.
Mohammed Siraj traps Abdul for 8.
Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav pick 7 wickets between them, as the visitors slump from 74/2 to 112 all out.
India win by an innings and 300 runs.
Player of the match- Manav Suthar 6/33
