IND vs AFG Ball by Ball Commentary

OUT! CAUGHT! India have won this one-off Test by an innings and 300 runs. Wrong 'un first up for Mohammad Saleem, around his pads, Saleem looks for the big slog but ends up getting a leading edge towards the covers region. Sai Sudharsan moves to his right from cover-point and takes it nice and easy. India took under 7 overs after Tea to take 4 wickets, and with Sharafuddin Ashraf not fit enough to bat, that's that from this Test.

OUT! CAUGHT! Gone this time. Kuldeep drops it shorter, outside off. Kharote makes room for the cut but ends up spooning it tamely towards backward point. Manav Suthar moves to his left and gobbles it up. Wicket number 2 for Kuldeep Yadav and the end is near for Afghanistan.

Bump ball! Googly by Kuldeep, fuller and around off. Kharote brings out the reverse, and it is squeezed out to second slip, where Yashasvi Jaiswal takes a sharp grab to his left. Jaiswal appeals, and the umpire raises his finger. Kharote takes the review, and the replays show that the ball bounced off the turf before going towards second slip. The on-field decision has been reversed.

Outside the off stump, on a length. Kharote walks across and attempts the sweep but misses and wears it on the pads.

A big swing and a miss! Loopy ball, full and wide on off, Nangeyalia Kharote swings for the hills but connects with thin air.

Fired in, full and on off. Ziaur Rahman hangs deep in the crease and winds up. He uses his bottom hand to thump it to long off but does not take the single.

Keeps it full, outside off. Rahman pats it down on the off side.

Tossed up, on the off stump. Rahman covers the line and keeps it out.

Wide on off, on the fuller side. Ziaur reaches out for the block but is beaten past the outside edge.

Slower and shorter, on off. Rahman stabs it down from the crease.

Beaten! Drifting away a touch, on a good length, around the off stump. Rahman pokes at it and is beaten.

Beaten! A bit short, outside off, Nangeyalia gives himself room again to force it away but misses as the ball turns away.

Oh, that popped up! It is the googly from Kuldeep, on a nagging length, around off. Kharote hops back for the cut but the ball spins back and kicks up to catch him on the glove before dropping to the ground.

Spinning away, on a good length. Nangeyalia Kharote lets it be.

Shorter and turning away, wide on off. Nangeyalia reaches out and punches it well. Yashasvi Jaiswal at silly point takes a bit of blow before the ball deflects to cover.

SIX! High and long enough. Kuldeep bowls a flighted delivery, on off. Kharote clears the front leg and swings through to go back over the bowler's head. Not quite from the middle of the bat but enough to clear the fence.

Drops it short, outside off. Kharote cuts it to point.

Beaten! This keeps straight, on a good length, outside off. Rahman hangs back out to play for the turn but is beaten on the outside edge.

Slower but the length stays full, on off, Rahman defends it watchfully.

Looped up, on off. Ziaur Rahman has a big heave across the line. Hacks it off the inner half to mid-wicket.

Turning back a bit, on a length, on off. Rahman blocks it off.

Full and on the off stump. This is driven to cover.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Azmatullah Omarzai takes the aerial route, but it does not come off for him. Sundar offers flight, full and on off, Omarzai collapses his back knee and gets his hands out in front. He swings to launch it down the ground. It comes off the toe end of the blade, and Azmatullah gets the height but not the distance. For a moment, Kuldeep Yadav at the long on fence thought that the ball was going over him, but he eventually ran in and managed to settle under the skier to take the catch.

Fractionally short and turning back in from over the wicket, on off. Nangeyalia Kharote hangs back to defend.

OUT! LBW! A celebrappeal from Manav Suthar and the finger is raised. This looks pretty straight and Afsar Zazai knows it but he still goes for the review, more in hope than anything else. It is the arm ball from Suthar, on a length from around the wicket, on middle. Afsar plays for the non-existent turn and is beaten on the inside edge. Gets hit on the front pad right in front of the stumps. There is no bat, confirmed by the UltraEdge, and Ball Tracking comes up as three reds with the ball crashing into the middle pole. Afghanistan are now 106/6, trailing by 306 runs.

Drops it short, on off, Zazai punches it off the back foot but straight to the cover fielder.

Misfield! Floated up, on middle and leg. Afsar Zazai pushes it to mid on, where Mohammed Siraj charges in to cut down the single. He tries to pick the ball up with one hand but lets it through and that allows the batters to take the second run.

On the shorter side, on the off stump. Zazai stabs it down by rocking back.

Turning away from the off stump. Afsar strides out in front with a straight bat but the ball spins away to beat the bat .

A bit of away drift, full and on off, that is defended solidly off the front foot.

Full and outside off, Afsar guides it behind point and turns the strike over.

Oh, that could have been trouble for Omarzai. Slower through the air, full and on off. Omarzai reaches out for the drive but miscues it off the inner half to short leg. Dhruv Jurel stays low and moves to his left. He picks the ball up and spots Azmatullah being out of the crease. He flicks it towards the stumps at the batting end. Omarzai was scrambling to get back and would have been out had the throw hit. Single taken as the ball goes behind on the off side.

Keeps it full, on off, Zazai steps out and whips it to long on for a single.

Full and quick, on off. Azmatullah knocks it to long off for a single.

'Catch it' is the call but Omarzai clears the fielder. Flighted up, full and around off. Azmatullah reaches out and swings at it. Drags it off the inner half but it goes over mid on for a couple of runs. The 100 is up for Afghanistan.

Suthar starts the third session with a maiden. Gives it a bit of air, full and around off. Zazai lunges to defend it off.

Pushed through, full and on middle. Kept out watchfully by Afsar Zazai.

Serves it on a length, on the off stump, Zazai gets behind the line for the block.

Slows it down now, fuller and on off. Afsar gets forward to smother the spin.

Drags the length back a bit, on the off stump. Zazai stabs it down.

Starts with a full ball, drifting in, on middle and leg. Afsar Zazai is solid in defence.

OUT! TAKEN! What have you done, Sediq? That will be the cry from the Afghan fans. Field up, and he could not resist himself on the last ball of the session. Tossed up by Sundar, not that full to hit through the line, on middle. Sediqullah Atal gives himself a bit of room and swings through the line to go down the ground with a straight bat. He fails to get to the pitch of the ball, and there is just enough away turn to catch the outer half of the blade. It balloons towards backward point, where Prasidh Krishna takes a dolly. Atal stands there in disbelief before starting to make the long walk back. Afghanistan are now 98/5, trailing by 314 runs in their second effort.

A prolonged appeal for LBW! Nothing doing, says the umpire. Flatter and shorter, around off. Sediqullah Atal hops back to make the leave. Gets rapped on the pads but the ball is not darting in enough to hit the stumps.

Back to around the wicket, slower through the air, tossed up, on off. Sediqullah Atal lunges for the block.

Across the batter again, no turn. Atal is solid in defence.

From over the wicket now, across off, on a length. Atal dead bats it.

Sliding on, very full, on middle. Sediqullah Atal squeezes it out.

Drifting in, on middle and leg. Zazai pushes it back to the bowler.

A bit slower and on a good length, on middle. This is solidly defended by Afsar.

Goes past the bat! At 88.1 kph, full and on the off pole. Afsar Zazai gets on the front foot but the ball lands and rips past the outside edge.

Full and quick, on off, Atal brings out the reverse and plays it down to deep backward point. They cross.

Tosses it up now, fuller and on off. Sediqullah Atal reaches out to smother the spin.

Short and on middle from over the wicket. Atal taps it to the left of the bowler from the crease.

Pushed through, very full, on off. Afsar Zazai digs it out.

A confident shout for LBW, but turned down. Washington Sundar is pretty convinced, and he runs up to the skipper to plead his case. Shubman Gill also has a word with Rishabh Pant before sending this upstairs. Spinning back in and the length is pulled back a bit, on a length, on off. Zazai gets a good stride in for the block but fails to smother the spin. It turns back to go past the inside edge and hits the batter on the back thigh. No bat involved, but the Ball Tracking has the ball bouncing over the stumps. India have now only one review left.

FOUR! Afsar Zazai is up and running. Tossed up, on off, Zazai shimmies downs the track and lofts it to the right of mid off for a boundary to get going.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! A good, low grab by the Indian skipper to send his Afghan counterpart back in the hut. From around the wicket, flat and short, around the off stump. Hashmatullah Shahidi has a poke at the ball from the crease. The ball spins away a bit to catch the outside edge. It dies on Shubman Gill at first slip, who manages to get low quickly and gets his hands out in front to take the catch. The third umpire is summoned for a check. The replays confirm that the catch has been taken cleanly with Gill ensuring that he got his hands under the ball. Afghanistan are 4 down for 93 in their second effort, trailing by 319 runs.

Fuller and angled in, on middle. Hashmatullah Shahidi pushes it to the left of the bowler.

Short and on middle. Hashmatullah Shahidi hurriedly drops his ba down on the ball.

Fine stop! Fuller and on off, Hashmatullah Shahidi drives it wide of cover. Nitish Kumar Reddy dives to his right and makes the stop.

What has happened here? Shubman Gill has gone for the review with a second left on the timer. A couple of things to be looked at here. The two umpires get together to ask the Indians what the review is for because the ball had got stuck somewhere in the body before the silly point fielder went up to the batter to grab hold of the ball. Kuldeep drops it short, it is the googly that spins back in sharply, on off. Hashmatullah Shahidi lets it go, expecting the ball to turn away from him. It turns back a long way to catch Shahidi on the forearm. The Ball Tracking shows that the ball would have gone over the stumps. India lose their 1st review.

Very full, on off. Hashmatullah Shahidi squeezes it out to the right of the bowler.

Beaten! Looped up, full and outside off. Hashmatullah goes hard on the drive but is beaten by the turn.

Drags the length back now, on middle. Shahidi pushes at the ball with slightly hard hands. It drops away from the silly point fielder to his left.

FOUR! Hashmatullah Shahidi is off the mark. Flighted up in line with the off stump. Shahidi gets down on a knee and rolls his wrists over the ball to sweep it through square leg for a boundary.

Stays on the shorter side, over off. Atal jabs it to mid-wicket.

Shorter and on off. Sediqullah Atal hangs back to keep it out.

At the sticks, on a length, that is defended solidly off the front foot.

Oh, risky option taken by Atal. Darted in full by Sundar, on off and middle. Sediqullah steps inside the line for the fine sweep. He takes it on the full and plays it to short fine leg.

Pushed through quicker, on off. Atal blocks it off.

An absolute beauty! Drifting in from around the wicket, landing on a length, on off. Sediqullah Atal presses forward but the ball lands and straightens to go past the outside edge with a bit of extra bounce.

Floated up there, on middle. Hashmatullah Shahidi smothers the spin by getting forward.

Fuller and attacking the front pad. Atal lunges for the block. The ball goes away off the inside edge, past short leg for a single.

Half a shout for caught behind but turned down. The appeal dies down quickly. Googly from Kuldeep, shorter and turning down leg. Atal misses out on the tickle and it is gathered well by Rishabh Pant by moving to his right.

Spins away again, on a nagging length. Sediqullah lets it be.

Turning away, on a good length, Sediqullah Atal makes the leave.

Around the pads, full in length. Sediqullah Atal tucks it on the leg side.

OUT! CAUGHT! Rahmat Shah holes out and India have a big wicket. Sundar offers flight, full and on off. Rahmat Shah dances down the track, looking to go down the ground. Manav Suthar at mid off is three-quarters of the way in off the ropes. Shah ends up getting too close to the pitch of the ball, and it comes off the toe end of the blade. It goes flat to mid off, where Suthar takes the catch to his left. Afghanistan are now 3 down for 87 while following on, and the deficit is 325 runs.

Around off, on a good length, Shah guides it to point.

Slightly short, on off. Rahmat presses back but is early into the cut. Chops it down to point.

Shorter and on off. Rahmat rocks back and cuts it through cover-point for a couple of runs.

A bit short, it stays low, outside off. Shah stabs it down.

Drifting away, on a length, outside off. Rahmat Shah makes the leave.

Offers flight, full and on off, firmly driven to cover.

Bowled at 82 kph, full and on the off stump. Sediqullah Atal defends with the bat close to the front pad.

Shorter and flatter, on off, Shah cuts it late to the left of backward point. They cross.

Across off, Shah drives this full ball to cover.

Pops up in the air! On a good length, on middle. Rahmat Shah gets on the front foot for the block. Gets an inside edge onto the pads but the ball drops beside the strip on the leg side, away from the short leg fielder.

Turning back in, on off. Rahmat presses forward to smother the spin.

Just outside the off stump, on a length. Sediqullah Atal covers the line and stabs it down.

Slower but keeps it full, on middle. Sediqullah Atal leans forward to defend.

Full and fired in, on middle. Shah drops it with soft hands in front of point and hurries to the other end. Mohammed Siraj swoops in but fails to pick the ball cleanly, allowing both batters to get home.

From around the wicket, pushed across the batter. Rahmat punches it to cover.

SIX! Nice use of the feet. Sundar gives the ball a bit of air, full and on middle. Rahmat Shah dances down the track and goes with the turn. He launches it over wide mid on for a six.

Full and a bit of turn, on the off stump. Rahmat Shah blocks it out watchfully.

Shorter and on off, turning away from the left-hander. Sediqullah Atal hangs back and lets it pass.

This spins away, full and on off. Atal lunges to smother the spin.

Serves the googly, full and attacking the front pad. Atal picks it form the hand and blocks it off.

Shorter and turning down leg, Shah glances it past short fine leg. Manav Suthar hunts it down and prevents the boundary. Rahmat is off the mark with three runs.

Tosses it up, on off. Rahmat drives this full ball to cover.

OUT! CAUGHT! One shot too many from Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and he stands there in disbelief. Kuldeep Yadav has his first wicket of the game. Flighted delivery, full and around the off stump. Gurbaz spots the ball above his eyeline, and he goes for the lofted hit down the ground. He takes on the long on fielder but the ball spins back to catch the inner half of the blade. It goes flat and straight down the throat of long on, where Prasidh Krishna bends and takes the catch around his midriff. Afghanistan are now 74/2, trailing by 338 runs.

Gives the ball a bit of air, full and drifting in, on middle. Sediqullah is solid in defence.

Off-break, full and on off. Atal defends with the bat close to the front pad.

Slows it down but the length stays full, on middle. Rahmanullah clips it through mid-wicket and turns the strike over.

Full and quick, on off. Gurbaz reaches out and defends.

A bit fuller, on off, Rahmanullah angles it to backward point.

Nearly sneaked through! This comes on with the arm, on a nagging length, on middle. Sediqullah Atal rocks back for the block but the ball keeps a bit low and catches the inside edge before racing down to deep fine leg. The sub fielder, Nitish Kumar Reddy goes after it and hauls it in. Three runs taken.

SIX! Clean strike! Googly from Kuldeep and the length is pulled back, on middle. Rahmanullah Gurbaz picks it from the hand and clears his front leg to pump it over long on for a biggie. Afghanistan trail by 342 runs.

Around off, very full, Gurbaz jams it out.

FOUR! Just wide. Loopy ball, floated up there, on off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes hard on the drive and can't keep it on the ground. The sub fielder, Harsh Dubey dives full-stretch to his right at cover, but the ball evades him and races away.

Not in complete control but safe. Tossed up, full and wide on off. Gurbaz extends his hands, looking to go inside out. Slices it off the outer half over cover for a couple of runs.

NO BALL! Keeps it full, on off. Atal strides forward and knocks it to the right of mid off for a single. Kuldeep has overstepped.

Looped up, fuller and on middle. Atal digs it out.

This keeps low. Starts on the shorter side, spinning away, outside off. Atal reaches out and punches it to cover.

Flighted, around off, Sediqullah Atal jumps down the ground and drives this to long off for a single. Kuldeep Yadav was well in from the fence and he charges on the ball, fields it and hits the stumps with a direct hit towards the bowler's end. Atal was well inside the crease as the ball struck the stumps.

Tossed up, wide of off, Atal leaves it.

Full and around off, Sediqullah Atal dead bats it.

Floated around off, Gurbaz pushes this down the ground to long on for one. This came off the inside half of RG's bat.

FOUR! A juicy half-volley, around off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz strides close to the pitch of the ball and smashes this grounded through the mid off region for a crisp boundary.

Fuller on off, Sediqullah Atal tucks this through mid-wicket for one. The 50 is up for Afghanistan, and the deficit is 362 runs.

Back of a length, around off, Rahmanullah dabs this gently back to first slip.

Good length, onto the pads, Gurbaz tucks this to the mid-wicket region.

Siraj hits the good length area, bowls it around off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz defends this off his front foot.

Back of a length, on off, Gurbaz keeps it out.

Good length, on off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz presses onto his front foot and defends this off one.

Hard length, around off, RG defends this off his front foot.

Around that nagging length, on off, top-spinner from Sundar. Sediqullah Atal gets right on top of the bounce and blocks this out.

Pushed through, wide of off, Gurbaz dabs this to the left of Siraj at backward point for one.

Tossed up, around off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz blocks this off his front foot.

Quicker one, on the pads, Gurbaz blocks this around short leg.

Flat and short, around off, Rahmanullah Gurbaz dabs this to point.

FOUR! Fuller on the pads, Rahmanullah Gurbaz brings out the reverse sweep and plays this in the gap through the point region for a boundary.

NO BALL! Starts with a full ball, around off, Gurbaz blocks this off his front foot. The siren goes around signalling that Sundar has overstepped.

Full and wide outside the off stump. Sediqullah Atal shoulders arms.

Back of a length, on off, Atal defends this one solidly.

Hard length, on off, Atal jams this off his front foot.

Good length, going down the leg side. Rahmanullah Gurbaz flicks this through square leg for a single.

Slower one, back of a length, around off. Rahmanullah Gurbaz steps down the track and blocks this out.

OUT! LBW! Trapped plumb in front of the stumps here is Abdul. Siraj steams in from over the stumps, bowls it on a good length, tailing it back into the batter on middle and leg. Abdul Malik looks to flick through mid-wicket but misses and gets rapped on the front pad. A loud appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Abdul takes the review, more in hope than in expectation. Three reds on the Ball Tracking backs the on-field decision of OUT. Afghanistan are 42 for 1, trailing by 370 runs.

Quicker one, turning back into the batter off a good length. Sediqullah Atal takes a long step out in front and goes for the block but misses and gets hit around his abdomen.

FOUR! Atal is trying to unsettle Manav off his line and length here. Tossed up, around off, Sediqullah Atal brings out the reverse sweep and plays this along the ground through the backward point region for four runs.

Much slower, full and around off. Sediqullah Atal rocks back inside his crease and gets an inside edge that deflects off his pads and falls well short of Sai Sudharsan at short leg.

Fired into the batter, on middle and off. Abdul Malik blocks this off the inside portion of the bat beside the strip on the leg side for one.

Shorter, around off, turning away from the batter. Abdul Malik goes deep inside the crease and looks to defend but gets beaten.

Fuller on off, Abdul Malik keeps it out off his back foot.

Back of a length, around off, Sediqullah Atal punches this off his back foot through covers for two.

FOUR! Another streaky boundary for Atal and a morale victory for the bowler. Good length, around off, Sediqullah Atal plays this late, offers an angled bat face and dabs this with soft hands. The ball goes through the gully region for a boundary.

Another excellent delivery from Mohammed Siraj. Right in the channel, on a good length, around off, straightening after pitching. Atal plays within the line and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Back of a length, around off, Sediqullah Atal plays at it with soft hands, dabs this to second slip on the half-volley.

Siraj continues to trouble Atal. From around the wicket, angled in before holding its line, on a good length, on the off stump. Sediqullah Atal pushes out in front with a straight bat but is beaten all ends up.

Good length, around off, Sediqullah Atal keeps it out.

Quicker one, on off, Abdul Malik defends this off his back foot.

Tossed up, around off, Malik keeps it out off his front foot.

DROPPED​! A tough chance, but a chance nonetheless. Abdul Malik gets a life as Pant drops him on 5. Flighted, wide outside off, Abdul Malik goes for a flash off his front foot. The ball takes an outside edge of Abdul's bat, and the ball goes to the right of the keeper. Pant goes for the catch but could only manage fingertips on it. The ball then goes past the right of KL Rahul at first slip, who was initially moving to his left but had to adjust and couldn't lay a hand on it. Two runs taken as Siraj cuts it off around the third man fence.

Fuller on off, Abdul Malik keeps it out.

Tossed up, on off, Abdul Malik defends this off his front foot.

Fired around off, Abdul Malik pokes at it but bails out in time.

Good length, on the pads, Sediqullah Atal pushes this to short mid-wicket.

A genuine outside edge here, but the ball lands short of KL Rahul at first slip. On a length, around off, Sediqullah tries to press forward for the block. The ball cuts away from the batter and catches an outside edge that lands well short of Rahul.

Full and wide outside off, Sediqullah Atal shoulders his arms at it.

Right in the channel, good length, around off. This was angling into the batter but it moves away after landing. Atal looks to defend it but gets beaten.

FOUR! Edged and the ball has raced to the fence for four. Pitched-up delivery, around off, Sediqullah Atal goes after it with a drive. Gets an outside edge and the ball beats the second slip fielder to his left before going away to the third man fence for four.

Siraj comes around the stumps, bowls it full and around off, the ball nips a hint away from the batter as well. Sediqullah Atal looks to block this off his front foot but gets beaten on his outside edge.

Floated around the off stump. Abdul Malik blocks this to silly point.

Fired fuller on off, Abdul Malik defends this out.

A tad quicker and fuller as well, around off. Abdul Malik prods onto his front foot to block this but gets an outside edge that races past Siraj at short third for a couple of runs.

Tossed up, on middle and leg, Abdul Malik takes a few steps down the track and pushes this to mid on again.

Fuller on the pads, Abdul Malik flicks this down to mid on.

Manav bowls this on a nagging length, in the line of the stumps and turning away from the batter. Abdul Malik pokes at it but gets beaten.

On a length, around off, Abdul dabs this watchfully towards the left of point for a single.

In the channel, on a good length. Abdul Malik shoulders his arms at it.

A tad full on this occasion, around the pads. Abdul Malik pushes this to mid on.

Hard length, around off, Atal gently pushes this towards point. Manav Suthar misfields it and the batters take one.

Prasidh Krishna goes full and on middle and leg, Atal pushes this to mid on.

Good length, around off, Sediqullah Atal blocks this off his back foot towards backward point.

Another one where Manav gives it a lot of air, bowls it a tad full and on off. Abdul Malik dabs this to the left of Mohammed Siraj at backward point.

Flighted, around off, Abdul Malik pushes this to the left of point.

Quicker, flatter and fuller, on middle and leg, Abdul Malik blocks this off his front foot.

Much fuller, tossed up, around off, Abdul pats this back to the bowler for a dot.

Quicker one, around off, Abdul Malik defends this underneath his eyeline.

Floated around off, Abdul Malik rocks back and blocks this back to the bowler.

Hard length, on middle and leg, Sediqullah Atal pushes this to mid on.

Good length, wide outside off, Atal shoulders his arms at it.

Full and wide of off, Sediqullah Atal steps close to the pitch of the ball and leaves it.

Back of a length, around off, Atal punches this through the covers region for a couple.

Good length, around off, Atal blocks this off his front foot.

Hard length, on top of off, Sediqullah Atal gets behind the line of the ball and blocks this out.

Fuller around middle and off, Abdul Malik gets right on top of the bounce and keeps it out.

Tossed up, around off, Abdul Malik defends this off his front foot.

Quicker one, around off, Abdul Malik presses onto the front foot and blocks this back to the bowler.

Fuller around off, Atal punches this past the left of he bowler for a single down to long on.

Manav comes around the stumps, bowls it full and on middle and leg, Atal rocks back again and keeps it out.

Manav starts the afternoon session with a length delivery, in line with the stumps. Sediqullah Atal rocks deep inside the crease and tucks this to short leg.

Floated on off, Abdul Malik blocks this off his front foot. That will be LUNCH on Day 3.

Tossed up, on middle and leg, Malik flicks this to mid-wicket.

Fuller around off, Abdul Malik pushes this to mid off.

Full and on the pads, Abdul Malik clips this to short fine leg.

Wrong'un around off, Abdul rocks back and keeps it out.

Tossed up, down the leg side, Abdul Malik tucks this to backward square leg.

Pushed through around off, Sediqullah Atal keeps it out.

FOUR! A brilliant lofted stroke by Atal for four. Flighted, around off, turning back into the batter, Atal jumps close to the pitch of the ball and lofts this over mid off for four. Atal's bat did tilt in his hands at the time of contact with the ball, but he had enough power to clear the fielder.

Tossed up, around off, Manav drives this to covers.

Much slower, and fuller, around off, turning back into the southpaw. Atal goes for the front foot block but misses and gets hit on the abdomen.

Quicker one, on middle and off, Sediqullah Atal rocks back inside the crease and tucks this to deep mid-wicket for two.

SIX! Maybe the Afghanistan batters have decided not to let Manav Suthar settle into his rhythm. Tossed up, around off, Sediqullah Atal shimmies down the track and swings through the line. Hits this a long way back over the sight screen for a biggie.

Full and on the pads, Abdul Malik flicks this through the right of Mohammed Siraj at mid on. Siraj chases this, puts in a dive to his right and fields this. A couple taken by the batters.

Back of a length, around off, Abdul Malik gets behind the line and keeps it out.

Hard length, wide of off, Abdul Malik plays within the line and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Right in the channel, on a good length, around off, Abdul Malik pokes at it away from his body but gets beaten on the outside.

Good length, around off, Abdul Malik leaves it as well.

Full and wide of off, Abdul Malik leaves it all alone.

Pushes it through now, on a length, on middle. Sediqullah Atal stabs it down by getting forward.

FOUR! Gets it away! Floated up, fuller and turning in, on middle. Sediqullah Atal gets down on a knee and has a slog with the turn. It comes off the inner half and goes wide of backward square leg for a boundary.

Flat and short, on middle. Sediqullah Atal rocks back to defend.

Turning back into the pads, on a good length. Atal nudges it to square leg.

A tough chance, but standing in close, you have got to take these. Quicker one, on the pads, Sediqullah Atal blocks this one. Atal couldn't keep this down, and the ball goes close to the right of Sai Sudharsan at short leg. Sai leans low and tries to catch this one, but he couldn't grab hold of it.

Appeal for LBW on the very first delivery, but the umpire turns the appeal down. Quicker one, around off, Sediqullah Atal prods onto his front foot and looks to block, but misses out and the ball clips Atal high on his back thigh and rolls towards first slip. Suthar was keen on sending this upstairs, but Shubman Gill opted against it after consultation with KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant. A wise decision not to send this upstairs, as the impact was outside the line.