IND vs AFG One-off Test Day 3 Highlights: Manav Suthar, Washington Sundar power India to record-breaking win

It's all smiles in Mullanpur as India lift the trophy. The caravan will now move towards the ODI contest, starting June 13. It will be a three-match affair, with not Virat Kohli and uncertainty around Rohit Sharma. Until then, it's a goodbye. But do stay tuned for updates in the ODI series on our website.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: And deservingly so. The debutant picked up seven wickets in the match, including a six-wicket haul in the first innings and also scored a 41-ball 28 down the order for India.

“It's an unreal feeling. Top of world feeling. When I went in to bat, I felt good slowly after facing a few balls and when I bowled the first over I wanted to stick to similar lenghts and line. I tried to back by stock delivery but I understood that the pitch is slightly slow so had to put in more effort. I felt it was absolutely plumb in the heat of the moment (smiles). Bowling at the same spot is important. Test cricket is about patience so I hope I can be consistent with my bowling,” he said.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: Afghanistan skipper had his say on the game, on the experience of playing against India, and looked at the positives as well amid the defeat. “First of all congrats to India for the win. It was a tough game for us. Our discipline with the ball was not good. Reality is that we don't have enough experience in this format but we learnt a lot from this game. Hopefully we will be able to play under pressure as well. Saleem was part of the team but he got injured in the middle of tours. He made a fantastic comeback. Rahmat was good in the first innings and even Sediq was good in the second innings. Manav bowled stump to stump. That's why we struggled to score,” he said in the post-match chat.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: Speaking to the broadcaster after the win, Sundar opened up on his mindset in the second innings. “Yes, towards the end I sort of wanted to bowl a little wide, but apart from that, I wanted to be as close to the stumps as possible. And obviously get those lengths really right because this wicket is a little slow. And I mean, if you're going to bowl a good length or a little back of length, the batsmen just did have a little bit of time to actually go in the back foot and sort of manoeuvre. So I had to really get lengths really right in this wicket.”

IND vs AFG Live Updates: The win by an innings and 300 runs, however, is not the biggest by a team on Indian soil. It stands second behind West Indies' win by an innings and 336 runs against India in the 1958 Eden Gardens Test. It is also the second-largest win by an Asian team, after Pakistan's innings-and-324-run victory over New Zealand in Lahore in 2002. Overall, it is the tenth-biggest win by an innings in Test cricket, the second biggest in this decade, after New Zealand's win by an innings and 359 runs against Zimbabwe in August, 2025, and the sixth-biggest in the 2000s.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: It was India's biggest-ever Test win, surpassing their 2018 feat in Rajkot, when they beat the West Indies by an innings and 272 runs.

Biggest innings wins for India

Inns & 300 runs vs AFG, Mullanpur, 2026*

Inns & 272 runs vs WI, Rajkot, 2018

Inns & 262 runs vs AFG, Bengaluru, 2018

Inns & 239 runs vs BAN, Mirpur, 2007

Inns & 239 runs vs SL, Nagpur, 2017

IND vs AFG Live Updates: He asked the question in the previous ball, and Nangeyalia Kharote survived, but the reprieve did not last long. He lobbed the next ball towards Manav Suthar as Kuldeep picked his second wicket. Wait..wait! There is another! Kuldeep got another on the next ball as he got Saleem Safi put on the next ball. Ashraf did not come out to bat next, and hence that's that for Afghanistan.

India win by an innings and 300 runs!

IND vs AFG Live Updates: Zia and Kharoti are trying to put up a fight here. India are just three wickets away from a massive win.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: Azmat Omarazai looks to clear the long-on fence. He manages only a top edge and is taken in the deep by Kuldeep Yadav. Afghanistan lose their eighth.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: Appeal and given!!! Manav Suthar strikes!!! Good length ball at the off stump, it went on with the arm. The batter tried to defend it but was beaten for pace. The ball wraps him on the pads, and there is a big appeal for the leg before. The finger is raised. The review has been taken. The ball tracking shows, the decision was correct. Afghainstan lose their sixth. The win for India is now on the horizon.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: So, we are back for the last session. India will look wrap up things by taking the five wickets in this session, while Afghanistan will look to delay the inevitable as long as possible.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: So it is Tea on Day 3. India hold the command over the game. However, on the last delivery of session 2, they have lost their main batter of this innings, Sediqullah Atal. The Afghanistan team is now five down.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: EDGED AND TAKEN!!! Shubman Gill has claimed the catch; however, Hashmat Shahid is not fully convinced. The umpires have gone upstairs. The replays confirm the catch was taken cleanly. So Afghanistan lose one more wicket. They are now four down.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: India have appealed for a leg before. The impact was outside the off stump, but no shot was offered by the batter. India have asked for a review. However, the ball tracking shows the ball was missing stumps, so the decision stands. It is NOT OUT.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: IN THE AIR AND TAKEN!!!!! Rahmat Shah looks to take on Washington Sundar and falls. He was the sense of calm in the first innings, but here he has fallen. Sediqullah Atal seems to be the only resistance for the vistors in this innings.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: IN THE AIR AND TAKEN!!! Kuldeep gets his first wicket of the Test match. He invited Gurbaz to go over long-on and he complied. The ball went in the air and straight into the hands of Krishna in the deep. India get their second wicket.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: Atal and Malik provided a good base for Afghanistan. Gurbaz has come to the crease after Malik's departure and is looking to string together another partnership that keeps Afghanistan going.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: Rahmanullah Gurbaz has walked out into the middle after the fall of the first wicket. He is looking to steady himself in the crease and continue the resistance shown by the two openers.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: Good length delivery at the off and middle stump line. Malik plays it off the back foot but is beaten by the lack of bounce. The ball hits him on the pads, and there is a huge appeal for leg before. The finger has been raised. The batter takes the review. But the decision stands. It is OUT. India get their first one.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: Mohammed Siraj is bowling a great spell here. He is moving the ball, beating the bat often, but still is unable to find the wicket.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: Afghanistan batters are applying themselves better in the second innings. The opening partnership has weathered around 10 overs of the new ball.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: So, Prasidh Krishna completes the second over after lunch. The Afghan batters are looking steadier in this innings. India are yet to strike in this innings. Shubman Gill want his bowlers to get off the mark in the wickets coloumn as soon as possible.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: So, we are back after lunch. Manav Suthar will start the proceedings for India once more. Afghanistan will look to dig deeper here. Elongate this innings and show a lot more resilience if not force India to bat for a second time in the match.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: So, that is Lunch on Day 3 of this one-off Test match. 22.5 overs have been bowled in this session, andfive wickets have fallen. Afghanistan are in their second innings after being asked to follow on. Stay tuned, we will join you soon with the second session of the day.

IND vs AFG Live Updates: DOWN THE TRACK AGAIN AND FOUR!!! Atal is looking to throw Suthar off his rhythm. He is playing good positive cricket here.