Clinical India register big win over Afghanistan in one-off Test

India crushed Afghanistan by an innings and 262 runs on the second day of the one-off Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. After opting to bat, the hosts rode centuries from openers Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay to post 474. In reply, Afghanistan, playing their maiden Test, were skittled out for 109 and 103 inside two sessions on the second day. R Ashwin took a four-wicket haul in the first innings while Ravindra Jadeja finished with the match haul of 6/35.

Updated on: Jun 15, 2018 9:01 PM IST

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India thrashed Afghanistan by an innings and 262 runs on the second day of the one-off Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. (BCCI )

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Resuming the second day at 347/6, India rode on Hardik Pandya’s 71 to post 474. (BCCI )

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In reply, Afghanistan’s batting collapsed against the bowling of the world’s top Test side. They survived just 27.5 overs in the second session. Ishant Sharma took two wickets. (BCCI )

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Umesh Yadav removed Rahmat Shah to complete 100 Test wickets. (BCCI )

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R Ashwin took four wickets as Afghanistan were bowled out for 109 in their first innings. The hosts decided to enforce the follow-on. (BCCI )

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Once again, Afghanistan (Mohammad Shahzad, Javed Ahmadi and Rahmat Shah) lost their top-order cheaply. (BCCI )

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Umesh got the better of Shahzad, Ahmadi and Nabi, while Ishant (not in pic) removed Rahmat. (BCCI )

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Once the top-order was blown away by Umesh and Ishant, Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja made short work of the middle and lower-order. (BCCI )

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Jadeja finished with 4/17 as India won the game in two days. (BCCI )

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This was India’s biggest win in terms of innings in a Test match. (BCCI )