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Debutant left-arm spinner Manav Suthar marked his accomplishment successful Test cricket with a six-wicket haul arsenic India bundled retired Afghanistan for 152 successful their archetypal innings and enforced the follow-on earlier luncheon connected Day 3 of the one-off Test astatine the PCA Stadium connected Monday (June 8, 2026).
Resuming astatine 113/5 and inactive trailing India’s imposing first-innings full of 564/8 (declared) by 451 runs, Afghanistan needed a important concern from overnight batter Rahmat Shah to debar a implicit collapse. But Suthar’s quality to extract crook from the aboveground ensured India tightened their grip connected the contest.
The greeting began positively for India erstwhile Prasidh Krishna struck successful the 5th implicit of the day. Azmatullah Omarzai, who had faced 10 deliveries without scoring, was bowled attempting a drive, leaving Afghanistan astatine 118/6 and exposing the little order.
Rahmat, however, continued to combat a lone battle. The right-hander became the archetypal Afghanistan batter to registry a Test 50 against India, bringing up the landmark with a bound disconnected Prasidh. Having already go Afghanistan’s archetypal subordinate to transverse 1,000 Test runs connected Day 2, Rahmat erstwhile again showcased his resilience amid the ruins.
He recovered little enactment from Sharafuddin Ashraf, who battled done a disposable quad wounded and added 24 runs for the seventh wicket. The brace frustrated India for a period, with Rahmat unfurling a fewer crisp drives and Ashraf showing commendable determination contempt struggling to tally betwixt the wickets.
Just erstwhile Afghanistan appeared to beryllium stabilising, Suthar returned to interruption the stand. Ashraf, attempting an ambitious slog, edged down to Rishabh Pant, with India successfully overturning the on-field determination done a review. The breakthrough opened the floodgates.
Suthar past produced the infinitesimal of the innings erstwhile helium castled Rahmat for 60 with a beautifully flighted transportation that dipped, turned and crashed into the stumps arsenic the batter attempted a sweep. The wicket brought up the spinner’s maiden five-wicket haul successful Test cricket and efficaciously ended Afghanistan’s resistance.
The debutant was not done yet. He trapped Mohammad Saleem Safi lbw and finished with outstanding figures of 6/33 from 22 overs, becoming lone the 10th Indian and seventh spinner from the state to assertion a five-wicket haul connected Test debut.
Washington Sundar wrapped up the innings erstwhile Ziaur Rahman Sharifi holed retired to Pant, leaving Afghanistan each retired for 152 successful 58.4 overs. Rahmat’s 60 was the lone important people arsenic Afghanistan mislaid their past 5 wickets for conscionable 36 runs.
With a pb of 412 runs, India had small hesitation successful enforcing the follow-on, handing Suthar different accidental to adhd to a memorable show connected debut.
Scoreboard
India 1st Innings: 564/8 declared
Afghanistan 1st Innings: Abdul Malik c Mohammed Siraj b Manav Suthar 16 Sediqullah Atal b Prasidh Krishna 17 Rahmanullah Gurbaz c Sai Sudharsan b Manav Suthar 12 Rahmat Shah b Manav Suthar 60 Hashmatullah Shahidi lbw b Prasidh Krishna 20 Afsar Zazai c & b Manav Suthar 3 Azmatullah Omarzai b Prasidh Krishna 0 Sharafuddin Ashraf c Pant b Manav Suthar 11 Nangeyalia Kharote not retired 4 Mohammad Saleem lbw b Manav Suthar 0 Ziaur Rahman c Pant b Washington Sundar 6 Extras: (nb-2, w-1) 3
Total: 152 each retired successful 58.4 overs
Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-40, 3-62, 4-98, 5-113, 6-118, 7-142, 8-143, 9-143.
India bowling: Mohammed Siraj 9-2-29-0, Prasidh Krishna 11-2-37-3, Manav Suthar 22-10-33-6, Kuldeep Yadav 10-1-32-0, Washington Sundar 6.4-1-21-1
