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Resuming Day 2 at an imposing 368\/3, India <\/a><\/strong>pushed their first-innings total to a massive 564\/8 before declaring, completely dominating Afghanistan bowling attack. By Stumps on Sunday, June 7, Afghanistan\u2019s batting line-up crumbled under pressure, ending the day at 113\/5 in 39.5 overs, still trailing India by a mammoth 451 runs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Overnight centurion and skipper Shubman Gill could only add 23 runs to his score before falling for 126 to right-arm quick Mohammad Saleem Safi, who bowled his heart out to finish with impressive figures of 6\/140. Rishabh Pant, who started the day on 50*, missed out on a well-deserved century, dismissed by Afghan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi for 81. After a brief cameo from Dhruv Jurel (19), Washington Sundar anchor-rolled the lower order with a gritty, unbeaten 52. Quickfire contributions from debutant Manav Suthar (28) and Mohammed Siraj (22) allowed India to declare comfortably past the 550-run mark.<\/span><\/p>\n When Afghanistan walked out to bat, the Indian bowling attack struck almost immediately. Pacers Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj set the tone, but it was young left-arm spinner Manav Suthar who ripped through the Afghan top-order on a wearing Mullanpur track. Suthar finished the day with clinical figures of 3\/21 in 15.5 overs. While Rahmat Shah fought a lonely battle with a resilient, unbeaten 43, wickets kept tumbling at the other end.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Shubman Gill, and Rishabh Pant could only add 23, and 31 runs respectively to their overnight tally, it was Washington Sundar<\/strong> <\/a>who shone with the bat on Day 2. The left-hander, coming in to bat at number 7, smashed 52 runs in just 68 balls, with the help of five fours and one six.\u00a0<\/p>\nTop batting performances of the match \u2014\u00a0Washington Sundar\u00a0<\/h3>\n
Best bowling spells \u2014 Manav Suthar\u00a0<\/h3>\n