June 6 (Reuters) - KL ⁠Rahul rode a stroke of luck on his ⁠way to 37 as India reached 96 for ‌one at lunch on the opening day of their one-off test against Afghanistan in New Chandigarh on Saturday.

• Opting to bat after ​winning the toss, India's openers had ⁠a slightly nervy ⁠start to the innings.

• Rahul was handed a major reprieve ⁠in ‌the 11th over when a clear edge went unreviewed by the visitors, despite vociferous appeals ⁠from Rahmanullah Gurbaz, with replays later confirming ​the batter ‌would have been dismissed.

• Yashasvi Jaiswal (24) was the only ⁠Indian to ​lose his wicket in the first session, strangled down the leg side as he edged a Mohammad Saleem ⁠delivery to wicketkeeper Afsar Zazai.

• Rahul (37) ​and Sai Sudharsan (32) then put on a 55-run partnership for the second wicket.

• India are coming off a difficult ⁠couple of years in test cricket, which have included defeats by New Zealand, South Africa and Australia and seen them slip to sixth place in the World ​Test Championship (WTC) standings.

• A win over ⁠Afghanistan would not bring any WTC points, but would ​help boost India's confidence ahead ‌of their series against Sri Lanka ​and New Zealand later this year.

(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Himani Sarkar)