Cricket-Suthar makes dream debut in India's largest test victory

Cricket-Suthar makes dream debut in India's largest test victory

The Star Online - Sport·2026-06-08 19:01

NEW DELHI, June 8 (Reuters) - ⁠Manav Suthar's dream test debut concluded with India registering their ⁠biggest test victory - by an innings and 300 runs against ‌Afghanistan - inside three days of the one-off test in New Chandigarh on Monday.

The hosts piled up 564-8 before declaring their first innings and unleashing their spin-heavy attack on ​Afghanistan.

Left-arm spinner Suthar claimed 6-33 as India bundled ⁠out Afghanistan for 152 in ⁠the first innings before enforcing the follow-on.

Indian off-spinner Washington Sundar (4-36) did most ⁠of ‌the damage in Afghanistan's second innings as the visitors folded for 112.Sharafuddin Ashraf did not bat with a quad injury.

Earlier, ⁠Afghanistan lost their last five wickets in the ​morning session of ‌the third day itself after resuming their first innings on 113-5.

Rahmat ⁠Shah (60) led ​their resistance in the first innings with a composed knock that included nine fours and a six.

Suthar, who had already removed Ashraf caught behind, bowled ⁠Rahmat round the legs to complete a five-wicket haul. ​He also sent back Mohammad Saleem in the same over.

Afghanistan wilted after barely crossing the 150-mark but their openers had to walk out to ⁠bat again after India captain Shubman Gill decided to enforce the follow-on.

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