India vs Afghanistan, One-off Test, Afghanistan tour of India 2026 - Player HighlightsIND vs AFG, One-off Test, Afghanistan tour of India 2026 - Player Highlights

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, out Caught by Afsar Zazai!! Edged and taken. The 139-run stand has been broken! Overpitched outside off, Sai Sudharsan leans across to drive hard and all he manages is a thick outside edge. Afsar Zazai dives to his left and takes a good low catch. Sai got a reprieve on 59 when the ball eluded the keeper, not on this occasion. The left-hander is distraught as he walks off. Sai Sudharsan c Afsar Zazai b Saleem Safi 81(104) [4s-13]

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, 133.9kph, back of a length, Sai Sudharsan hops and taps it to backward point

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, 77.2kph, in-drifter, not much spin and Sai Sudharsan brings his bat down to defend it towards silly point. His bat was right next to his front pad

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, 86.3kph, drifting in towards the pads, Sai Sudharsan nudges it to square leg

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, 76.6kph, slow offie from round the wicket, low bounce but Sai Sudharsan adjusts to force it through point

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, 141.6kph, back of a length outside off, scythed to deep backward point

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, round the wicket, short of length outside off, steered to third man

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, 78.7kph, flighted delivery, Sai Sudharsan makes room and brings his bottom hand into play to drive, finds cover

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, full around off, forward and blocked

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, 90.5kph, full on middle-leg, defended off the front foot

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, again, Sai Sudharsan goes on the back foot to defend this fullish ball with a slightly squared up stance

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, 85.2kph, Sai Sudharsan stays back to a full delivery and brings his bat down at the right time to block it out

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, pitched up, Sai Sudharsan gets forward and blocks it into off

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, 135.2kph, overpitched delivery, the line is too straight as well and Sai Sudharsan flicks it away with aplomb. Beats midwicket to his left and the ball dribbles away to the fence

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, 136.8kph, fuller and straighter, Sai Sudharsan turns it to square leg and eyes a single, gets sent back

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, 136kph, pitched up, Sai Sudharsan takes a step forward and pushes it to mid-on

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, 134.6kph, pitched up delivery from round the wicket and Sai Sudharsan gets forward to bunt it to the right of mid-on. The fielder makes a diving stop

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, 79.7kph, full around off, eased through cover off the front foot

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, 80.2kph, full delivery on the stumps and Sai Sudharsan sweeps firmly just in front of square on the leg-side. Reaches the fence in a jiffy

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, fraction short, Sai Sudharsan goes on the back foot to cut and under-edges it to the right of mid-off

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, 77.9kph, round the wicket, fraction short, Sai Sudharsan punches through extra cover off the back foot

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, stifled appeal for LBW. No discussion regarding the review. Nips back in and catches Sai on the forward press, he ekes out an inside-edge onto the back leg and the ball rolls into the off-side. That was close if not for the inside-edge

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, 135.3ks on a length and close to off, Sai defends with soft hands to the off-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, 137ks good length ball in the channel, Sai prods forward and hides his bat behind the pad as he lets the ball to go. That was a testing line and length from Sharifi, and Sai played it well

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, 136.5ks angled in from round the wicket, Sai camps back and blocks with a straight bat

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, 76ks short and outside off, Sai smacks the cut straight into silly point and the fielder takes a blow on the back

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, 136.7ks now spears one into the blockhole, Sai brings his bat down in time and keeps it out

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, half a chance and not taken. Ziaur goes round the wicket and almost immediately strikes. Full and angled in, Sai is drawn into the forward push but the ball straightens, takes the outside-edge and flies past a diving Afsar Zazai. It went low and to the left of the keeper, Zazai dives full length but can't get anything and the ball beats the first slip fielder as well

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, lovely shot! You hardly see Sai driving through extra cover. If he's doing that then he's batting really well. Not much wrong with the delivery - full and angled across, Sai transfers his weight forward and caresses the drive in front of square. That's the best shot he's played today..

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, nice and slow around off, Sai presses across and blocks with soft hands. The ball rolls off the outer half and the slip fielder dives to his left to stop. Ashraf was the fielder and he seems to have done something. He was in pain and the physio came out to check on him. He's walking off gingerly.. Ashraf is one of the bowling options for Afghanistan and seeing him limp off the field is not a good sign

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, not sure what Shahidi is appealing for because Afsar Zazai hasn't gloved it for a caught behind. Shahidi gets this to drift and straighten, Sai is drawn into the forward defensive and the ball beats the outside-edge. Definitely no edge but the extra bounce is what made it difficult for Zazai to collect the ball

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, 83.3ks flatter and fraction short, Sai punches to sweeper cover

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, 79.9ks flighted delivery, bit of turn and Sai leans forward before letting it go

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, 77.7ks tossed up outside off, Sai leaves and the ball stays a bit low

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, no run, very full delivery on off, Sai almost digs it out to mid-wicket

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, no run, goes round the wicket and strays onto leg-stump, Sai helps it along and finds short fine

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, hat-trick of fours for Sai. This is overpitched outside off and Sai does not miss out, he has a good stride forward and creams the drive through extra cover

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, fifty for Sai Sudharsan. Third one for him in Tests. Backed by the coach and he's repaying the trust. This is a massive knock for him because of the competition for the number 3 spot. He's making it count.. This is a friendly full toss from Kharote, Sai just had to put it in the gap and he does so with ease, flicks it in front of square and the fielder in the deep does not bother to chase

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, shot! He missed out a few overs ago but not this time. Sai kneels down, gets on top of the ball and sweeps it backward of square. No one in the deep to stop the boundary

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, no run, 84.4ks flighted on off, Sai presses forward and turns it to short leg

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, 131.9ks full and at the pads, Sai flicks it through mid-wicket and settles with a single

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sai Sudharsan, no run, 133.6ks slanted away from the left-hander, Sai lifts his bat and lets it go

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, stays deep in the crease and works it from the stump line to backward square leg

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, no run, tossed up around off, Sai hangs back to a fullish delivery and manages to keep it out

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sai Sudharsan, 2 runs, 127ks leg-lined delivery, Sai tucks it square on the leg-side and comes back easily for the second

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, 130.1ks too straight - on middle and leg, Sai clips it backward of square and the bottom hand comes off the bat handle. He was a bit rushed into the shot

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sai Sudharsan, no run, 133.2ks on a length and close to off, Sai defends late and right under his eyes

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sai Sudharsan, no run, 134.4ks fuller and angled across, Sai prods forward and dead-bats it near his feet

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, 83.1ks floated up and the length is full, Sai drives with the spin to long-on

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, no run, flighted delivery around off, Sai camps back and turns it to short leg

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, shuffles across and gets his bat down in time for the in-turner, works it to square leg

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, 2 runs, spinning in but ends up on leg-stump, Sai glances it fine and picks up a couple

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, no run, was there bat or glove? Short leg fielder was ducking for cover. Sai sits down and goes for a full-blooded sweep shot. The ball spins in and bounces more than Sai expected, hits him on the right forearm and drops between short leg and the keeper

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, good length ball angled across, Sai looks to drive on the up and gets a thick outside-edge through the vacant gully region. He wanted the second but Rahul wasn't interested. The fielder from deep backward point gets around and does well to keep it to a single

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sai Sudharsan, no run, 131.6ks fullish delivery around off, Sai defends with the head right on top of the ball

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, very full, Sai digs it out

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, it's too full to spin or trouble the batter. Pushed back to the bowler

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, full delivery just outside off stump, Sai defends off the front foot

Shahidi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, flatter delivery from round the wicket, Sai leans forward and defends

Abdul Malik to Sai Sudharsan, no run, turning away slightly, Sai plays a confident forward defence

Abdul Malik to Sai Sudharsan, no run, wants to belt the drive off the back foot but picks out the man at cover

Abdul Malik to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, another flick as Abdul Malik bowls flat at the stumps this time, played through square leg

Abdul Malik to Sai Sudharsan, no run, outside off stump, Sai covers the line and lets it pass to the keeper

Abdul Malik to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, short ball but doesn't rise much! One hand came off the handle as a result but Sai still managed to time the pull shot pretty well. Smacked through mid-wicket

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, now leans forward and drives it to long-on

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, no run, blocked to mid-wicket

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, no run, turning back in, Sai works it to the on-side

Abdul Malik to Sai Sudharsan, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Sai mistimes the drive to cover

Abdul Malik to Sai Sudharsan, no ball, very full delivery, Sai drives to cover. But the buzzer goes off and looks like Richard Illingworth has jokingly informed Sai that there is no free-hit. Abdul Malik has overstepped

Abdul Malik to Sai Sudharsan, no run, full and outside off stump, Sai covers the stumps and lets it pass

Abdul Malik to Sai Sudharsan, no run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Sai flicks to mid-wicket

Abdul Malik to Sai Sudharsan, no run, forward pressed

Abdul Malik to Sai Sudharsan, no run, oh leans forward to defend, ball catches the inside edge and rolls to the left of the bowler when he was looking to play off-side

Abdul Malik to Sai Sudharsan, no run, flatter delivery on the off stump, Sai backs away and pushes it towards point

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, full and just around off, Sai flicks through mid--on

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, no run, now it's full and forces Sai forward in his defence. Nicely pressed into the wicket

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, no run, stays back to this flatter delivery and defends

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, full toss again and belted through mid-wicket. Gurbaz kicks the turf and tells himself he should have reacted better. Sai leans forward and smacks this full toss for four

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, was that off the bat? Yes, it was! Sai in a bit of doubt to play that ball. He had the pad outside off stump to leave the previous two ball, the pad was outside off stump line again for this time. Seems like a late call to defend. Outside edge flies low to the right of Gurbaz at first slip where Gurbaz reacted late to fingertip it

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, no run, and again! Wide of off stump, Sai offers no shot

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, no run, outside off stump, Sai lets it go after covering the line

Nangeyalia Kharote to Sai Sudharsan, no run, and straightaway the spinner makes the batter adjust to extra bounce. Turn + bounce, Sai had to take one hand off the handle and wear it on the glove, luckily didn't carry to short leg

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Sai flicks past square leg

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, lovely cover drive but picks out the man at short cover. Beautiful stride into the front foot drive as Saleem Safi gave width outside off stump on the fuller side

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Sai clips it to the on-side

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, blocked to the off-side

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, shot! Punchy front foot drive! Fullish delivery just outside off stump, Sai leans forward and plays to mid-on. Fielder dives to the right but the timing was brilliant and it escaped to the fence. He is looking a lot more confident now

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, wide, that's way down the leg-side, even the ump didn't like it so he stretches his arms

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, fullish delivery just outside off stump, Sai leans forward and defends off the front foot

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sai Sudharsan, 1 run, middle and leg again, Sai flicks to backward square leg

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, that's a gift on the pads. Length delivery angling in from round the wicket. Sai actually may not mind this angle because he has to do very little to tickle it down the leg side as opposed to the off side. Played through square leg and he's off to a quick start now

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sai Sudharsan, 2 runs, again extra bounce. Azmat is getting to bounce by hitting the pitch a bit hard. Short of a length delivery just outside off stump, Sai was shaping up to cut, was troubled by the bounce and he had to check the shot to react to the bounce. Played with one hand past backward point

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, the flick has given him 8 runs so far. Overpitched ball just outside off stump, Sai leans forward, again plays it right under his eyes as he controls the wrists to keep it along the ground. Mid-on is beaten to the left

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Sai pushes it towards mid-off

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sai Sudharsan, FOUR, first runs of the game for Sai! Full and around off stump, Sai plays a very controlled flick. Ensured it only rolled along the ground by rolling his wrists. Got it to the left of mid-on and the timing was pretty good

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sai Sudharsan, no run, now he thinks of a quick single after defending this fullish delivery with soft hands to backward point, KL not interested because the run was never on

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sai Sudharsan, no run, full and away from the body, asking for a loose drive in hope of the outside edge. Sai covers the stumps and lets it pass to the keeper

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sai Sudharsan, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Sai covers the line and plays a soft defence

Azmatullah Omarzai to Sai Sudharsan, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Sai mistimes the cut to the off-side

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, the bumper that allows Sai to easily sway out of the line

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, after two ball outside off stump, Mohammad Saleem Safi bowls this back of a length on the leg stump. Sai defends. The man at leg slip loves it, tells the bowler to bowl more around leg stump

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, now he wants to drive off the back foot but mistimes

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Sai rides the bounce and defends off the back foot

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Sai covers the line and defends

Saleem Safi to Sai Sudharsan, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Sai tucks it to the on-side