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

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, 129.2ks on a length and around off, Kuldeep ekes out an inside-edge onto the pad and the ball rolls to gully

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, 131.1ks full and angling in, Kuldeep clips it to deepish short leg

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, 128.9ks back of a length around off, Kuldeep angles it towards point

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, 132.6ks full and outside off, Kuldeep jams it off the inside-edge and the ball rolls away behind him

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, 131.3ks on a length and outside off, Kuldeep lifts his bat and lets it go

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Washington Sundar, 1 run, 132.2ks full pitcher outside off, Washington leans across and drives in front of square. Rahmat fumbles and allows the pair to cross over

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Washington Sundar, no run, sprays this down the leg-side, Washington Sundar misses out on the glance

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 run, drifting on the pads, Kuldeep Yadav clips it through backward square leg

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, full and straight on off, Kuldeep Yadav drives it back to the bowler

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Kuldeep Yadav, no run, pitched up by the bowler outside off, Kuldeep Yadav pushes it to cover

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Washington Sundar, 1 run, back of a length delivery around middle and leg, Washington Sundar works it through the leg-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Kuldeep Yadav, 1 run, good length delivery around middle and leg, Kuldeep Yadav clips it through the leg-side for one

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, good length delivery on the stumps, Pant works it to deep mid-wicket

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Dhruv Jurel, 1 run, taps it to point

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, absolutely lazy stuff from Rishabh Pant. He was just jogging for this run. The keeper spotted that and rushed at the ball. Pant was jogging till the halfway mark of the pitch and suddenly realized the keeper was aiming and then took off, had a full stretch in the end to just be home in time as it was a direct-hit

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, byes, FOUR, that's sprayed down the leg-side. No contact from Pant and the angle from round the wicket meant it kept going further down to completely negate the keeper's dive

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, full delivery outside off stump, Pant lifts his bat high

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, full and angling in, Pant flicks to mid-wicket

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Dhruv Jurel, no run, full and outside off stump, asking for the drive, DJ misses

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Dhruv Jurel, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, DJ flicks to the on-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Dhruv Jurel, no run, back of a length now, so easy block

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Dhruv Jurel, no run, proper nut! Seriously good ball. Good length delivery just outside off stump, almost fullish in fact. Pitching just outside off stump and aiming close to off stump, ball nipped away after pitching. DJ had to play and he tried to defend. Lucky that he didn't edge it

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, lets this short of length delivery come and tucks to mid-wicket

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, 2 runs, advances now and drives, but the have a man sweeping the off-side fence so he cuts across to the left to save two

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Dhruv Jurel, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, DJ covers the line and keeps it out. Solid in defence

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Dhruv Jurel, no run, short of length but around leg stump again, gently nudged to the on-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Dhruv Jurel, no run, there for the flick but DJ plays a very controlled shot because he was worried he would hit it in the air for short mid-wicket to be in play for the catch. Then he shadow-practices of trying to pick that gap between mid-on and mid-wicket

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Dhruv Jurel, no run, good length delivery aiming for the off stump, Jurel covers the line and defends

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Dhruv Jurel, no run, slight bit of nibble away outside off stump so DJ covers the line and lets it pass to the keeper

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, full and outside off stump, Pant drives off the front foot but they have a man at deep cover

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, FOUR, short and wide, asking to be put away and Gill does that with ease, he gets on top of the bounce and cracks the cut square of the wicket. No chance for the deep point fielder to stop that

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, 128.3ks on a length and outside off, Gill blocks to cover

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, 131.4ks fuller and outside off, Gill leans into the forward defensive

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, short of length around off, Pant rolls his wrists over and pulls to deep backward square

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, back of a length close to off, Pant keeps his bat close to the body and lets it pass

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, FOUR, smashed! Pant shimmies down, gives himself room and reaches for the ball outside off, lofts it over mid-off and collects the boundary. Time to time he decides to play the big shot

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, 128.5ks on a length and outside off, Gill drives and picks out cover-point

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, back of a length delivery around off, Pant rides the bounce and guides it to deep backward point

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, leg byes, FOUR, inswinger but it starts on leg-stump and ends up down leg, Pant does not connect with the glance and the ball deflects off the pad past the diving Zazai

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, angled across the left-hander, Pant lifts his bat and lets it go

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, FOUR, Pant decides to counterattack. He charges down and throws his bat on the big drive, gets a thick inside-edge and the ball races away backward of square

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, 1 run, uhhh! Another streaky shot. Slanting in and Gill closes the bat face, trying to flick it into the leg-side, the leading edge flies away through backward point. Nothings starting to happen..

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, 129.4ks dangles one outside off, Pant is happy to ignore

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, strays down leg, keeps slanting away and gives Pant no chance of connecting with the glance

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, 128.4ks slanting into the left-hander, Pant plays around his front pad and turns it to mid-wicket

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, 131.1ks full pitcher outside off, Pant reaches for the drive and gets a thick inside-edge to mid-wicket

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, 1 run, 132.6ks fuller and outside off, Gill leans across and drives square of the wicket. The call was for two from Gill but the pair settle with a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, 131.6ks fullish delivery around off, Gill defends solidly to mid-off

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, 128.7ks back of a length angling in, Pant plays it late and turns it gently to mid-wicket

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, 1 run, again short and wide, the bounce was true but the ball does not come on, so Gill chops the cut to cover-point

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, 130.7ks fraction short and outside off, Gill sees the width and throws his bat on the cut, but the ball keeps low and sneaks past the under-edge, does not carry to Zazai

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, uhhh! That's the line he should be looking to bowl constantly. 128.7ks good length ball in the channel around off, Gill plays for the incoming angle but the ball holds its line and beats the outside-edge

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, 2 runs, 133.7ks too straight - on off and middle, Gill clips it wide of mid-wicket and gets going with a couple

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, 127.4ks full and angling in, Gill leans forward and turns it gently to mid-wicket

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, 133.8ks slanted in, Pant inside halves the forward block and the ball rolls backward of square

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, 131.3ks fullish delivery on off, Pant prods forward and blocks to Ziaur

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, 131.2ks strays down leg, once again too far away from Pant. Zazai dives to glove the ball

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, 134.1ks on a length and angling in, holds its line outside off, Pant dangles his bat away from the body and has a tentative poke, beaten on the outside-edge

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, 128.9ks back of a length around off, Pant stands tall and knocks it to point

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, angling in from round the wicket, ends up down leg and Pant has no chance of meeting with the glance

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, short of length delivery, Pant defends off the back foot

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, good length delivery on the leg stump, Pant knocks it to mid-wicket

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, good length delivery from round the wicket, Pant defends from the crease

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, 1 run, fullish and outside off stump, Gill taps it to deep backward point

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, 1 run, short of length delivery, Pant works it to mid-wicket

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, 1 run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, Gill defends off the back foot

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, almost a yorker outside off stump, Pant plays a laid-back defence

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, 1 run, dabbed past deep backward point

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, FOUR, the runs are bleeding! This is the 4th boundary for Shubman Gill in his last 8 balls. Full and angling in, slot ball, Gill says thank you very much and flicks past mid-on

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, looks like he is just having a net out there! Walks towards the bowler and plays a controlled drive, mid-off dives and saves a certain four

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, FOUR, unlucky for the bowler! Gill wanted to flick through mid-wicket, ball escaped through gully after taking the leading edge. Gill closed the bat face early top this length ball and escaped the edge

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, good length delivery angling in, Gill defends off the front foot

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, defended from the crease

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, covers the line and keeps it out

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, 2 runs, he's away with a flick past mid-wicket

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rishabh Pant, no run, very full delivery angling in from round the wicket, Pant defends

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, out Caught by Rahmanullah Gurbaz!! 100 and out. This is the third successive time he's been dismissed exactly on 100 after reaching the landmark. Shubman Gill couldn't believe his eyes and had his right hand over his head. KL shakes his head and walks off dejected. He creamed this cover drive. Probably wanted to bat more freely after his hundred but Gurbaz picked out a smart catch diving forward to his left. He is absolutely elated and Afghanistan have managed to break this threatening 67-run stand. Rahul c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Ziaur Rahman Sharifi 100(165) [4s-11]

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, 2 runs, angling into the pads and that's flicked in the gap. 12th Test hundred for KL Rahul. Afghanistan is the sixth team he's scored a hundred against in Test matches. He takes the helmet off and raises the bat to acknowledge the applause. Didn't have a great start but he found a way to score

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, full delivery on the stumps, KL clips it to mid-on. He's not happy that he didn't get the placement right

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, 1 run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Gill knocks it to long-on

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Gill covers the line and keeps it out

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, full delivery outside off stump, Gill drives and picks out mid-off

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Gill covers the line and defends

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Shubman Gill, no run, bit of reverse into the RHB on this fullish delivery, Gill works it to mid-on

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 Rahul, 1 run, 132.5kph, on a length and just outside off, Rahul taps it towards point with soft hands for a single

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

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

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, 1 run, 136.3ks on a length and outside off, Rahul guides it to deep backward point

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 133.9ks back of a length delivery, Rahul stays behind the line and defends

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..

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, 1 run, 131.7ks slanting into the pads, Rahul helps it along to fine leg

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 135.5ks angling into the stumps, Rahul turns it gently towards mid-wicket

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 131.4ks back of a length around off, Rahul gets behind the line and defends to Ziaur

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 131.9ks full delivery on off, Rahul turns it with soft hands to mid-wicket

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 136.5ks back of a length around off, Rahul watches it closely and lets it pass

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 137.6ks fuller delivery on off, Rahul knocks it with a straight bat to mid-on

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, FOUR, boundaries coming at a rapid pace now.. 137.2ks on a length and outside off, this is not short but the line was what allowed Rahul to play the shot, he waits for the ball and dabs it late through the vacant gully region

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, 2 runs, 126.8ks again short and wide, this time Rahul middles the cut and sends it square on the off-side. But Malik gets around from deep backward point and dives to stop the boundary

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 128.3ks short and outside off, Rahul's eyes lit up but he chops the cut to cover

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 134.3kph, full and wide of off, left alone. Maiden over

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 132.9kph, short and wide, chopped to cover-point

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 134.6kph, on a length and marginally outside off, Rahul plays late and close to his body as he defends it with soft hands

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, short of length outside off, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, defensively pushed into the off-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 136.5kph, appeal for caught behind, turned down. Afghanistan ponder and decide against the review. Short of length well outside off, Rahul goes on the back foot to cut and there's a noise as the ball passes the bat. Looks like there's a deflection and UltraEdge confirms the same. Rahmanullah Gurbaz, at 2nd slip, was certain that there was a nick but Afghanistan didn't review. Even the first appeal was pretty strong but the keeper didn't persuade the captain to send it upstairs

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, FOUR, finally Rahul makes good contact with the punch! 134.4kph, back of a length outside off, Rahul treks back, the right leg moves towards the off-side and middles the back-foot punch. Times well and the ball reaches the cover fence

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 133.7kph, pitched up on off, Rahul blocks it stoutly back to the bowler after a big forward stride

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 135.4kph, on a length and wide of off, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 128.3kph, shorter in length, Rahul hops to ease it through the covers. The ball comes slower than he expects and hence mishits towards mid-off

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 133.3kph, shortened length, Rahul treks back to punch, finds backward point who takes it on the bounce

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, FOUR, 134.1kph, overpitched ball on leg and Rahul puts it away. That should boost the batter's confidence. Angled in from wide of the crease, the line is too straight and Rahul beats the diving midwicket fielder with his flick

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, 1 run, 131.9kph, pitched up outside off, Rahul drives by opening the bat-face and a fumble from backward point allows the batters to take the single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 130.7kph, pitched up, too wide outside off, nothing doing from Rahul

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 128.8kph, fuller than a length, Rahul gets forward to blunt it to square leg

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 133.5kph angling in towards off from a length and Rahul defends it to mid-on

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, outswinger, too wide outside off and Rahul ignores

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 132.5kph, full delivery, Rahul presses forward and defends off the inner part of the bat

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, tentative batting! 130.7kph, short of length delivery from wide of the crease, Rahul pushes from the crease and inside-edges onto his pads. Maiden over

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, wide of the crease, full delivery that curls away late outside off, Rahul plays inside the line to let it go through to the keeper

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 133.3kph, full and wide of off, Rahul lets it be

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 134.6kph, fuller and shaping away a bit well outside off, ignored by the batsman

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, beaten! 133.6kph, wide of the crease, in-slanter on a short of length, seams in a fraction off the deck. an off-balance Rahul looks to punch off the back foot and the ball sneaks through the inside edge

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 134.3kph, pitched up delivery, firmly driven to the left of the bowler and Ziaur gets low to half-stop it with his left hand

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, FOUR, 131.8kph, wide of the crease, full and angling in towards middle-leg and Rahul allows the ball to come to him and nicely clips it into the gap between mid-on and midwicket. Opens his account with a boundary

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Rahul, no run, 133.2kph, pitched up outside off, late inswing, there's the KLeave from the right-hander. Gets half-forward to push and then decides to let it pass at the last moment

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, 1 run, 135.4kph, the line is straighter from Ziaur and Jaiswal closes the bat-face to nudge it to the left of square leg

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, 134kph, Jaiswal shuffles across a bit, gets behind the line of this short of a good length ball and defends it back to Ziaur

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, 130.2kph, full and wide of off, left alone

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, 129.7kph, overpitched delivery outside off, Jaiswal shoulders arms. The ball curls in after passing the batter and the keeper pouches it above his shoulder

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, 131.6kph, good length delivery on the stumps and Jaiswal solidly defends it into the on-side

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, 130.6, on a length and down leg, Jaiswal flicks and misses

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, FOUR, 134.6kph, first boundary of the Test! Hurled very full by Ziaur and Jaiswal - without a big stride forward - offers a vertical blade to push-drive it straight of mid-off. The timing is good and the ball dribbles away to the fence

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, 128.6kph, full again, moves in a bit and Jaiswal shoulders arms. The ball lands just short of the keeper

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, no run, 131.5kph, fuller and angled across wide of off, Jaiswal gets forward and then lifts his bat up on seeing the line

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 runs, 129.2kph, hint of inward swing, leg-lined length ball, Jaiswal nudges it behind square leg and gets off the mark with a couple of runs