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 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

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, 1 run, turning away outside off stump, KL pushes it to deep point

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

Shahidi to Rahul, FOUR, 97 now! Short and outside off stump, KL quickly rocks back and punches it hard through cover. Man throws himsels to the left as the ball went uppishly but it was well wide of him. Hashmatullah Shahidi was hoping the fielder could pouch it

Shahidi to Rahul, 1 run, goes back and punches this flatter delivery towards cover

Shahidi to Rahul, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, KL defends

Shahidi to Rahul, no run, advances and defends this flighted delivery to mid-wicket

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, 1 run, short of length delivery that came slow, KL clips it on the on-side for a single

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, full delivery outside off stump, KL drives towards cover

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, KL defends

Shahidi to Rahul, no run, advances and takes it on the full, flicked straight to mid-wicket, who manages to deny a single this time

Shahidi to Rahul, 1 run, now the ball keeps a shade low but KL timed the pull really well, adjusting to the lack of bounce. Fielder at mid-wicket fumbles and allows a single

Shahidi to Rahul, 2 runs, oh nicely pushed off the back foot when it wasn't overly short. Went back and sliced the ball through point

Shahidi to Rahul, no run, again really full, KL wanted a big cover drive but he got yorked and it's mistimed back to the bowler

Shahidi to Rahul, no run, bowls a yorker, driven back to the bowler

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, 1 run, nicely driven through the off-side, plays it to deep point

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, short of length delivery just outside off stump, KL stands tall and pushes it to mid-off

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, 1 run, full on the stumps, KL pushes it to long-off

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, no run, turning away just outside off stump from over the wicket, KL defends it towards cover

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, 1 run, flatter delivery just outside off stump, KL punches it towards cover and sets offplays late

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, no run, fullish and just outside off stump, KL plays a neat forward defence

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 130.6ks angling in, Rahul turns it with soft hands to mid-wicket

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 130.9ks fullish delivery close to off, Rahul blocks to mid-on

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 128.6ks on a length and outside off, Rahul defends to cover

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, FOUR, poor delivery and Rahul puts it away. 129.3ks slanting down leg, glanced towards fine leg and Saif is quite square in the deep. He can't get around as the ball races away

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 131.5ks on a length and close to off, Rahul defends from the crease

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 128ks gentle back of a length delivery, Rahul tucks it with soft hands to square leg

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, 1 run, 83.8kph, very full, Rahul moves leg-side to jam it towards long-off

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, no run, fraction short and marginally outside off, Rahul punches through cover off the back foot. Shubman Gill rightly turns down the single as the ball went to the deepish cover fielder quickly

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, no run, 83.7kph, full around off, Rahul defends off the front foot

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, no run, 87.1kph, down leg now, Rahul gets low to sweep and misses

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, no run, 81.5kph, full on off, Rahul gets forward to defend it to cover

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, FOUR, 80.2kph, Kharote errs with his line - down leg. Rahul takes full toll of it as he helps it on its way to fine leg with a vertical-batted sweep shot

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, no run, 79.6kph, fullish on off, defended towards silly-point

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, no run, round the wicket, full delivery on the stumps, Rahul stonewalls off the front foot

Saleem Safi to Rahul, 1 run, very full, Rahul opens the bat-face to drive through cover-point

Shahidi to Rahul, 1 run, 80.1kph, full on the stumps, Rahul moves leg-side to push-drive it to the left of mid-off

Saleem Safi to Rahul, 1 run, 140.5kph, straying onto the pads and Rahul tickles this length ball to fine leg

Saleem Safi to Rahul, no run, 134.2kph, short-pitched delivery, Rahul pulls to midwicket who takes it on the bounce

Shahidi to Rahul, 1 run, 80.1kph, wristily driven to long-on after shimmying down

Shahidi to Rahul, no run, 79.3kph, fraction short, doesn't bounce much and Rahul rocks back to punch it to cover

Shahidi to Rahul, no run, 83.9kph, fullish ball, Rahul clips it to midwicket

Saleem Safi to Rahul, no run, 141.2kph, in-slanter on a short of length, Rahul walks across - probably trying to punch, but decides to block it into off

Saleem Safi to Rahul, 1 run, 140.1kph, straying onto the pads and Rahul glances it to long leg

Saleem Safi to Rahul, 1 run, short of length outside off, Rahul back-cuts to deep backward point

Shahidi to Rahul, 1 run, 81.9kph, backs away and bunts this length ball to long-on

Shahidi to Rahul, 1 run, 75.1kph, spinning in from a slightly shorter length, Rahul rocks back and flicks to deep midwicket

Shahidi to Rahul, no run, 78.4kph, goes back to a fairly full delivery and plays it back to the bowler

Saleem Safi to Rahul, no run, 136.8kph, fuller ball and Rahul pushes it to mid-on

Saleem Safi to Rahul, 1 run, 136.4kph, on a good length and around of, Rahul taps it to point and sets off for a quick single

Saleem Safi to Rahul, no run, 135.8kph, back of a length on off, tapped into off

Saleem Safi to Rahul, 1 run, 134.8kph, pleading appeal for lbw from Saleem Safi. Sharfuddoula is unmoved. Afghanistan review. Safi finds some reverse-swing, nips back in from a length as well. Rahul defends from the crease and gets an inside edge onto his back leg. UltraEdge confirms the faint inside edge. So, Afghanistan lose a review. Had there been no inside edge, Rahul would have been a goner

Shahidi to Rahul, 1 run, full delivery drifting in, Rahul knocks it down to long-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

Shahidi to Rahul, 1 run, 81.7kph, flighted delivery, Rahul comes down the track and wristily drives to long-on

Shahidi to Rahul, no run, over the wicket to the right-hander. Low bounce and spin, Rahul flicks off the back foot and misses to get hit on the pad. Missing leg and hence no appeal for lbw

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

Shahidi to Rahul, 1 run, comes down the track and is deceived by the dip, chips the drive and gets it down to long-on

Shahidi to Rahul, no run, tossed up on off, Rahul settles into the forward defensive

Shahidi to Rahul, 1 run, 75.9ks even slower this time, Rahul comes down the track and drives to long-on

Shahidi to Rahul, no run, 77.2ks floated up on off, Rahul prods forward and defends to the right of Shahidi

Shahidi to Rahul, no run, 79.2ks spinning in, Rahul looks to work it into the leg-side, misses and the ball lobs off the pad

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

Shahidi to Rahul, 1 run, 78.8ks slower and fuller in length, Rahul eases it down to long-on

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

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 134.1ks fuller and close to off, Rahul blocks with soft hands to the off-side

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 134.3ks full pitcher on off, Rahul offers the straight bat and eases it past Omarzai

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, rolls his fingers over the ball, off-cutter and it breaks in, Rahul prods forward and defends off the inner half onto the pad

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, 2 runs, 134.3ks too straight - on off and middle, Rahul leans forward and plays it late, uses his wrists and clips it in front of square. Just a clip and the duo pick up a brace

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, no run, flighted delivery around leg, Rahul settles into the forward defensive

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, 1 run, 21st Test fifty for KL Rahul. Not his fluent knock. He survived a non-review early in his innings, struggled for timing but has battled on. Has started this session with more intent and has reached the milestone. He raises his bat and acknowledges the applause. Short of length and bit of extra bounce, Rahul plays it well by loosening his grip on the bat and guiding it behind square on the off-side

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, no run, tossed up around leg, Rahul blocks it with soft hands to short leg

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, no run, 82.5ks flighted on leg-stump, Rahul makes room and drives with the spin to mid-off

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, 1 run, 132.1ks short ball around leg, Rahul stays inside the line and rolls his wrists over to pull it down to fine leg

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 130.3ks back of a length close to off, Rahul pats it with soft hands in front of cover

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, 1 run, 81.8ks tossed up on middle, Rahul opens his front leg and plays it with soft hands to cover-point. He calls for a quick single and Sai responds, they nab it with ease

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 130ks back of a length on off, Rahul gently turns it to mid-wicket

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 134.6ks full pitcher around off, Rahul drives with the full face of the bat and it needed a diving stop by Shahidi at mid-off. He saved a certain boundary

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 125.9ks fullish delivery close to off, Rahul pushes it to mid-off

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, 2 runs, 131ks short of length outside off, Rahul rides the bounce and punches it in front of square. Zia-ur-Rahman runs to his right and dives to stop the boundary

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, no run, 83.5ks flatter and keeps a bit low, Rahul digs it out to the off-side

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, no run, fraction short and sliding across, Rahul knocks it off the back foot to cover

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, FOUR, not in complete control but Rahul has back to back fours. Short and ample width for Rahul to play the cut, he gets more a thick outside-edge and the ball races away to third man

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, FOUR, lovely shot! Rahul decides to use his feet - comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it straight down the pitch

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, no run, short of length around off, Rahul rides the bounce and defends to the off-side

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, no run, starts from over the wicket - 80.9ks short and drifting away, Rahul chops the cut to cover

Shahidi to Rahul, 1 run, very full delivery on the stumps, KL drills it to long-on

Shahidi to Rahul, no run, full and turning back in, KL leans forward and defends

Abdul Malik to Rahul, 1 run, very full ball, pushed through mid-on

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, 2 runs, played! Opened the bat face last minute to deliberately play it past slip and he's got two there off a pretty decent ball

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, 1 run, this time it's drive to long-off

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, no run, fullish and outside off stump, KL drives to cover

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, FOUR, KL whacks this over mid-on. It's full and in the slot, KL puts on a bold face and goes aerial with the shot. Neatly timed and it just bounces in front of the boundary

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, no run, now KL pushes this flighted delivery to short cover

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, no run, full and turning away, KL defends to the left of silly-point

Abdul Malik to Rahul, no run, flighted delivery on the stumps, KL knocks it to the on-side

Abdul Malik to Rahul, no run, flatter and on the stumps, tucked to short mid-wicket

Abdul Malik to Rahul, no run, watchfully defends this flatter delivery short leg

Abdul Malik to Rahul, no run, very full now, KL looks to drive through the off-side, yorks himself

Abdul Malik to Rahul, no run, again extra bounce as KL had to check the flick, luckily for him doesn't carry to short mid-wicket

Abdul Malik to Rahul, 2 runs, flighted delivery on the stumps, KL flicks to mid-wicket and they get two

Nangeyalia Kharote to Rahul, 3 runs, low full toss, tickled away by KL and it escapes to fine leg, they will get three

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, rises tall and punches this short of length delivery to cover but the timing still isn't sweet from KL

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, 1 run, short of length with some lift, KL stands tall and flicks it to the right of mid-wicket

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, KL defends from the crease

Saleem Safi to Rahul, 1 run, tries the yorker and offers a low full toss on middle, KL will be livid as he didn't time it well. Mid-on was able to cut it off to the right

Saleem Safi to Rahul, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, KL lets it go

Saleem Safi to Rahul, no run, oh nips back in and catches the inside edge before hitting the pad. Length ball seamed into the RHB and troubled him on the defence. Hang on, it was pad-first. Ball tracker says ump's call because it was marginally in line with the off stump and ball is hitting the off stump. AFG didn't appeal for LBW

Saleem Safi to Rahul, FOUR, shot! Glorious from KL. Such a sight when a batter gives the full face of the bat to the ball with a gentle forward push. The fuller length from Mohammad Saleem Safi did help, KL let the ball come and timed it off the middle of the bat. Bowler tried to get his right hand out to stop that but it escaped and even negated mid-on to the left

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, 1 run, short ball, pulled with a swivel, KL took his eyes off while playing the shot and mistimes it to backward square leg

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, length ball attacking the poles, KL defends with soft hands

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, now a length ball close to the off stump almost has KL in a tangle, trying to nudge late to the on-side. Plays it back to the bowler instead

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, the bumper now! Azmat mixing it up nicely to tell the batter that he's isn't going to be predictable. KL lets it pass

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, makes him play this time, KL softly pushes this length delivery towards the off-side

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, oh nice away movement. But it was wide of off stump and allowed KL to easily leave it. Had it been closer, would have really tested KL because it seamed away after pitching as well

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, back of a length from Azmat, KL defends with an angled bat

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

Saleem Safi to Rahul, 1 run, 134.8kph, Rahul swivels to try and play the pull shot against this short delivery. Miscues to the right of mid-on

Saleem Safi to Rahul, 2 runs, with two slips and a gully in position, Mohammad Saleem Safi bowls a shortish ball outside off at 131.1kph. Rahul stands tall on the back foot to chop it through point for a couple of runs

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

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, leg byes, 1 run, straying onto the pads, Rahul flicks and misses. The ball rolls behind square off his pad

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 131.2kph, loopy full delivery outside off, Rahul gets forward and reaches for it to drive. Miscues it to mid-off

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 134.6kph, angling in on a length, Rahul gets forward and defends towards point

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 131.7kph, fuller than a good length outside off, Rahul defensively pushes to point off the front foot

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 126.9kph, Rahul shapes to punch again. The line isn't wide enough to be playing that and he gets a thick inside edge which takes the ball towards midwicket

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 125.3kph, Rahul stands tall to punch this back of a length delivery through the off-side and inside-edges onto his right boot. Could have easily chopped it onto the stumps

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

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 132.1kph, fuller than a good length, swings away a bit, Rahul gets forward and watchfully defends it back to the bowler. Azmatullah starts with a maiden over

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 130.1kph, short of a good length ball that curls away outside off, Rahul shoulders arms and the ball falls well short of the keeper

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 131kph, fuller in length and close to off, Rahul presses forward in defence

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 130.5kph, another one that nibbles away a bit, Rahul lets it pass by playing inside the line. This one doesn't carry through to the keeper

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 132.2kph, outswinger now, Rahul plays inside the line to let it pass

Azmatullah Omarzai to Rahul, no run, 131.4kph, with two slips and a gully in place, Azmatullah Omarzai starts with a length slanting down leg, Rahul looks to help it on its way and misses