IND vs AFG Test 2026 Live score: Scorecard updates, toss, result and Day 1 highlights for Mullanpur Test originally appeared on Cricket News.
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Key information:
- Latest score: IND: 96/1
- Venue: New Chandigarh, Mullanpur
- Captains: Shubman Gill (india" target="">India), Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan)
- Toss result: India won the toss and chose to bat.
- Live Telecast: Star Sports (India), Ariana Television Network(Afghanistan), Fox Cricket (Australia), CricLife, StarzPlay (UAE)
- Umpires & Match officials: Richard Illingworth and Sharfuddoula (on-field umpires), Chris Gaffaney (TV Umpire), Jayaraman Madanagopal (Fourth Umpire), Ranjan Madugalle (Match referee).
- Session timings for Mullanpur Test (local IST): 9:30 a.m. start, Session 1 – 9:30-11:30 a.m., Lunch break – 11:30-12:10 p.m., Session 2 – 12:10-2:10 p.m., Tea break – 2:10-2:30 p.m., Session 3 – 2:30-4:30 p.m.
- Match result: TBD
- Player of the Match: TBD
- Player of the Series: TBD
India vs Afghanistan Only Test 2026 at Mullanpur: Playing XI
India XI for Mullanpur Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Afghanistan XI for Mullanpur Test: Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Afsar Zazai (wk), Sharafuddin Ashraf, Nangeyalia Kharote, Mohammad Saleem, Ziaur Rahman
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India vs Afghanistan, Only Test, Day 1: Live Updates and Scorecard
India at lunch on Day 1: 96/1 (Rahul 37*, Sudharsan 32*)
India had a jittery opening to the one-off Test match against Afghanistan due to the early departure of Yashasvi Jaiswal, caught behind by Afsar Zazai off Mohammad Saleem while trying to glance the ball down leg side.
KL Rahul seemed to be struggling early on, and after the Afghans turned down reviewing his nick off Zia-ur-Rehman due to a lack of clarity by the Afghan wicketkeeper, he escaped an LBW off Saleem that was not even appealed.
Sai Sudharsan batted alongside Rahul after the early wicket of Jaiswal to take the score close to 100 runs, while Saleem took the only wicket of the session.
Toss result: India opt to bat first
The two captains, Shubman Gill and Hashmatullah Shahidi, are out in the middle for the toss. India won the toss and opted to bat first. The match kicked off at 9:30 a.m.
Welcome to Cricket News’ live blog for the Only Test match between India and Afghanistan at Mullanpur. The venue is set to make its Test debut – the 31st venue to host Test cricket in India.
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