Hashmatullah Shahidi to Manav Suthar, Under-cutter, around off, Manav dabs this just short of the fielder at silly point.
Hashmatullah Shahidi to Manav Suthar, Floated around off, Manav pats this to silly point.
Hashmatullah Shahidi to Manav Suthar, Tossed up, around off, Manav gets on top of the bounce and keeps it out.
Hashmatullah Shahidi to Manav Suthar, Full and wide of off, Manav pushes this to short cover.
Hashmatullah Shahidi to Manav Suthar, FOUR! Flighted, around off, Manav Suthar shimmies down the track and smashes this past the right of the mid on fielder for a boundary to score his first runs in Test cricket.
Hashmatullah Shahidi to Manav Suthar, Tossed up, around off, Manav Suthar defends this off his front foot.
Mohammad Saleem to Washington Sundar, Back-to-back maidens for Afghanistan. Good length, around off, Sundar keeps it out.
Mohammad Saleem to Washington Sundar, In the channel, on a back of a length, Washington Sundar leaves it all alone.
Mohammad Saleem to Washington Sundar, Saleem bowls this on a back of a length, around off, Sundar gets up on his toes and blocks this to covers.
Mohammad Saleem to Washington Sundar, Hard length, on off, Sundar blocks this to the bowler's right.
Mohammad Saleem to Washington Sundar, Full and around off, going across the batter. Washington Sundar leaves it.
Mohammad Saleem to Washington Sundar, Good length, around off, Washington Sundar pushes this towards covers.
Hashmatullah Shahidi to Manav Suthar, Pushed through on off, Manav Suthar dabs this past silly point.
Hashmatullah Shahidi to Manav Suthar, Yorker, on off, Manav Suthar blocks this out.
Manav Suthar walks out to bat on debut.
Hashmatullah Shahidi to Rishabh Pant, OUT! CAUGHT! Rishabh Pant runs out of patience, and Hashmatullah Shahidi has his maiden Test wicket. Flighted, around off, the eyes of Pant light up as he sees the ball over his eyeline and dances down the track to go down the ground. Pant doesn't get close to the pitch of the ball and miscues this off the cue end straight towards Azmatullah Omarzai at the long off fence for a regulation catch.
Hashmatullah Shahidi to Rishabh Pant, Full and on middle and leg, Rishabh Pant defends this one off his front foot.
Hashmatullah Shahidi to Rishabh Pant, Floated into the batter, on middle and leg, Pant blocks this from the inner portion of his bat to square leg.
Hashmatullah Shahidi to Rishabh Pant, Fuller on middle and leg, Rishabh Pant blocks this towards the bowler's left.
First look at spin on Day 2 as Hashmatullah Shahidi brings himself on for his off-breaks.
Mohammad Saleem to Washington Sundar, FOUR! Runs for the batter, but a moral victory for the bowler. Back of a length, around off, close to the fourth stump line. Washington Sundar doesn't move his feet much and has a poke at it. Sundar gets an outside edge, and the ball drops short to the diving keeper's left and goes past the right of the first slip fielder for four runs.
Out goes Dhruv Jurel and in walks Washington Sundar.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, OUT! TIMBER! A bowler's delight as Saleem hits the top of off to knock Jurel over. Around that in-between length, around off, jagging back into the batter. Dhruv Jurel steps across, feeling that he has covered his off stump. Jurel leaves it, but the ball keeps coming back in and rattles the timber by hitting the top of the off stump. Mohammad Saleem gets his fourth wicket of the innings. India are now 5 down for 452.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Jurel is dealing mainly in boundaries. Short and around middle and off, the pace of Saleem doesn't threaten the batter. Jurel gets up on his toes and pulls this through the right of the mid-wicket fielder for four runs. India's 450 is up.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, Saleem bowls it on a length, on middle and leg, Jurel flicks this to mid-wicket.
Mohammad Saleem to Rishabh Pant, A touch fuller, around off, Pant drives this through cover-point for one.
Mohammad Saleem to Rishabh Pant, Good length, around off, Pant pushes this to covers.
Ziaur Rahman to Rishabh Pant, Fuller on the pads, Pant flicks this through the square leg region for one.
Ziaur Rahman to Dhruv Jurel, On off, on a back of a length, Jurel dabs it behind point for a single.
Direct hit! Has Rishabh Pant been caught napping? The replays show that Pant did take it a bit casually, but he has made it in.
Ziaur Rahman to Rishabh Pant, Pant is safe! Good length around middle and leg, Pant ekes out an inside edge onto the pads and the ball dribbles towards square leg. The batters take one, but a lazy bit of running approach from Pant had him in trouble. The keeper, Afsar Zazai, races to pick the ball and hit the stumps directly at the bowling end. This is sent upstairs for a run-out check. The replay shows that Pant slid his bat inside the crease and got home.
Ziaur Rahman to Rishabh Pant, FOUR BYES! This is really wayward from the bowler. Around that good length, going way down the leg side. Rishabh Pant offers no stroke at it and the ball goes further down with the angle. The keeper puts in a dive but can't get anywhere near it. The ball races to the fine leg fence for four byes.
Ziaur Rahman to Rishabh Pant, Ziaur comes around the stumps, bowls it on a length and angling it back into the batter. Rishabh Pant leaves it.
Ziaur Rahman to Rishabh Pant, Full and on the pads, Pant flicks this well but straight to mid on.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, Beaten on the outside edge. Right in the channel, around off, shaping away from the batter. Jurel comes onto his front foot and looks to punch this down the ground but gets beaten on the outside edge.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Jurel is peppering that deep third region well. Good length, wide of off, Dhruv Jurel rocks back inside the crease, plays this late and cuts this through the gap between gully and backward point for four runs.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, On a length, wide of off, Jurel gives it a good look and decides not to poke at it.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, Good length, on off, Dhruv Jurel blocks this off his front foot.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, Full and around the pads, drifting down the leg side. Dhruv Jurel flicks this through square leg for a couple.
Mohammad Saleem to Rishabh Pant, LEG BYE! Saleem hits the deck hard and cramps Pant for any sort of room. The ball deflects off the thigh pad of Pant and rolls towards the leg side, allowing the batters to take a leg bye.
Ziaur Rahman to Dhruv Jurel, Seam up, straight one, on a length, wide of off. Dhruv Jurel offers no stroke at it.
Ziaur Rahman to Dhruv Jurel, Good length, on middle and leg, Dhruv Jurel blocks this to the leg side.
Ziaur Rahman to Dhruv Jurel, Hard length, on top of off, Dhruv Jurel rocks onto his back foot and blocks this out.
Ziaur Rahman to Dhruv Jurel, Beauty of a delivery from Ziaur Rahman. Right in the channel, angling in and moving away after pitching, around off. Dhruv Jurel plays down the wrong line and gets beaten on his outside edge.
Ziaur Rahman to Rishabh Pant, Short and into the batter, on middle and leg. Rishabh Pant tucks this to mid-wicket for a single.
Ziaur Rahman to Rishabh Pant, Full and around off, Rishabh Pant pushes this towards the left of sweeper cover for a couple of runs.
Mohammad Saleem to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR! Perfectly placed in the gap for four. Short but not that wide outside off, Jurel hangs onto his back foot, opens the face of his bat and guides this through the gap between gully and backward point for four runs.
Mohammad Saleem to Rishabh Pant, Back of a length, around off, Pant guides this towards deep point for a single.
Mohammad Saleem to Rishabh Pant, Around that nagging length, on off, going across the batter. Pant leaves it.
Mohammad Saleem to Rishabh Pant, Hard length, around off, Pant blocks this to covers.