Manav Suthar spins India to huge victory over Afghanistan in one-off test

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/india/fcOzl2uI/"]The hosts[/a] piled up 564-8 before declaring ‌their first innings and unleashing their spin-heavy attack on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/afghanistan/fPvTErSo/"]‌Afghanistan[/a].[/p][p]Left-arm spinner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/suthar-manav/WfDHU91G/"]Suthar[/a] claimed 6-33 as India ‌bundled out Afghanistan for 152 in the first innings before enforcing the follow-on.[/p][p]Indian off-spinner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sundar-washington/r9K7iDfq/"]Washington Sundar[/a] (4-36) did most ‌of the damage in Afghanistan's second ⁠innings as the ‌visitors folded for 112. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ashraf-sharafuddin/0jMXYWVI/"]Sharafuddin Ashraf[/a] did not bat with ​a quad injury.[/p][p][b]"A complete win from our side, ticked all the boxes, so very happy," India captain Shubman Gill said ‌after the win.[/b][/p][p][b]"It was very hot. We decided ⁠that if we bowl them ‌out by lunch or around the first drinks break in the second innings ​we will ask them to bat again," Gill said of his decision to enforce the follow-on.[/b][/p][p][b]"For the spinners it was ​more about getting the experience of how to set up the batters."[/b][/p][p]Earlier, Afghanistan lost their last five wickets in the morning session ​of the third day itself after resuming their first innings on 113-5.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shah-rahmat/UBeuxh5q/"]Rahmat Shah[/a] (60) led their resistance ⁠in the first ​innings with a composed knock that included nine fours and a six.[/p][embed guid="5e92cefb-8c51-4f52-886b-e929ff0c1a88" url="https://x.com/BCCI/status/2063931803019382927" social-type="twitter" /][p]Suthar, who had already removed Ashraf caught behind, bowled Rahmat round the legs to ‌complete a five-wicket haul. He also sent back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saleem-mohammad/EeOZiSKC/"]Mohammad Saleem[/a] in the same over.[/p][p]Afghanistan wilted after barely crossing the 150-mark, but their openers had to walk out to bat again after India captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gill-shubman/KOAQiuhe/"]Shubman Gill[/a] decided to enforce the follow-on.[/p][p]Seamer [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/siraj-mohammed/EPQqSEB7/"]Mohammed Siraj[/a] trapped opener [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/malik-abdul/EP7lQSbn/"]Abdul Malik[/a] for eight, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/atal-sediqullah/C6lJSRYp/"]Sediqullah Atal[/a] (42) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gurbaz-rahmanullah/l2Z9Bnfj/"]Rahmanullah Gurbaz[/a] (24) ‌decided to counter-attack.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yadav-kuldeep/QuQQCaL1/"]Kuldeep Yadav[/a] (3-30) cut short Gurbaz's run-a-ball ​knock, and Rahmat (13) also threw away his wicket ‌trying to go after spinner Sundar.[/p][p]Yadav removed Nangeyalia Kharote and Saleem off successive deliveries - both batters fell to rash strokes - to seal India's victory on a frenetic day when ⁠14 Afghan wickets ⁠tumbled.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/afghanistan-fPvTErSo/india-fcOzl2uI/?mid=KYJAj9X8"]Check out the game summary with Flashscore.[/a][/p]