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

Manav Suthar took seven wickets in the match for India
Manav Suthar took seven wickets in the match for IndiaShammi MEHRA / AFP

Manav Suthar's dream test debut concluded with India ⁠registering their biggest test victory - by an innings and 300 runs against Afghanistan - inside ‌three days of the one-off test in New Chandigarh on ‌Monday.

The hosts piled up 564-8 before declaring ‌their first innings and unleashing their spin-heavy attack on ‌Afghanistan.

Left-arm spinner Suthar claimed 6-33 as India ‌bundled out Afghanistan for 152 in the first innings before enforcing the follow-on.

Indian off-spinner Washington Sundar (4-36) did most ‌of the damage in Afghanistan's second ⁠innings as the ‌visitors folded for 112. Sharafuddin Ashraf did not bat with ​a quad injury.

"A complete win from our side, ticked all the boxes, so very happy," India captain Shubman Gill said ‌after the win.

"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.

"For the spinners it was ​more about getting the experience of how to set up the batters."

Earlier, Afghanistan lost their last five wickets in the morning session ​of the third day itself after resuming their first innings on 113-5.

Rahmat Shah (60) led their resistance ⁠in the first ​innings with a composed knock that included nine fours and a six.

Suthar, who had already removed Ashraf caught behind, bowled Rahmat round the legs to ‌complete a five-wicket haul. He also sent back Mohammad Saleem in the same over.

Afghanistan wilted after barely crossing the 150-mark, but their openers had to walk out to bat again after India captain Shubman Gill decided to enforce the follow-on.

Seamer Mohammed Siraj trapped opener Abdul Malik for eight, but Sediqullah Atal (42) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (24) ‌decided to counter-attack.

Kuldeep Yadav (3-30) cut short Gurbaz's run-a-ball ​knock, and Rahmat (13) also threw away his wicket ‌trying to go after spinner Sundar.

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.

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