India vs Afghanistan Live Cricket Score: Ishant Sharma picked up two wickets on Day 2. (Source: AP)
India vs Afghanistan Live Cricket Score, Only Test Day 2 Live Streaming: The first session of the second day remained a mixed bag as Hardik Pandya scored his half-century to take up India’s total over 400. The tailenders Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma added handy 33-runs at fast pace to take the hosts to 474 before they were bowled out in the first innings. It was a good effort from the duo before Rashid Khan gave the final blow. Afghanistan will start their innings after Lunch.
India vs Afghanistan Live Cricket Score: Murali Vijay scored a ton on the first day. (Source: BCCI)
While the Afghans have lost more than half their side even before reaching the 100-run mark, their batsmen are still keen on playing the expansive shots. SRH's Mohammad Nabi slams two fours of Harik Pandya to keep the scoreboard ticking. Teammate Rashid Khan is keeping him company. AFG- 78/6, trail by 396 runs.
R Ashwin strikes again. Quicker delivery darts back onto the pads and the batsman goes for the review but the decision remains in favour of the bowler. Hashmatullah Shahidi is out for 11. Afghanistan continues to sink further. AFG- 59/6, trail by 415 runs.
OUT! Ashwin gets a wicket in his first over. It's a beautifully delivered off-spinner which gets the purchase from the wicket and opens up the space between the bat and pad. Asghar Stanikzai falls for 11. Afghanistan have lost half their side and are in deep trouble. AFG 50/5
Middle Stump goes for a walk! Ishant Sharma is making the ball to do the talking. Once again pitches on good length and darts in to dismiss Afsar Zazai for 6. AFG- 35/4
Rahmat Shah is out for 14. Umesh Yadav traps him plumb in front. 100th wicket for Umesh Yadav in Test Cricket. Yet another milestone in a historic Test match. AFG 35/3
Ishant Sharma has hit the middle stump. Javed Ahmadi is out for 1. The ball pitches just outside the off stump and jags back in, the batsmen is too late to react and that' it. The sound of timber and a great start for India. AFG- 21/2
Mohammad Shahzad is the first wicket to fall as Hardik Pandya gets a direct hit! The batsman dabs the ball towards the point region and goes for a quick but Pandya is too quick and before Shahzad can reach the crease the ball has hit the wicket. AFG- 15/1.
Mohammad Shahzad's boundary brings up the first runs in Test cricket for Afghanistan. Another one for the history books. The ball swings outside the off and Shahzad lunges into it and goes for the uppish drive. Umesh Yadav is not impressed.
After Lunch, Umesh Yadav starts off with the ball and it is Mohammad Shahzad and Javed Ahmadi who have come out to bat. They will be tested in the first hour and it will be interesting to see how they respond to the challenge.
Rashid Khan gets the final wicket as he dismisses Ishant Sharma for 8 and that wraps up India's first innings. He calls for a review but that was plumb. INDI 474 all out in first session. And Lunch has been called for.
Umesh Yadav shows his skills with the bat as he hammers a four and a six to take India's total to 450.
Two back-to-back blows for India as Hardik Pandya departs for 40 with Wafadar taking another wicket. Terrible shot by Pandya, who failed to understand the short ball, and got an edge on it, only to give an easy catch to the wicketkeeper. IND 440/9
Mohammad Nabi gets his first wicket as Ravindra Jadeja departs for 20. He tried to go big for a six, stepped forward on a short ball, but mistimed the shot and gets a leading edge on the ball. The ball flies high in the air and is taken by Rahmat Shah. IND 436/8
Hardik Pandya is on fire after completing his half century. He smacks Wafadar for two consecutive boundaries, and then lofts it up in the air. It was a single, till the fielder made a mess and gave away four over throw runs.
Hardik Pandya completes his 3rd Test fifty in style as he slog sweeps the delivery from Mohammad Nabi for a four. He reaches the landmark in 83 balls as he shows he is back in form with the bat, and pushes his name forward for England selection! Maybe?
Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja take India's total to 400/7 in the first session. It is a good total, but it is still a batting surface, despite frequent spells of rains, and both these allrounders need to deliver with the ball as well.
Afghanistan players Rashid Khan, Asghar Stanikzai celebrated Eid before the start of the play on Day 2 in Bengaluru. All the Afghanistan players took part in the Eid celebrations. READ MORE
Hardik Pandya has been in excellent form this morning as he is fighting a lone battle for India at the moment. He has reached 40* and he is being supported on the other end by Ravindra Jadeja who has scored 6 runs so far.
Three fours for Hardik Pandya (37) and he is really turning it on! The first one is past the slip to the third man fence, then to long on and ends the over with another four towards deep extra cover. India- 389/7.
Yamin Ahmadzai has dismissed Ravichandran Ashwin. Wide delivery and the allrounder gets a soft touch to it. The ball goes straight to the wicketkeeper and Ashwin was unconvinced that the ball had carried. Replays showed that it was a clean catch. Ashwin gone for 18. IND 369/7
Hardik Pandya steals a second run and survive a run out chance as the fielder almost hit the stumps. But apart from the one moment of loose in concentration, it has been a pretty steady start for India.
Afghanistan have the option to take the new ball but for now the captain Asghar Stanikzai is sticking with the older ball and keeping Rashid Khan on the attack. He clearly is backing the best bowler of his side to take up another wicket early in the day. It remains to be seen if this proves any effective.
Hardik Pandya shows intent as he hits the ball for a double on Yamin Ahmadzai's over in the second over. He brings up 350 up for India. Good start for the home side on Day 2 as they look to increase their first innings total.
Rashid Khan starts off with the ball and it is Hardik Pandya and Ravichandran Ashwin who start off with the ball. Time to get a wriggle on and the first hour will be very crucial. India need a partnership here.
In spite of the rain, the pitch is still an excellent surface to bat on. There is a little bit of moisture on the surface due to the rains, and there are signs that it might slow down on Day 2 and Day 3. But at the moment, it is still hard and solid to bat on.
If India had hoped for an easy time against Afghanistan, they were put back into a shocking final session on the first day with the Afghanistan bowlers taking six wickets to bring their side back into the match. India had got off to a good start and will hope they can regain the confidence to pull back and start batting smartly again. Afghanistan, on the other hand, will look to get wickets. Exciting Day in store, but the rains can play a huge role again.