Mullanpur | Manav Suthar snared a six-wicket haul on a dream debut as Afghanistan were bowled out for a paltry 152 day three of the one-off Test against India here on Monday.
After India enforced the follow-on, Afghanistan huffed and puffed their way to 18 for no loss at lunch with 394 runs still needed to avoid an embarrassing innings defeat.
It was a pity that barely 500 odd people were present in the stands when country's newest spin bowling star completed a rare milestone, becoming the 10th Indian to take five wicket-haul on debut. He was also the seventh spinner to reach the landmark in his maiden Test.
His final first innings figures read 22-10-33-6 which also showed the kind of relentless pressure he put on inexperienced Afghan batters, none of whom looked comfortable while trying to defend him.
Having impressed on the second afternoon with his trajectory and ability to extract turn from a slowish track, it was a matter of time that he would complete a five-for.
For the visitors, veteran Rahmat Shah (60 off 135 balls) was the only batter to offer some resistance before he became Suthar's fifth victim, falling all over while trying to play a slog sweep.
Rahmat and injured Sharafuddin Ashraf (11) batted for almost 11 overs after Prasidh Krishna (3/37 in 11 overs) had Azmatullah Omarzai (0) played on with a 140 kmph delivery.
Ashraf, who was in considerable pain with what seemed like a hamstring injury, hobbled and at times Rahmat had to refuse easy singles which could have otherwise kept the scoreboard ticking.
Ashraf became Suthar's fourth victim when he drew the batter forward and the delivery turned enough to kiss the outside edge into Rishabh Pant's gloves.
Rahmat, who on the second day, became the first Afghan batter to complete 1000 Test runs, hit nine boundaries apart from a six but hardly looked comfortable against Suthar, who would repeatedly land the ball on the same spot over after over.
Scoreboard at lunch on the third day of the one-off Test between India and Afghanistan here Monday.
India 1st Innings: 564/8 declared
Afghanistan 1st Innings:
Abdul Malik c Mohammed Siraj b Manav Suthar 16 Sediqullah Atal b Prasidh Krishna 17
Rahmanullah Gurbaz c Sai Sudharsan b Manav Suthar 12 Rahmat Shah b Manav Suthar 60
Hashmatullah Shahidi lbw b Prasidh Krishna 20 Afsar Zazai c & b Manav Suthar 3
Azmatullah Omarzai b Prasidh Krishna 0
Sharafuddin Ashraf c Pant b Manav Suthar 11 Nangeyalia Kharote not out 4
Mohammad Saleem lbw b Manav Suthar 0
Ziaur Rahman c Pant b Washington Sundar 6 Extras: (nb-2, w-1) 3
Total: 152 all out in 58.4 overs
Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-40, 3-62, 4-98, 5-113, 6-118, 7-142, 8-143, 9-143.
Bowling: Mohammed Siraj 9-2-29-0, Prasidh Krishna 11-2-37-3, Manav Suthar 22-10-33-6, Kuldeep Yadav 10-1-32-0, Washington Sundar 6.4-1-21-1.
Afghanistan 2nd Innings (following on):
Sediqullah Atal not out 16
Abdul Malik not out 2
Extras: 0
Total: 18 for no loss in 4 overs
Bowling: Manav Suthar 2-0-16-0, Prasidh Krishna 1-0-2-0, Kuldeep Yadav 1-1-0-0
Following on, Afghanistan were 98 for five against India at tea on day three, here Monday, as the one-off Test seemed headed for an early finish.
Afghanistan were bowled out for 152 in the first session, replying to India's mammoth 564/8 declared. Debutant Manav Suthar was the standout bowler for India, claiming 6/33 in 22 overs.
Afghanistan continued to struggle in the second essay even as opener Sediqullah Atal resisted the Indian attack with a resolute 42 before getting dismissed in the last ball before the tea break.
Washinton Sundar took three of the five wickets.
The visitors still trailed India by 314 runs.
Brief Scores:
India 1st innings: 564/8 declared in 127 overs.
Afghanistan: 152 and 98/5 in 29 overs. (S Atal 42, R Gurbaz 24; W Sundar 3/30). PTI APS APS TAP 06081420
Scoreboard at tea on the third day of the one-off Test between India and Afghanistan here Monday.
India 1st Innings: 564/8 declared
Afghanistan 1st Innings: (Overnight 113/5) Abdul Malik c Mohammed Siraj b Manav Suthar 16 Sediqullah Atal b Prasidh Krishna 17
Rahmanullah Gurbaz c Sai Sudharsan b Manav Suthar 12 Rahmat Shah b Manav Suthar 60
Hashmatullah Shahidi lbw b Prasidh Krishna 20 Afsar Zazai c & b Manav Suthar 3
Azmatullah Omarzai b Prasidh Krishna 0
Sharafuddin Ashraf c Pant b Manav Suthar 11 Nangeyalia Kharote not out 4
Mohammad Saleem lbw b Manav Suthar 0
Ziaur Rahman c Pant b Washington Sundar 6 Extras: (nb-2, w-1) 3
Total: 152 all out in 58.4 overs
Fall of wickets: 1-28, 2-40, 3-62, 4-98, 5-113, 6-118, 7-142, 8-143, 9-143.
Bowling: Mohammed Siraj 9-2-29-0, Prasidh Krishna 11-2-37-3, Manav Suthar 22-10-33-6, Kuldeep Yadav 10-1-32-0, Washington Sundar 6.4-1-21-1.
Afghanistan 2nd Innings (following on): Sediqullah Atal c Prasidh Krishna b Washington Sundar 42 Abdul Malik lbw b Mohammed Siraj 8
Rahmanullah Gurbaz c Prasidh Krishna b Kuldeep Yadav 24 Rahmat Shah c Suthar b Washington Sundar 13 Hashmatullah Shahidi c Shubman Gill b Washington Sundar 5 Afsar Zazai batting 4
Extras: (NB-2) 2
Total: (For 5 wickets in 29 overs) 98
Bowling: Manav Suthar 8-1-27-0, Prasidh Krishna 3-0-6-0, Kuldeep Yadav 6-1-24-1, Mohammed Siraj 4-1-11-1, Washington Sundar 8-2-30-3.