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After Afghanistan clawed their way back against India, who were boosted by centuries from Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay, on Day 1 of the one-off Test on Thursday, the minnows would hope to capitalise on the late momentum in Bangalore. Going into the second day, the hosts are on 347/6 and would hope to add some crucial runs. Get live cricket score of India vs Afghanistan, one-off Test, Day 2, Bangalore, here. (IND v AFG SCORECARD) (IND v AFG LIVE STREAMING)
11:09 hrs IST: Hardik Pandya tries the late upper-cut to a short ball from Wafadar but is cramped for room and only manages to get a glove to the keeper. Ends a wonderful knock and India might fall short of the 450 mark.
11:02 hrs IST: Mohammad Nabi finally gets a wicket. The offspinner tosses this delivery up and Jadeja dances down the track, he miscues the lofted shot and holes out to long off. Ends a good hand from Jadeja but will India declare the moment they go past 450 or will they wait for Pandya to get a 100?
10:55 hrs IST: Hardik Pandya brings up his third Test fifty with a powerful sweep off Nabo that bisects the fielders at square leg. It has been a mature knock from him and India are on course to go past 450. The fifty-run partnership between Jadeja and Pandya is also up with the right-hander smashing two boundaries and the Afghanistan fielders assisting him with five overthrows.
10:48 hrs IST: Jadeja notches up the 400 in style with a big six off Mohammad Nabi. Pandya is nearing his milestone and Afghanistan are letting this session slip. It has been more than 100 overs and Afghanistan have still not taken the second new ball.
10:38 hrs IST: India are closing in on 400 while Hardik Pandya is reaching his fifty. This has been a decent session for India and if Pandya hangs in with Jadeja, India can even think about going past 400.
10:27 hrs IST: Mohammad Nabi and Wafadar have come into the attack now. Afghanistan have still not taken the second new ball. This is rather strange. Why is Asghar Stanikzai not operating with pace at both ends, considering that Ahmedzai was in good rhythm.
10:16 hrs IST: Three consecutive fours by Hardik Pandya off Rashid Khan and India are nearing 400. This could be the time for Afghanistan to get the second new ball as the ploy to open with Rashid has not worked.
10:04 hrs IST: Edged and dropped! Ahmedzai would have gotten his fourth wicket. Full ball outside off, Ravindra Jadeja is lured into the drive and Zazai spills the chance and it goes to the third man fence. Very unlucky for Afghanistan.
10:02 hrs IST: Ahmedzai is creating chances and he is beating the outside edge of Hardik Pandya and Ravichandran Ashwin and he gets his reward. Short ball outside off, Ashwin bottom-edges the cut and the keeper Zazai takes the catch. The umpires wanted to confirm whether the catch was taken cleanly and replays confirm it. Good bowling from Ahmedzai.
09:46 hrs IST: Afghanistan have not taken the second new ball. Maybe because Rashid Khan has begun proceedings. But, one feels on a fresh day, the visitors should have taken the new ball immediately with the lower order batting.
09:34 hrs IST: Rashid Khan starts off proceedings for the day and he begins well, gets some turn and grip from this wicket. Yamin Ahmedzai, who was the pick of the bowlers yesterday, starts off in rusty fashion as he bowls a full ball on the pads which Hardik Pandya clips to the deep mid wicket fence for the first boundary of the day.
09:20 hrs IST: A warm welcome to day 2 of the one-off Test between India and Afghanistan from Bangalore. First weather update: Clear skies greet both teams. The story of day one was in two halves. India dominated one and a half sessions before Afghanistan fought back with some quick wickets.
On Day 1, Test cricket’s newest team were on the receiving end of some aggressive batting as Dhawan, who smashed 107, and Murali Vijay, who made 105, put on a 168-run opening stand after the hosts elected to bat first in Bangalore.
But the Afghan bowlers struck back with four wickets in the final session as the hosts slipped from 280-1 to 347 for six at stumps at Bangalore’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Fast bowler Yamin Ahmadzai, who gave Afghanistan their first Test scalp after getting Dhawan out early in the second session, led the attack with two wickets.
Hardik Pandya, on 10, and Ravichandran Ashwin, on 7, were at the crease when play ended after an extended final session but only 78 overs were possible due to two rain interruptions.
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