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{{short description|International cricket tour}}
{{use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = Afghan cricket team in India in 2018
| team1_image = Flag of India.svg
| team1_name = India
| team2_image = Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg
| team2_name = Afghanistan
| from_date = 14
| to_date = 18 June 2018<ref name="Days" group="n">While five days of play were scheduled for the Test, the match reached a result in two days.</ref>
| team1_captain = [[Ajinkya Rahane]]
| team2_captain = [[Asghar Afghan|Asghar Stanikzai]]
| no_of_tests = 1
| team1_tests_won = 1
| team2_tests_won = 0
| team1_tests_most_runs = [[Shikhar Dhawan]] (107)
| team2_tests_most_runs = [[Hashmatullah Shahidi]] (47)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] (6)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = [[Yamin Ahmadzai]] (3)
}}
The [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan cricket team]] toured India in June 2018 to play a one-off [[Test cricket|Test match]] against the [[India cricket team]].<ref name="CI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21737236/afghanistan-make-test-debut-india |title=Afghanistan to make Test debut against India |access-date=12 December 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref name="CA">{{cite web |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/afghanistan-india-test-match-first-test-confirmed-ftp-bcci-acb/2017-12-11 |title=Afghanistan to face India in first Test |access-date=11 December 2017 |work=Cricket Australia}}</ref> It was Afghanistan's first Test since they were awarded Test status by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) in June 2017.<ref name=status>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/40364481 |title=Ireland & Afghanistan awarded Test status by International Cricket Council |author= |date=22 June 2017 |website=BBC News |access-date=22 June 2017 }}</ref> India won the match in two days by an innings and 262 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23796904/india-v-afghanistan-live-report |title=Afghanistan's debut Test ends in two-day thrashing |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref> Afghanistan were dismissed twice in the same day, only the fourth time this has happened in Tests.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/727891 |title=Back-to-back Afghanistan collapses hand India two-day win |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref> It was [[List of India Test cricket records#Greatest win margins (by innings)|India's biggest win by an innings]] in Tests,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/india-vs-afghanistan-only-test-day-2-statistical-highlights/ |title=India vs Afghanistan, Only Test, Day 2 – Statistical Highlights |work=CricTracker |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref> and they became the first Asian team to win a Test match inside two days.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18544/report/1133983/india-vs-afghanistan-only-test-afg-in-india-2018 |title=Afghanistan's debut Test ends in two-day thrashing |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref>

After the match, India's captain [[Ajinkya Rahane]] said that it is just the beginning for Afghanistan, and playing more Tests and [[first-class cricket|first-class]] cricket would improve the side.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/727967 |title='This is just the beginning for Afghanistan' – Ajinkya Rahane |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=16 June 2018}}</ref> [[Phil Simmons]], Afghanistan's coach, said that the team were "by no means happy' with their performance", but believes they will get there with further hard work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23801279/afghanistan-no-means-happy-their-performance |title=Afghanistan 'by no means happy' with their performance |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 June 2018}}</ref>

==Background==
In late 2017, it was announced that [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] would be Afghanistan's first Test opponents, but [[Zimbabwean cricket team against Afghanistan in the UAE in 2017–18|the tour]] was confirmed as being [[limited overs cricket|limited overs]] matches only.<ref name="CITest">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21150832/heath-streak-urges-more-elite-cricket-zimbabwe |title=Streak urges more elite cricket for Zimbabwe |access-date=25 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> In December 2017, the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) and the [[Afghanistan Cricket Board]] (ACB) confirmed that the match would take place in 2018, with the exact date and venue to be announced at a later date.<ref name="ICC">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/536335 |title=Afghanistan to make Test debut in India |access-date=12 December 2017 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> In January 2018, both the ACB and the BCCI confirmed the Test would be played in June at the [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]] in [[Bengaluru]].<ref name="TOI">{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/historic-india-afghanistan-test-from-june-14-in-bengaluru/articleshow/62527075.cms |title=Historic India-Afghanistan Test from June 14 in Bengaluru |access-date=16 January 2018 |work=Times of India}}</ref><ref name="ANI">{{cite web |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/india-afghanistan-test-in-june201801162027070001/ |title=India, Afghanistan Test in June |access-date=16 January 2018 |work=ANI News}}</ref> It was the first time a Test match was played in June in India.<ref name="June">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1133200.html |title=Afghanistan's Test debut set for June in Bengaluru |access-date=16 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><ref name="ICCJune">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/596817 |title=Afghanistan to play debut Test v India in Bengaluru in June |access-date=17 January 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref>

==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
|-
! {{cr|IND}}<ref name="IndSquad">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23440070/ajinkya-rahane-lead-india-afghanistan-kohli-absence |title=Rahane to lead India against Afghanistan in Kohli's absence |access-date=8 May 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
! {{cr|AFG|2013}}<ref name="AfgSquad">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1148128.html |title=Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test |access-date=29 May 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Ajinkya Rahane]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Ravichandran Ashwin]]
* [[Shikhar Dhawan]]
* [[Ravindra Jadeja]]
* [[Dinesh Karthik]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Karun Nair]]
* [[Hardik Pandya]]
* [[Cheteshwar Pujara]]
* [[KL Rahul]]
* [[Navdeep Saini]]
* <s>[[Wriddhiman Saha]] ([[Wicket-keeper|wk]])</s>
* <s>[[Mohammed Shami]]</s>
* [[Ishant Sharma]]
* [[Shardul Thakur]]
* [[Murali Vijay]]
* [[Kuldeep Yadav]]
* [[Umesh Yadav]]
|
* [[Asghar Afghan|Asghar Stanikzai]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Javed Ahmadi]]
* [[Yamin Ahmadzai]]
* [[Amir Hamza]]
* [[Ihsanullah]]
* [[Nasir Jamal]]
* [[Rashid Khan]]
* [[Zahir Khan (Afghan cricketer)|Zahir Khan]]
* [[Wafadar Momand]]
* [[Mohammad Nabi]]
* [[Rahmat Shah]]
* [[Hashmatullah Shahidi]]
* [[Mohammad Shahzad]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Sayed Shirzad]]
* [[Mujeeb Ur Rahman]]
* [[Afsar Zazai]]
|}

India's captain [[Virat Kohli]] announced that he would miss this Test match as he elected to play for [[Surrey County Cricket Club]].<ref name="Surrey">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/677020 |title=Kohli to warm-up for India's tour of England with spell at Surrey |access-date=3 May 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> This was in preparation for [[Indian cricket team in England in 2018|India's tour to England]] the following month.<ref name="Kohli1">{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/virat-kohli-england-tour-county-cricket-surrey-to-afghanistan-test-report-5109491/|title=Virat Kohli to miss Afghanistan Test in favour of county cricket for Surrey: Report |access-date=24 March 2018 |work=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="Kohli2">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22895038/virat-kohli-play-county-cricket-preparation-england-tests |title=Kohli to play county cricket as preparation for England Tests |access-date=24 March 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> However, a neck injury ruled him out of playing for Surrey in England.<ref name="Kohli3">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23589004/virat-kohli-ruled-surrey-stint-neck-injury |title=Kohli ruled out of Surrey stint with neck injury |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 May 2018}}</ref> [[Ajinkya Rahane]] was named as India's captain for the Test match in Kohli's absence.<ref name="Rahane">{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ajinkya-rahane-to-lead-india-in-one-off-test-against-afghanistan-virat-kohli-to-return-for-ireland-t20s/story-A3IzzzgtP0Xcs3HiUS8U7N.html |title=Ajinkya Rahane to lead India in one-off Test against Afghanistan, Virat Kohli to return for Ireland T20s |access-date=8 May 2018 |work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

Prior to the final squad selection, Afghanistan had a team of thirty players warming up for the match in [[Greater Noida]].<ref name="GN">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/692011 |title=‘We need to focus on playing good cricket’ – Rashid Khan looks ahead to maiden Test |access-date=19 May 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> On 29 May 2018, the ACB announced a sixteen-man squad for the Test match, with [[Asghar Afghan|Asghar Stanikzai]] named as the captain.<ref name="ACB">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricket.af/acb-news-info/559 |title=Afghanistan Squads for T20I Bangladesh Series and on-eoff India Test Announced |work=Afghanistan Cricket Board |access-date=29 May 2018 |archive-date=29 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529204559/http://www.cricket.af/acb-news-info/559 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Afghan bowler [[Rashid Khan]] said that "it will be a big day for cricket in Afghanistan" and he could not wait to become a Test cricketer.<ref name="GN"/> He later added that the match will be "a test of patience" and that he might end up taking no wickets.<ref name="KhanICC">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/700526 |title='It's going to be a test of patience' – Rashid Khan on Test debut |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=5 June 2018}}</ref>

Ahead of the Test, [[Wriddhiman Saha]] was ruled out of India's squad due to injury, and was replaced by [[Dinesh Karthik]].<ref name="Saha">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1148365.html |title=Injured Saha out of Afghanistan Test |access-date=2 June 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> [[Mohammed Shami]] was also ruled out of India's squad after failing a fitness test, being replaced by [[Navdeep Saini]].<ref name="Shami">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23760258/mohammed-shami-afghanistan-test-failing-fitness-test |title=Shami out of Afghanistan Test after failing fitness Test |access-date=11 June 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

Before the Test, both captains commented on the significance of the fixture. [[Asghar Afghan|Asghar Stanikzai]], Afghanistan's captain, said that "to be playing our first Test against India is a great honour and we hope to give a good account of ourselves".<ref name="CapCom">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/713872 |title=Afghanistan gear up for momentous first men's Test |access-date=12 June 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> India's captain, [[Ajinkya Rahane]], said "it's a privilege to be playing in Afghanistan's first Test match" adding that it will be an historic moment for the Afghan team.<ref name="CapCom"/>

==Test series==
===Only Test===
{{Two-innings cricket match
| date = 14–18 June 2018<ref name="Days" group="n"/>
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|AFG|2013}}

| score-team1-inns1 = 474 (104.5 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Shikhar Dhawan]] 107 (96)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Yamin Ahmadzai]] 3/51 (19 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 109 (27.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Mohammad Nabi]] 24 (44)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ravichandran Ashwin]] 4/27 (8 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 =
| runs-team1-inns2 =
| wickets-team1-inns2 =

| score-team2-inns2 = 103 (38.4 overs) ([[follow-on|f/o]])
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Hashmatullah Shahidi]] 36[[not out|*]] (88)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 4/17 (9 overs)

| result = India won by an innings and 262 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1133983.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Paul Reiffel]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Shikhar Dhawan]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain = 12 overs of play were lost on day one due to rain.
| notes = [[Mohammad Shahzad]], [[Javed Ahmadi]], [[Rahmat Shah]], [[Asghar Afghan|Asghar Stanikzai]], [[Hashmatullah Shahidi]], [[Mohammad Nabi]], [[Afsar Zazai]], [[Rashid Khan]], [[Yamin Ahmadzai]], [[Wafadar]] and [[Mujeeb Ur Rahman]] (Afg) all made their Test debuts.
* [[Mujeeb Ur Rahman]] (Afg) became the sixth player, and first for Afghanistan, to make his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut in a Test match.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the12thman.in/records-broken-on-day-1-of-the-india-afghanistan-test/|title=Records broken on Day 1 of the India-Afghanistan Test! - The12thMan|website=www.the12thman.in|language=en-GB|access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref> He became the first player born in the 21st century to play Test cricket and also became the youngest player to feature in their country's inaugural Test match (17 years and 78 days).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/mujeeb-ur-rahman-zadran-first-21st-century-2000-test-cricketer-afghanistan-india-historic-bengaluru/2018-06-15|title=Test cricket's first 21st century man arrives|work=cricket.com.au|access-date=15 June 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.india.com/sports/india-vs-afghanistan-one-off-test-mujeeb-ur-rahman-becomes-first-21st-century-born-cricketer-menwomen-to-appear-in-tests-twitter-lavishes-praise-3109900/|title=IND v AFG: Mujeeb Becomes First 21st-century born Cricketer to Play Tests|last=Desk|first=India.com Sports|date=2018-06-14|work=India.com|access-date=15 June 2018|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Shikhar Dhawan]] became the sixth batsman, and the first for India, to score a century before lunch on day one of a Test.<ref name="Dhawan">{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ind-vs-afg-shikhar-dhawan-enters-exclusive-club-with-87-ball-hundred-1259981-2018-06-14 |title=IND vs AFG: Shikhar Dhawan enters exclusive club with 87-ball hundred |access-date=14 June 2018 |work=India Today}}</ref>
* [[Rashid Khan]] (Afg) conceded the most runs in their country's inaugural Test match (154).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.catchnews.com/cricket-news/ind-vs-afg-after-amir-elahi-this-player-becomes-the-first-bowler-to-concede-most-runs-in-team-s-inaugural-test-match-118012.html|title=IND Vs AFG: After Amir Elahi, this player becomes the first bowler to concede most runs in team's inaugural Test match|work=CatchNews.com|access-date=15 June 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/news/india-vs-afghanistan-test-rashid-khan-earns-unwanted-record-720194|title=India vs Afghanistan Test: Rashid Khan earns unwanted record|last=Staff|first=CricketCountry|date=2018-06-15|work=Cricket Country|access-date=15 June 2018|language=en-us}}</ref>
* [[Umesh Yadav]] (Ind) took his 100th wicket in Tests.<ref name="Yadav100">{{cite web|url=http://www.india.com/sports/india-vs-afghanistan-one-off-test-umesh-yadav-becomes-8th-indian-pacer-to-reach-100-wickets-in-tests-and-other-records-3112018/ |title=IND vs AFG: Umesh Becomes 8th Indian Pacer to 100 Wickets |work=India.com |access-date=15 June 2018}}</ref>
}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/1133250.html Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]

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