IND vs AFG Test 2026 Live score: Scorecard updates, toss, result and Day 1 highlights for Mullanpur Test

IND vs AFG Test 2026 Live score: Scorecard updates, toss, result and Day 1 highlights for Mullanpur Test originally appeared on Cricket News. Add Cricket News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Key information:

• Latest score:To be updated

• Venue: New Chandigarh, Mullanpur

• Captains: Shubman Gill (India), Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan)

• Live Telecast: Star Sports (India), Ariana Television Network(Afghanistan), Fox Cricket (Australia), CricLife, StarzPlay (UAE)

• Umpires & Match officials: Richard Illingworth and Sharfuddoula (on-field umpires), Chris Gaffaney (TV Umpire), Jayaraman Madanagopal (Fourth Umpire), Ranjan Madugalle (Match referee).

• Session timings for Mullanpur Test (local IST): 9:30 a.m. start, Session 1 – 9:30-11:30 a.m., Lunch break – 11:30-12:10 p.m., Session 2 – 12:10-2:10 p.m., Tea break – 2:10-2:30 p.m., Session 3 – 2:30-4:30 p.m.

• Player of the Match: TBD

• Player of the Series: TBD

India vs Afghanistan Only Test 2026 at Mullanpur: Playing XI

India XI for Mullanpur Test: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

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Afghanistan XI for Mullanpur Test: Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Afsar Zazai (wk), Sharafuddin Ashraf, Nangeyalia Kharote, Mohammad Saleem, Ziaur Rahman

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India vs Afghanistan, Only Test, Day 1: Live Updates and Scorecard

Toss result: India opt to bat first

The two captains, Shubman Gill and Hashmatullah Shahidi, are out in the middle for the toss. India won the toss and opted to bat first. The match will begin at 9:30 a.m.

Welcome to Cricket News’ live blog for the Only Test match between India and Afghanistan at Mullanpur. The venue is set to make its Test debut – the 31st venue to host Test cricket in India.

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