India vs Afghanistan One-Off Test 2026 Live Score: Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the one-off Test between India and Afghanistan. India have won the toss and opted to bat first. The home team has handed a debut to Manav Suthar, which means no place for Harsh Dubey. Dhruv Jurel is part of the final XI along with Rishabh Pant.
The series is not part of the World Test Championship cycle, but it’s still an important game for India, who have achieved underwhelming results in the format in recent times. After drawing the series in England, they lost 2-0 to South Africa at home. With important series against Sri Lanka and New Zealand lined up, the Test will allow them to experiment with the combination and get into the rhythm.
Afghanistan is a top team in white-ball cricket, but they are yet to evolve in Test matches, and it’s a great opportunity for them to test themselves against one of the best teams. A win or a draw against India might be a little too much to ask, but there will be a lot to take for the Afghans from the match, irrespective of the result.
Afghanistan Squad: Abdul Malik, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Afsar Zazai(w), Sharafuddin Ashraf, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, Qais Ahmad, Bilal Sami, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Nangeyalia Kharote, Rahmanullah, Sediqullah Atal, Ikram Alikhil
India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel, Rishabh Pant(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Gurnoor Brar, Harsh Dubey, Devdutt Padikkal, Manav Suthar