New Chandigarh, June 7: India has established a strong foothold against Afghanistan in the ongoing Test match at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium. By the end of the first day, Team India scored 368 runs for the loss of 3 wickets, marking the fourth-highest score for a first day of a Test match in India. Captain Shubman Gill also celebrated his sixth century in Test cricket.
The top four highest scores for the first day of a Test match in India belong to Team India. In 2009, India set a record of 417/2 against Sri Lanka on the first day. The same year, they scored 385 runs for the loss of 6 wickets against the same team in Ahmedabad.
In 2017, India scored 371/4 against Sri Lanka in a Test match in Delhi. Sri Lanka ranks fifth on this list, having scored 366 runs for 8 wickets on the first day against India in 2009 at Brabourne Stadium.
In terms of centuries scored as a captain, Shubman Gill ranks fifth among Indian captains. On the first day against Afghanistan, he faced 143 balls and remained unbeaten with 103 runs, including 12 boundaries.
Gill’s century as captain is his sixth. Virat Kohli holds the record for the most centuries as a Test captain, achieving this feat 20 times in 113 innings. Sunil Gavaskar follows with 11 centuries in 74 innings, while Mohammad Azharuddin has 9 centuries in 78 innings, and Sachin Tendulkar has 7 centuries in 43 innings.
Winning the toss on Saturday in Mullanpur, the Indian team opted to bat first. KL Rahul contributed with a century, scoring 100 runs, while captain Gill remained unbeaten at 103. Sai Sudharsan added 81 runs to the team’s total, and Rishabh Pant scored 50 runs off 70 balls. For Afghanistan, Mohammad Saleem took 2 wickets, while Ziaur Rahman claimed 1 wicket.
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