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

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Key information:​

• Latest score:To be updated
• Venue: New Chandigarh, Mullanpur
• Captains: Shubman Gill (India), Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan)
• Toss result: TBD
• 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.
• Match result: TBD
• 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

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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