| Afghan cricket team in India in 2018 | |||
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| India | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 14 – 18 June 2018[n 1] | ||
| Captains | Ajinkya Rahane | Asghar Stanikzai | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | India won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Shikhar Dhawan (107) | Hashmatullah Shahidi (47) | |
| Most wickets | Ravindra Jadeja (6) | Yamin Ahmadzai (3) | |
The Afghanistan cricket team toured India in June 2018 to play a one-off Test match against the India cricket team.[1][2] It was Afghanistan's first Test since they were awarded the Test status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in June 2017.[3] India won the match in two days by an innings and 262 runs.[4] Afghanistan were dismissed twice in the same day, only the fourth time this has happened in Tests.[5] For India, it was their biggest win by an innings in Tests,[6] and they became the first Asian team to win a Test match inside two days.[7]
After the match, India's captain Ajinkya Rahane said that playing more Tests and first-class cricket would improve the Afghan side.[8] Phil Simmons, Afghanistan's coach, said that the team were "'by no means happy' with their performance", but believed they would get there with further hard work.[9]
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- ^ "Afghanistan to face India in first Test". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Ireland & Afghanistan awarded Test status by International Cricket Council". BBC News. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Afghanistan's debut Test ends in two-day thrashing". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Back-to-back Afghanistan collapses hand India two-day win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "India vs Afghanistan, Only Test, Day 2 – Statistical Highlights". CricTracker. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan's debut Test ends in two-day thrashing". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "'This is just the beginning for Afghanistan' – Ajinkya Rahane". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan 'by no means happy' with their performance". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 June 2018.