India Afghanistan Test Series- 2018

Question- Consider the following statements in regards to the recently concluded Indo-Afghanistan Test Series, 2018?
(a) This series was completed in Bangalore.
(b) Indian team becomes the first Asian cricket team to win any Test match in two days.
(c) Mujeeb Ur Rahman of Afghanistan became the first cricketer to make a Test debut after being born in the 21st century.
(d) Umesh Yadav (India) completed his 200 wickets in Test matches.
Answer- (d) 
Related Facts:

  • The only Test match between India and Afghanistan was played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore. (June 14-18, 2018)
  • India on the second day of this historic Test beat Afghanistan by an innings and a record of 262 runs. (14-15 June, 2018).
  • Chasing India’s 474 runs, Afghanistan team went out 109 for the first innings and at 103 runs the second innings.
  • In Test history of 141 years it was 21st occasion when a team won a Test match in just two days.
  • India also became the first Asian team to win the Test match in just two days.
  • Afghanistan faced only 66.3 overs in both innings.
  • This is the fourth opportunity in Test cricket when a team went out twice in a day.
  • This is the biggest defeat for any team playing debut match.
  • Afghanistan became the second team in the world who lose her debut Test match in two days.
  • Earlier, 129 years ago in 1889 South Africa lost her debut test match against England in just two days. However, that test was three days.
  • But this was the first time in the five-day Test match history when any team lost their debut Test match in just two days.
  • Indian bowler Umesh Yadav got his 100th wicket in Test cricket by outplaying Afghanistan batsman Rahmat Shah.
  • ‘Man of the Match’ – Shikhar Dhawan (India).
  • ‘Most run in the series’ – Shikhar Dhawan (India), total 107 runs
  • ‘Most wickets in the series’ -Ravindra Jadeja (India), total 6 wickets
  • In the series, Indian captain was Ajinkya Rahane and Afghanistan captain was Asghar Stanikzai.
  • 24 wickets fell for the same day in this Test match.
  • The last 116 years ago, 25 wickets were fell in the same day in match of Australia Vs. England, held in Melbourne.
  • Mujeeb Ur Rahman of Afghanistan became the world’s first cricketer (born 28 March 2001), after being born in the 21st
  • Mujeeb became the youngest cricketer to make Test debut for Afghanistan (17 years and 78 days).
  • Along with this Mujeeb become the first cricketer to play debut in a test match without playing any first-class match.
  • It was Afghanistan’s first test match after getting Test status in June, 2017.
  • Afghanistan is the 12th country in the world to play Test matches.
  • This was the first Test match played in India in June.
  • Now the months of May and July are left in which no Test match has been played in India.
  • Yaman Ahmadzai bowled first for Afghanistan in Test cricket as well as Yaman took the first Test wicket for Afghanistan in the form of Shikhar Dhawan.
  • The first ball for Afghanistan was played by Mohammad Shahzad and he went out after scoring 14 runs.
  • Ishant Sharma took Afghanistan’s first Test wicket in the form of Javed Ahmadi.

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