Vijay, Rahul take India to 248/1 vs Afghanistan (Tea Report)
Thursday - June 14, 2018 2:44 pm ,
Category : SPORTS
Vijay, Rahul take India to 248/1 vs Afghanistan (Tea Report)
Bengaluru June 14 (IANS) Opener Murali Vijay (94 not out) and Lokesh Rahul (33 not out) took India to 248/1 at tea on the opening day of the one-off Test against Afghanistan at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Thursday.
Vijay and Rahul shared a 90-run partnership for the second wicket to take India past the 200-run mark in 36.3 overs before rain played spoilsport forcing umpires to call off the session early.
Resuming the second session at 158/0 India lost the lone wicket of centurion Shikhar Dhawan (107 off 96) when the Delhi opener found a thick edge off Yamin Ahmadzai d delivery which landed at the first slip. He slammed 19 boundaries and three sixes.
--IANS kk/gau/vm
Vijay and Rahul shared a 90-run partnership for the second wicket to take India past the 200-run mark in 36.3 overs before rain played spoilsport forcing umpires to call off the session early.
Resuming the second session at 158/0 India lost the lone wicket of centurion Shikhar Dhawan (107 off 96) when the Delhi opener found a thick edge off Yamin Ahmadzai d delivery which landed at the first slip. He slammed 19 boundaries and three sixes.
--IANS kk/gau/vm
