Rahul, Sudharsan half-centuries power India to 209-2 at tea v Afghanistan
- The pair combine for a partnership of 139 runs before Mohammad Saleem gets his second wicket of the day
KL Rahul and Sai Sudharsan both scored half-centuries as India reached 209-2 at tea on the opening day of their one-off test against Afghanistan in New Chandigarh on Saturday.
The hosts won the toss and opted to bat, before losing opener Yashasvi Jaiswal in the morning session.
Rahul, who rode a stroke of luck earlier on the opening day, appeared much more at ease after lunch and coasted to his 21st half-century in the longest format, notching an unbeaten 81 off 137 balls.
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Sudharsan, who broke into the test team last year, brought up his third test 50 just two overs later in style with back-to-back boundaries.
The pair combined for a partnership of 139 runs before Mohammad Saleem got his second wicket of the day, getting Sudharsan out for 81 with a delivery that induced an edge behind.
India captain Shubman Gill was batting on 20 alongside Rahul at the end of the second session.
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