<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ind-vs-afg-odis-team-india-stalwart-virat-kohli-to-miss-50-over-format-series-due-to-injury-23633600" rel="nofollow">Team India</a> ended the day one at 368 runs for the loss of three wickets as Indian batters dominated against an inexperienced Afghanistan bowling attack.
KL Rahul smashed 11 boundaries as he scored 100 runs in 165 balls. The Indian opener was dismissed by Ziaur Rahman Sharifi shortly after reaching his century.
<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/friends-family-keep-me-humble-india-odi-and-test-skipper-shubman-gill-23627966" rel="nofollow">Indian captain Shubman Gill</a> too dominated the Afghanistan bowling as he continued his impressive recent form. The Indian skipper scored an unbeaten 103 runs in 143 balls, including 11 fours and one six. Rishabh Pant remained unbeaten too, scoring 50 runs in 70 balls.
Earlier, Sai Sudarshan scored a brisk 81 runs in 104 balls before being caught behind by Saleem Safi. For Afghanistan, Mohammad Saleem Safi was the star bowler with two wickets to his name. Ziaur Rahman Sharifi took one wicket of KL Rahul as the Afghanistan bowlers struggled to make an impact.
Earlier, after winning the toss, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ind-vs-afg-india-win-the-toss-and-elect-to-bat-first-23633915" rel="nofollow">Shubman Gill said he would like to bat first</a>. The skipper confirmed a debut for spinner Manav Suthar.
"We're going to bat first. Very hot and humid here, so I think as the time goes by, the wicket is going to get slower and it's going to get low. Looks like a good surface. I think a little bit drier, obviously because of the heat. It's been very hot for the past few weeks here and I think it's going to stay the same. The preparation's been pretty good. Honestly, the only thing that's been a little tricky is the switch from sleeping late at nights to waking up at the time actually that we were sleeping at. But got a good couple of days of sleep and I think everyone's pretty fresh and ready to go. We've got Manav Suthar making his debut for the first time." Shubman Gill said.
<h2>Confirmed playing XI for both teams:</h2>
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Afsar Zazai(w), Azmatullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Nangeyalia Kharote, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, Mohammad Saleem Safi
India (Playing XI): KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Rishabh Pant(w), Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
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India ended the day one at 368 runs for the loss of three wickets as Indian batters dominated against an inexperienced Afghanistan bowling attack

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India ended the day one at 368 runs for the loss of three wickets as Indian batters dominated against an inexperienced Afghanistan bowling attack. KL Rahul and Shubman Gill both smashed centuries on the first day

Ind vs Afg: India end day 1 at 368/3; Gill and KL Rahul score centuries

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