Cricket-India lose wickets but reach 475-6 at lunch against Afghanistan


June 7 (Reuters) - India ⁠were pegged back a little by Afghanistan's ⁠re-energised bowlers on the second morning of ‌their one-off test on Sunday but still managed to reach an imposing 475 for sixat lunch at the New PCA ​Stadium in New Chandigarh.

• After Afghanistan's ⁠failure to review ⁠gave KL Rahul a lifeline on the opening day, ⁠the ‌visitors decided not to use their final review for an LBW by India ⁠captain Shubman Gill, with replays later showing ​there was ‌no inside edge and that the ball was ⁠hitting leg-stump.

• ​Despite the let-off, Gill (126) did not last long and was caught behind when Mohammad Saleem got the ⁠ball to move away from ​him, with the fast bowler picking up his third wicket of the innings.

• Saleem struck once again ⁠a few overs later with a delivery that nipped back and caught Dhruv Jurel (19) off guard, before Hashmatullah Shahidi baited Rishabh Pant (81) into swinging at ​a flighted ball, which the ⁠batter sent to long-off.

• India went into lunch ​with test debutant Manav Suthar ‌on nine not out and ​all-rounder Washington Sundar on 14.

(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)

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