Afghan cricket team in India in 2018
The Afghanistan cricket team toured India in June 2018 to play a one-off Test match against the India cricket team. It was Afghanistan's first Test since they were awarded the Test status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in June 2017. India won the match in two days by an innings and 262 runs. Afghanistan were dismissed twice in the same day, only the fourth time this has happened in Tests. For India, it was their biggest win by an innings in Tests, and they became the first Asian team to win a Test match inside two days.
| Afghan cricket team in India in 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| India | Afghanistan | ||
| Dates | 14 – 18 June 2018 | ||
| Captains | Ajinkya Rahane | Asghar Stanikzai | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | India won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Shikhar Dhawan (107) | Hashmatullah Shahidi (47) | |
| Most wickets | Ravindra Jadeja (6) | Yamin Ahmadzai (3) | |
After the match, India's captain Ajinkya Rahane said that playing more Tests and first-class cricket would improve the Afghan side. Phil Simmons, Afghanistan's coach, said that the team were "by no means happy' with their performance", but believed they would get there with further hard work.