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The only test between India and Afghanistan is being played in Mullanpur. Team India declared the first innings after scoring 564 runs. By the end of the second day’s play, the Afghanistan team was in dire trouble as they had lost five wickets till the score of 113. This is a golden opportunity for the Indian team to register a big win.
Actually, Team India has a chance to register victory without batting in the second innings. But how is it possible that the Indian team does not even have to bat in the second innings and still register a big win. In fact, the Afghan team is now stuck in the trap of follow-on. Know here how many more runs Afghanistan needs to score in the first innings to save the follow-on.
How many runs does Afghanistan need?
According to the rules of Test cricket, if Team A gets a lead of 200 or more runs after the end of the first innings of both the teams, then it can force Team B to play follow-on. To avoid follow-on, Afghanistan will have to score at least 365 runs in the first innings.
The Afghan team has lost five wickets for 113 runs in its first innings. If the follow-on is to be saved then he still has to score 252 more runs in the first innings. If the Afghanistan team gets all out before scoring the remaining 252 runs in the first innings, then Team India can call them to bat again if they want.
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Team India will win without batting
If Afghanistan fails to save the follow-on, then the Indian team can ask them to bat again. When the Afghanistan team comes to bat again and even then the team is not able to take the lead over India, then India will win the match by the difference of innings.
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