This marks the end of the first session on Day 1 of the one-off Test between India and Afghanistan. At Lunch, India's score read 96/1 with KL Rahul (37*) and Sai Sudharsan (32*) standing unbeaten. For Afghanistan, Saleem Saifi took the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal for 24. Stay tuned as he would be right back after the lunch break. 

20 overs of India's innings are up and India have suddenly changed gears. Both KL Rahul and Sai Sudharsan are getting boundaries and India are racing towards the 100-run mark. Afghanistan need to get another wicket at the earliest, in order to control the run flow. 

IND 79/1 (20 overs)

Sai Sudharsan and KL Rahul's partnership has totally brought India out from the setback of Yashavi Jaiswal's dismissal. The duo is fearlessly dealing in boundaries and keeping the momentum on India's side. In the previous over of debutant Nangeyalia Kharote, the duo scored eight runs. 

IND 77/1 (19 overs)

India get a big over as KL Rahul Sai Sudharsan take on Saleem Saifi. In the previous over of the pacer, the duo hit one boundary each as Saifi conceded nine runs. Sudharsan is looking in a good touch with the bat today and will be eager to play a big knock. With this, India also go past the 50-run mark. 

IND 55/1 (16 overs)

After staying silent for the first 10 deliveries, Sai Sudharsan goes off the mark in style with a terrific boundary on Azmatullah Omarzai's ball. Full and around off stump, Sai plays a very controlled flick. Ensured it only rolled along the ground by rolling his wrists. 

IND 46/1 (15 overs)

After the departure of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan walks in to bat, alongside KL Rahul. The duo is now looking to stitch another strong partnership to keep India in the dominating position. In the previous over, Azmatullah Omarzai delivered a maiden as Afghanistan eye more wickets. 

IND 41/1 (13 overs)

OUT!!! A big moment for Afghanistan and a sigh of relief too as Saleem Saifi provides them with the wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal for 24. Jaiswal tries to glance it away. Gets it too fine for his liking with a faint inside edge and the keeper makes no mistake. Terrific delivery and Afghanistan have bounced back in style. 

IND 41/1 (12 overs)

Oh No!!! What have you done, Hashmatullah Shahidi. Zia-Ur-Rehman trapped KL Rahul and almost provided Afghanistan with their first wicket. The ball had hit the thick edge of Rahul's bat before Afsar Zazai took an easy catch. The on-field umpire signalled not out and Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who was standing at the second slip, urged Shahidi to go for DRS. However, the Afghan skipper refused to take DRS and it was later confirmed through Ultraegde that the ball had actually hit Rahul's bat. What a blunder from Afghanistan. 

IND 37/0 (10.1 overs)

Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul are looking in good touch with the bat and confidently taking India ahead in the game. 10 overs of the first innings are up and the hosts are brilliantly dominating the game. Jaiswal is unbeaten at 20, while Rahul is batting at 16. Afghanistan need a wicket at the earliest. 

IND 37/0 (10 overs)

FOUR!!! KL Rahul gets his second boundary of the day on Zia-Ur-Rehman's delivery. An overpitched ball on leg and Rahul puts it away. Angled in from wide of the crease, the line is too straight and Rahul beats the diving midwicket fielder with his flick. Good shot from Rahul. 

IND 25/0 (8.1 overs)

The partnership between KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal is getting stronger with every over. Afghanistan bowlers desperately need a wicket right now to break this stand. In the previous over, Azmatullah Omarzai coceded four runs. This included a boundary from Jaiswal. 

IND 19/0 (6 overs)

KL Rahul hits a terrific boundary on the last delivery of Zia-Ur-Rehman's over. With this boundary, he completed his 9,000 runs in First-Class cricket. Both Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal are playing smart cricket and keeping the scoreboard moving for India. 

IND 11/0 (3 overs)

After conceding six runs in the first over, Afghanistan made a good comeback. Azmatullah Omarzai bowled a maiden over and control the flow of runs. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul are not taking any risks right now and looking for perfect opportunities to get runs. 

IND 6/0 (2 overs)

FOUR!!! India off to a good start in the first Test against Afghanistan as Yashasvi Jaiswal hits a boundary. Facing Zia-Ur-Rehman, Jaiswal drives it towards the mid-off as the ball comfortably passes through the boundary rope. In the first over, KL Rahul and Jaiswal scored six runs. 

IND 6/0 (1 over)

The wait is finally over as the One-Off Test between India and Afghanistan finally begins. For India, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal have opened the proceedings. On the other hand, Zia-Ur-Rehman will be bowling the first over for Afghanistan. 

Players of both the teams are out on the field for their respective national anthems. The One-Off Test between India and Afghanistan shall begin shortly. 

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

"We wanted to bat as well as the wicket looks good. We need to play good cricket. We are ready for the challenge. We like challenges. We are well prepared for this game. We had a good preparation camp in Kabul. (On Richard Pybus) He's good, he's also a very positive person, his mindset is positive. We have three seamers and two spinning combinations.. We have one debutant - Nangeyalia Kharote," said Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi. 

"We are gonna bat first. Very hot and humid. It's going to get slower and lower. Very special, I grew up playing here. It's a great privilege to captain here. The preparation has been good. Got a good couple of days of sleep. Nine Test matches after this, we've got quite a few home Test matches. It's about getting the combination right. We've got Manav Suthar making his debut," said India skipper Shubman Gill. 

India skipper Shubman Gill wins the toss and opts to bat against Afghanistan in the one-off Test in Mullanpur. 

"It was only a few days ago we were here, white ball, coloured clothes, floodlights, but we are back with red ball again. The start of the home season as India hosts Afghanistan for this one-off Test. And for the first time here at New Chandigarh, becoming the 31st Test venue here in India. It was such a wonderful batting surface during the IPL. It looks fantastic. The ground once again is in outstanding conditions. The pitch looks beautiful. There's no doubt you might see some deterioration as this Test match goes on, but I think for the first couple of days it's going to be beautiful for batting," reckon Deep Dasgupta and Michael Clarke. 

As per the visuals coming in from Mullanpur, Manav Suthar receives the debut cap from spinner Kuldeep Yadav. This will bring a strong hand to India's bowling lineup. 

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Day 1 of the One-Off Test between India and Afghanistan, straight from Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. Stay tuned for all the live updates.