Mohammed Siraj to Abdul Malik, FOUR! And again! This is fuller, but Siraj once again drifts onto the pads. Malik stays balanced at the crease and clips it to the right of mid-wicket for four more.
Mohammed Siraj to Abdul Malik, FOUR! Nicely clipped! At 135.6 kph, slightly too straight, on the pads, on a good length. Malik lets the ball come to him and flicks it off the pads through square leg for a four.
Prasidh Krishna to Sediqullah Atal, Across off, on a short of a length. Atal defends it close to his body.
Prasidh Krishna to Sediqullah Atal, On the pads, on a back of a length. Atal hangs back and flicks it through square leg for a couple of runs to open his account.
Prasidh Krishna to Abdul Malik, Angled in at the sticks now and the length stays full, Abdul gets on the front foot and taps it back towards the bowler. Krishna sticks out his left hand but can't make the stop. It dribbles towards mid off and the batters cross over.
Prasidh Krishna to Abdul Malik, Serves it slightly fuller, outside off. Malik offers no shot. The ball carries to Rishabh Pant around the shoelaces.
Prasidh Krishna to Abdul Malik, Moving away in the air a touch, on a length, outside off. Malik lets it go.
Prasidh Krishna to Abdul Malik, Begins with a full ball, honing in on the off stump. Abdul presses half-forward and brings his bat forward to defend.
Prasidh Krishna will bowl from the other end. This is Prasidh's first Test in India, informs Murali Kartik.
Mohammed Siraj to Sediqullah Atal, Hard length, on off, Atal gets right behind the line of it and keeps it out.
Mohammed Siraj to Sediqullah Atal, Good length, around off, angling across the southpaw again. Atal flirts with it by pushing at it but gets beaten.
Mohammed Siraj to Sediqullah Atal, Wobble seam ball from Siraj, full and taking it across the batter. Sediqullah Atal pokes at it but gets beaten.
Mohammed Siraj to Abdul Malik, Abdul Malik and Afghanistan are underway with a single. Good length, on the pads, Malik flicks this to fine leg for one.
Mohammed Siraj to Abdul Malik, Siraj drags his length further down, bowls this back of a length, on off. Abdul Malik rocks onto his back foot and keeps it out.
Mohammed Siraj to Abdul Malik, Siraj pitches it on a good length, angling down the leg side. Abdul Malik tucks this to square leg.