India vs Afghanistan, One-off Test
MYS Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh
Sat, 6 June 2026
9:30 AM IST, 4:00 AM GMT
Pitch Report according to previous Records:
The pitch at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur (New Chandigarh) is a balanced, sporting surface that favors fast bowlers with early swing and bounce, but transitions into a highly batting-friendly track as the match progresses.
Official Live Pitch Report:
Day 1 at this newest Test venue here in India, a new BCA stadium in New Chandigarh. It was dominated by the Indian batters. What do we expect on Day 2? We have got Michael Clarke here with me. Clarky, it batted beaitifully yesterday - do you see more of the same or is there anything in it for the bowlers? Deep, the middle of the pitch still looks brand new. Doesn't look like it's been touched at all. Maybe a couple of little ball marks, but you come closer to the crease, and you can see it's a little bit drier. As we go down and have a look, you might see, I think, certainly at the end of today, you'll see this rough up a little bit more. So, that's where you get that natural variation here in the subcontinent. I thought, if anything, yesterday the surface might have been a little bit slow and a little bit low. So, I'm assuming you'll see it continue to go in that up and back today again. The sun was super hot for the boys yesterday, for the Afghanistan team in the field, and I'm sure it'll be the same today. So, I'd see bowling opposition look to go straighter and really attack the stumps, look for LBWs and bowleds, and set those straight fields. And also, the ball has been comparatively low on Day 1, so like you said, it might just get slower and lower. More of a reason to attack the stumps. So yeah, still looks a good surface to bat on. You've got to apply yourself, might get slower for the bowlers, and attack the stumps," reckon Deep Dasgputa and Michael Clarke.
MYS Cricket Stadium Test Matches Records:
Last 3 Test matches 1st inn avg score: 405
Last 3 Test matches 2nd inn avg score: 456
Last 3 Test matches 3rd inn avg score: 179
Last 3 Test matches 4th inn avg score: 107
Last 3 Test matches win records: bowl first 0 - 1 bat first (2 Drawn)
IND vs AFG Head to Head in last Test:
India 1 - 0 Afghanistan