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Suryakumar Yadav and Harmanpreet Kaur [Source: X, AFP]
Team India crushed Afghanistan by a record margin in New Chandigarh. Suryakumar Yadav roared back to form after getting dropped from the national side. In other news, Harmanpreet Kaur pulled out of India’s warm-up match against the West Indies.
Capping an eventful day in the world of cricket, here we take a look at five of the biggest cricketing news that emerged on Monday, June 8.
Manav Suthar wins 'Player of the match' on Test debut
Manav Suthar completed a match-winning seven-wicket haul against Afghanistan in New Chandigarh. The cricketer took six of those wickets in the first Afghanistan innings to claim the second-best bowling figures by an Indian debutant (6-33).
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Suthar also won the ‘Player of the Match’ award, becoming only the tenth Indian to do so on debut as India secured a huge comfortable win at the Mullanpur Stadium.
India records biggest Test win
Team India crushed Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs on Day 3 of their one-off Test at the Mullanpur Stadium in New Chandigarh. The outcome marked India’s highest ever margin of victory in the format, surpassing their innings win of 272 runs against the West Indies team back in 2019.
Dismantling Afghanistan for just 152 after mounting 564-8d, Indian bowlers Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav skittled the visitors for just 112 in their second innings from 35.5 overs.
Josh Inglis to lead Australia in BAN ODIs
Cricket Australia has announced a 15-member Australia squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series in Bangladesh.
Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh have once again been ruled out of the series. Leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha was also ruled out owing to his hamstring injury, prompting the selection committee to include Todd Murphy in the side instead.
Josh Inglis will continue to lead the team in Bangladesh after leading Australia in the recently-concluded series in Pakistan.
Suryakumar Yadav roars back to form after India ouster
Suryakumar Yadav notched up 72* runs off just 36 balls for the Triumph Knights Mumbai North East against the MSC Maratha Royals in match number 15 of the Mumbai T20 2026 season. The innings helped the Triumph Knights secure a comfortable six-wicket win in just 16 overs.
Through his match-winning knock, the cricketer also continued to make the most of his return to form, especially after getting dropped from the national side.
Harmanpreet Kaur skips India vs WI warm-up match
India Women defeated West Indies Women by 26 runs in their warm-up match of the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Cardiff. Batting first, the ‘Women in Blue’ charted 179-8 in 20 overs, with Bharti Fumali smearing 56* off just 40 balls.
In response, Shreyanka Patil’s four-wicket haul and Radha Yadav’s three-fer restricted the West Indies Women to just 153-8. Interestingly, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur opted out of the match.
