Mark Adair to Kamunhukamwe, 3 runs, short of length on middle, pulled away uppishly over square leg, they'll get three more as fine-leg gets around

Mark Adair to Kamunhukamwe, no run

Mark Adair to Gumbie, 3 runs, short of length on off-stump, Gumbie got into position early and pulled it away past square leg, doesn't have the legs to reach the boundary

Mark Adair to Gumbie, no run, good length delivery just outside off, lot of movement away and its left alone

Mark Adair to Gumbie, no run, length delivery shaping away just outside off, left alone

Gumbie and Kamunhukamwe are at the crease. Gumbie is on strike. Mark Adair will open the attack

Right, the players and umpires are out there

Sikandar Raza: I was looking to bat first, it’s a used surface and it’s pretty dry as well.

Paul Stirling: We will bowl today, we try to get in some early inroads today. We got a fair idea of the conditions, we have brought in Graham Hume. The challenge for us to take a 1-0 lead in the series

Pitch report: There’s a bare patch in the spinner’s good length, it games them a target to bowl at. Just a little bit in it for both types of bowlers. Traditionally, teams like to chase here. I think a score around 285 would be competitive.

Teams:

Ireland (Playing XI): Paul Stirling(c), Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w), George Dockrell, Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Graham Hume, Craig Young, Joshua Little

Zimbabwe (Playing XI): Joylord Gumbie, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Innocent Kaia, Sikandar Raza(c), Ryan Burl, Clive Madande(w), Luke Jongwe, Brandon Mavuta, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Tanaka Chivanga

Ireland have won the toss and have opted to field

08:15 Local Time, 06:15 GMT, 11:45 IST: Hello and a warm welcome to our live coverage of the first match of the 3-match ODI series between Zimbabwe and Ireland at Harare. These two teams played out a closely fought T20I series a couple of days back. After having lost the first game, Ireland bounced back to win the final two games and clinched the series. Sikandar Raza was banned for the final two games following his on-field altercation with Josh Little and Curtis Campher in the first T20I. That seriously impacted the balance of the home side but the good thing for them is that he is back. Both teams have a good mix of experience and youth. These two sides have a neck-to-neck record in ODIs - both Zimbabwe and Ireland have won 8 games each while two games were no result and another being a tie. There’s forecast for rain during the course of the game but let’s hope it doesn’t play spoilsport. Stick around as toss and team lineups will be announced shortly...

Squads:

Ireland Squad: Paul Stirling(c), Harry Tector, Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker(w), Neil Rock, George Dockrell, Curtis Campher, Craig Young, Theo van Woerkom, Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Graham Hume

Zimbabwe Squad: Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Takudzwanashe Kaitano, Ryan Burl, Sikandar Raza(c), Clive Madande(w), Joylord Gumbie, Innocent Kaia, Tony Munyonga, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Brandon Mavuta, Richard Ngarava, Tanaka Chivanga, Blessing Muzarabani, Faraz Akram