The players and the umpires make their way out to the middle. Farooqi to start off with the new ball. Three slips in place. Here we go...
Teams:
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil(w), Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveed Zadran
Zimbabwe (Playing XI): Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Craig Ervine(c), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Brian Bennett, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu
The players and the umpires make their way out to the middle.
It will be a 28-over contest per side.
Craig Ervine: We also would have bowled but having been put into bat, we will try to put up a decent score on the board.
Afghanistan have won the toss and have opted to field
Shahidi: We want to bowl first. Weather conditions are also suitable and the wicket is also spicy so we want to take advantage of the first ten overs.
Afghanistan have won the toss and have opted to field
12:38 Local Time, 10:38 GMT, 16:08 IST:All the covers have been removed.
12:21 Local Time, 10:21 GMT, 15:51 IST: The conditions are looking much brighter now.
12:00 local, 10:00 GMT, 15:30 IST: Good news, folks!
11:50 Local, 09:50 GMT, 15:20 IST:
11:12 Local Time, 09:12 GMT, 14:42 IST: Hang on!
11:02 Local Time, 09:02 GMT, 14:32 IST: The groundsmen are slowly peeling the covers off.
10:30 Local Time, 08:30 GMT, 14:00 IST:
10:21 Local Time, 08:21 GMT, 13:51 IST: Live visuals reveal that it's still raining. A few puddles can also be spotted on the outfield.
09:33 Local Time, 07:33 GMT, 13:03 IST: The game should have started by now but the rain has been quite persistent this morning in Harare.
09:07 Local Time, 07:07 GMT, 12:37 IST: There's a drizzle in the air in Harare and hence, the toss has been delayed.