Gumbie and Ben Curran are at the crease. Gumbie is on strike. Fareed Ahmad will open the attack
The players and the umpires make their way out to the middle.
Sean Williams: The first 10 overs is going to be the key for us, hopefully we can set a good score and make use of the conditions in the afternoon. We got 2 changes.
Shahidi: We want to bowl first. It is a new pitch and there will be a little bit of moisture on it and we want to take advantage of that. We have a debutant
Pitch report:" It's a brand new pitch. Looks dry and there are a few cracks on the surface. Early on you need to be a little circumspect early on, but guess it should be good for batting" reckon Sikander Bakht and Darlington Matambanadzo.
Teams:
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil(w), Bilal Sami, Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Fareed Ahmad Malik
Zimbabwe (Playing XI): Ben Curran, Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Joylord Gumbie, Craig Ervine(c), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Brian Bennett, Wellington Masakadza, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava, Trevor Gwandu
Afghanistan have won the toss and have opted to field
08:30 local, 06:30 GMT, 12:00 IST:
Squads:
Zimbabwe Squad: Ben Curran, Tadiwanashe Marumani(w), Dion Myers, Craig Ervine(c), Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Brian Bennett, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava, Trevor Gwandu, Tinotenda Maposa, Blessing Muzarabani, Joylord Gumbie, Victor Nyauchi, Wellington Masakadza, Tashinga Musekiwa
Afghanistan Squad: Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil(w), Rashid Khan, Naveed Zadran, AM Ghazanfar, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Darwish Rasooli, Gulbadin Naib, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Ishaq, Bilal Sami, Nangeyalia Kharote