Rashid Khan to Ngarava, no run, tossed up on off, Ngarava prods forward and blocks towards square leg

Rashid Khan to Ngarava, no run, googly outside off, Ngarava draws his bat inside the line after the ball had passed the outside edge

The umpires make their way out to the middle. The conditions are slightly overcast. Equation - 73 runs | 2 wickets. It should not go beyond the first session either way. Afghanistan have a huddle before taking the field. Here come Ervine and Ngarava.

09:00 Local Time, 07:00 GMT, 12:30 IST -- Day 5: Afghanistan are in pole position to win the series thanks to their magician Rashid Khan. He turned the game on its head in the last hour of yesterday. Zimbabwe were cruising with Raza and Ervine having stitched a 50+ stand and taking the total past 150. They need just 120-odd runs and had 6 wickets in hand. That's when Rashid rose to the occasion, he teased, tempted and baited Raza into a false shot and broke the partnership, he then cleaned up Williams and Bennett in one over and Zimbabwe went from 157/4 to 177/7. Zia-ur-Rehman then trapped Nyamhuri and Afghanistan needed just 2 wickets. Ervine has held one end up and along with Ngarava ensured the Test does not end in four days. But how long can he defy Rashid and Co.? They still need 73 runs. Early on, Ismat Alam notched up a hundred on debut and stretched the lead past 270. How long will it take Afghanistan to pick the final 2 wickets? Can Ervine pull off a famous win for Zimbabwe? We are all set for the action to commence.. Stay tuned

17:51 Local Time, 15:51 GMT, 21:21 IST: The light has gone bad and it'll be stumps on Day 4

There's another check for the bad light, the umpire has a look and they'll play on, for possibly one more over

Abdul Malik to Ervine, no run

Abdul Malik to Ervine, no run, Ervine shimmies down the pitch to a well flighted delivery and defends it back at the bowler

Abdul Malik to Ervine, no run

Abdul Malik to Ervine, FOUR, to long-on

Abdul Malik to Ervine, no run

Abdul Malik to Ervine, FOUR, beautifully played, Ervine shimmies down the pitch, takes the ball on the full and then punches it wide of extra-cover, beating the fielder in the deep

Abdul Malik [1.0-0-4-0] is back into the attack

Rashid Khan to Ngarava, no run

Rashid Khan to Ngarava, no run, nicely tossed up on off, Ngarava gets a big stride forward in defence

Back to over the wicket

Rashid Khan to Ngarava, no run, flighted delivery on middle, Ngarava presses well forward on the block

Rashid Khan to Ngarava, no run, tossed up just outside off, Ngarava stays low and defends it to the off-side

Ervine has a chat with his partner - AFG can taste blood here, four deliveries for Rashid Khan against the number 10, a slip and a FSL in place

Rashid Khan to Ervine, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, nudged in front of square on the on-side, there's no second run there and Ngarava has been exposed against Rashid