Craig Ervine: 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, Sami and Fareed Malik is in.
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, but guess it should be good for batting” reckon Sikander Bakht and Darlington Matambanadzo.
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
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the third ODI between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan in Harare
Joylord Gumbie
Ben Curran
Craig Ervine (C)
Sediqullah Atal
Abdul Malik
Azmatullah Omarzai
