Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, One-off Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Zimbabwe have won the toss and have opted to field

09:20 Local Time, 07:20 GMT, 12:50 IST: It's been a long home season for Zimbabwe and they welcome Afghanistan back for another short series in 2025. Having featured in a 2-Test series in 2024-25, the two teams will now play a one-off Test and it'll be followed by three T20Is, all the games being played at the Harare Sports Club. Zimbabwe's red-ball form has been mixed, but they'll hope to end the season on a high. On the other hand,. Afghanistan have rested Rashid Khan, but they do have plenty of class and depth as they look to secure back-to-back series wins in Zimbabwe soil. The weather is set to be fair over the next five days and we should be in for an absorbing contest between bat and ball.

Squads:

Afghanistan Squad: Ibrahim Zadran, Abdul Malik, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Bahir Shah, Shahidullah Kamal, Ismat Alam, Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar, Yamin Ahmadzai, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, Khalil Gurbaz, Afsar Zazai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Ikram Alikhil, Bashir Ahmad

Zimbabwe Squad: Ben Curran, Brian Bennett, Nick Welch, Craig Ervine(c), Brendan Taylor(w), Tafadzwa Tsiga, Sikandar Raza, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Tanaka Chivanga, Richard Ngarava, Roy Kaia, Tanunurwa Makoni, Brad Evans, Tinotenda Maposa, Antum Naqvi