By Admin 
Good news has come out from Dharamshala. After a long wait, finally the update regarding the start of the match has come out. The first ODI match between India and Afghanistan will now be played for 25 overs each. The rules of the match have completely changed. The toss of this match will take place at 5:15 pm, while the match will start at 5:45 pm. At present the players of both the teams have come out of the dressing room.
Players of India and Afghanistan are getting ready for warm-up. This will be a 25-25 over match. Now 5 bowlers can bowl 5-5 overs in this match. That means a bowler will be able to bowl a maximum of five overs. Powerplay for batting will be of 5 overs.
This match between India and Afghanistan was to start at 1.30 pm, but due to continuous rain in Dharamshala, the toss of this match could not be done till now. Now this ODI match will be played of 25-25 overs. The toss of this match will take place at 5:15 pm, and then the match will start after half an hour i.e. at 5:45 pm. There will be a powerplay of five overs. A bowler will be able to bowl a maximum of five overs.
At present both the captains are fully ready for the toss. On the other hand, the groundsmen are busy drying the field. The good thing is that this ground of Dharamshala dries up quickly. In such a situation, playing conditions will be there in the next 30 minutes.
Indian team for ODI series: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav
Afghanistan team for ODI series: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil (wicketkeeper), Azmatullah Umarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangeyalia Kharoti, AM Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Darwish Rasooli, Farid Ahmed Malik, Zia ur Rehman Sharifi.