Afghanistan vs India Live Score: 0.6 Over, 7/1 Score

0.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Sediqullah Atal, Wide! Swing and a miss! The batter swings hard at that one but does not connect.

0.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Sediqullah Atal, No run. Play and a miss! The batter wasn't quite sure how to play that one.

0.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Sediqullah Atal, Wide! The batter looks to play that but is comprehensively beaten.

0.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Sediqullah Atal, No run, the batter has just blocked that from the crease.

0.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Sediqullah Atal, No run. Swing and a miss! The batter swings hard at that one but does not connect.

Jasprit Bumrah draws the first blood.

0.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! That is a spectacular diving catch.

Gone? Jasprit Bumrah checks with Abhishek Sharma, who is pretty confident. The umpires want to be certain. The third umpire is called into action.

0.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, No run, the batter has just blocked that from the crease.

0.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 5 Wides! Swing and a miss! The batter swings hard at that one but does not connect.

We are all set to get going. The crowd has built up nicely, and it is nearly a full house. Naseeb Khan, the CEO of the Afghanistan Cricket Board, and Rohan Jaitley, President of the Delhi and District Cricket Association, ring the ceremonial bell to signify the start of play.

We are moments away from the first ball, but before that, it is time for the national anthems. The match officials lead the way, followed by Ibrahim Zadran and Shreyas Iyer, who lead their respective sides onto the park along with the mascots.

PITCH REPORT - Former Indian off-spinner, Nikhil Chopra, is near the deck and says Delhi has traditionally offered a good sporting track. Teams generally prefer chasing here, with a bit of an advantage for the side batting second. He reckons this surface is hard underneath with a little bit of grass on it, which should allow the ball to slide onto the bat nicely. Sanjay Manjrekar joins him and says he has seen this ground evolve over the years. He credits the ground staff for making an effort to prepare a nice, hard surface and does not expect this to be a slow and low pitch. Chopra feels there will be some purchase for the spinners if they can get revs on the ball and advises them to bowl slower through the air.

India (Playing XI) - Sanju Samson (WK), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh.

Afghanistan (Playing XI) - Ibrahim Zadran (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi

The captain of Afghanistan - Ibrahim Zadran says that they would have elected to bowl first.

The captain of India - Shreyas Iyer says they have played quite a bit of cricket here, and after assessing the conditions, they have decided to bowl first. He describes the captaincy journey so far as a bit of a rollercoaster ride, but says the previous series against Zimbabwe had plenty of positives.

TOSS - Both captains - Ibrahim Zadran and Shreyas Iyer - are out in the middle for the coin flip.

How's the weather? The good news first. There is no rain around. Delhi is, however, overcast and seriously humid, with humidity hovering in the 70s. Both teams are already deep into their warm-ups, while the stands continue to fill up ahead of the action. El Niño may have left the country short of rain this year, but the compact Arun Jaitley Stadium could still witness a downpour of a different kind - a deluge of sixes. Toss coming up very shortly.