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Where to watch Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Abu Dhabi Test live

Published : Friday, 9 October, 2026 at 9:24 AM

Observer Online Report

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Fresh off a historic Test series victory on Australian soil, the Bangladesh national cricket team faces Afghanistan in a one-off Test match starting on Friday (October 9), at 12:00 PM BST at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Cricket supporters can track the action live across television networks and digital OTT streaming platforms worldwide. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) released the official list of global broadcast partners on Thursday (October 8).

In Bangladesh, T Sports holds the exclusive television broadcast rights, while domestic digital viewers can stream the match live through the Tapmad platform.

Abroad, viewers can tune in via Ariana TV and the Etisalat App in Afghanistan, FanCode in India, A Sports and Tamasha in Pakistan, Peo TV and Dialog ViU in Sri Lanka, Willow TV across North America, and Fox Sports in Australia.

Digital coverage across the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia will be available via Cricbuzz, with Sports Central and Sports TV streaming the match across Europe and Africa.

Following the conclusion of this standalone red-ball fixture, both Bangladesh and Afghanistan will remain in the United Arab Emirates to play a tri-nation One-Day International (ODI) series featuring Zimbabwe from October 17 to October 23 across Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.

-SA

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