Mushfiqur, Shanto give Bangladesh big lead after Mahmud, Ebadot dismantle Afghanistan
Bangladesh ended the third day of the one-off Test in Abu Dhabi 329 runs ahead with four second-innings wickets in hand
09/10Stumps
Only Test, Bangladesh tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Oct 9-13 2026
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
346 & 223/6 * (72 ov) -
![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
Current Run Rate
CRR
3.09
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
31/3 (3.1)
09/10Stumps
Only Test, Bangladesh tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Oct 9-13 2026
-
![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
346 & 223/6 * (72 ov) -
![Afghanistan]( "Afghanistan")
Current Run Rate
CRR
3.09
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
31/3 (3.1)
Day 3
Day 2
Rahmat, Malik fifties lead Afghanistan's strong reply
Afghanistan managed to chip away at Bangladesh's 346 all-out and were only 135 away by stumps on the second day
Day 1
Afghanistan fast bowlers hit back after Bangladesh's strong start
For Bangladesh, Shadman Islam, Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das made fifties
Others
Conditions no bar as Hasan Mahmud continues to raise the bar
Hasan Mahmud has now taken five-wicket hauls in four different countries, going where few bowlers - and not just from Bangladesh - have gone
Bangladesh opt to bat and pick Nayeem Hasan
Bangladesh opted for Ebadot Hossain in place of Shoriful Islam while Afghanistan went for a batting-heavy line-up
Afghanistan look to tick boxes in rare Test outing against confident Bangladesh
The win in Darwin is still fresh in the memory but Bangladesh have more than one form concern, while Afghanistan will hope to start afresh under new captain Rahmat Shah