- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR37.5 This pitches on a short length and just outside off, he goes for a hurried pull and succumbs to the short-ball ploy, pulled straight to square leg and Zia takes a spectacular diving catch and Saleem loved it; absolutely fired up in celebration. He has really earned that wicket! 184/222.5 Afghanistan finally have a breakthrough at the stroke of lunch; change in tactic, keeper comes up and Tanzid, who batted so beautifully so far, has to go and won't get the fasted hundred in Tests for Bangladesh. Sharp shorter delivery that nibbled away slightly from sixth stump line and he went feeling for it, got a faint edge that was splendidly caught by the keeper! 124/147.4 Yamin gets his first and Afghanistan get their third wicket! On a length and whizzed in at off, he took a step forward and drove it in the air towards short cover and the fielder took a sharp catch, Rahmat caught it down his throat and Yamin is absolute ecstatic! Soft dismissal, hurried into the shot, could be a lapse of concentration as he tried to check his shot right in the last moment 221/350.4 The session keeps getting better and better for the home side! That's a clever delivery, a glorious legbreak that turned in from a wide line and he went for an adventurous inside-out drive, got an edge to slip fielder and has to take the long walk back to the dressing room; Bangladesh captain dismissed! Afghanistan continue to make major inroads! Tremendous fightback. That's the beauty of Test cricket; things can change so quickly 225/549.5 Stumps shattered, what a sight for Yamin! Bamboozled him with a searing inswinging yorker at middle and he had no clue how to deal with it, by the time bat came down, the stumps were already disturbed; it's a huuuuuge. breakthrough, the veteran goes without troubling the scorers. Excellent delivery to the new batter! Afghanistan roar back in this session! Wow, the emotion, that wicket meant the world to Yamin 223/479.1 That is a phenomenal catch! hurls a snorter of bouncer on middle and it reared up so quickly, he took it on and went for a hook but Yamin made ground quickly to his left and took a fabulous tumbling catch at deep square! That's exactly what Afghanistan were looking for close to the stumps! Officially into the tail now. 303/772.2 Zips in and clatters the stumps! Touch short and came back in a shade around the line off as he sat deep in his crease and tried to cut it feebly, not quite assured in defence and ends up chopping it back onto the stumps. Beautifully set-up and Afghanistan continue to pick wickets. They exerted enormous pressure in last 30 minutes or so and got the reward; it's a massive wicket. Keeper standing up helps too 287/679.6 Demolishes him with a yorker! Once again excellent set-up! Bowled a couple of shorter ones and challenges his outside edge and ends the over with a pitch-perfect inswinging yorker that makes an absolute mess of the stumps! Magnificent delivery and Saleem loved every bit of it 305/889.3 shortish ball down the leg-side, plays the swivel pull shot and fails to connect. The wicketkeeper pleads for the catch, but the umpire is unmoved. Rahmat Shah sends it upstairs. Ultra Edge is coming up, Hello! There's a faint spike as the ball passes the gloves; the original decision is reversed and the fielding team is pumped up. Credit goes to the keeper, who managed to convince his skipper to review the decision. Brilliant stuff from Afghanistan! 335/992.3 Slower ball does the trick! Seam movement on offer and fuller length ball, pitching on middle-leg and Ebadot places the full face of the bat awkwardly inside the line of the ball, massive gap between bat-pad and only manages to connect the outside part of the bat, chips a regulation catch to the point fielder, who dives forward and pouches it with safe hands. 346/10Extras5 (b 4, nb 1)TOTAL346 all out (92.3 Overs, RR: 3.74)Fall of wickets: 1-124 (Tanzid Hasan, 22.5 ov), 2-184 (Shadman Islam, 37.5 ov), 3-221 (Mominul Haque, 47.4 ov), 4-223 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 49.5 ov), 5-225 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 50.4 ov), 6-287 (Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 72.2 ov), 7-303 (Litton Das, 79.1 ov), 8-305 (Hasan Mahmud, 79.6 ov), 9-335 (Taijul Islam, 89.3 ov), 10-346 (Ebadot Hossain, 92.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Yamin Ahmadzai 20.3 3 79 3 3.85 0 0 Mohammad Saleem 23 2 82 4 3.56 0 1 Hashmatullah Shahidi 3 0 24 0 8 0 0 Ismat Alam 12.4 5 20 2 1.57 0 0 Zia-ur-Rehman 19 1 77 0 4.05 0 0 Qais Ahmad 14.2 1 60 1 4.18 0 0
09/10Stumps
Only Test, Bangladesh tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Oct 9-13 2026
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346 & 223/6 * (72 ov) -
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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
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![Bangladesh]( "Bangladesh")
346 & 223/6 * (72 ov) -
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Current Run Rate
CRR
3.09
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
31/3 (3.1)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR10.2 Edged and taken at first slip! A loose stroke by Atal in the end and bites the dust. Fuller length ball angling away outside off, driven away from the body and outside edges to the first slip fielder and Tanzid grabs it nicely on a waist-height at the slip cordon. Atal looks disappointed and trudges back to the dugout. 30/145.5 Feathers it to LKD! Ebadot finds the beakthrough, again! A touch fuller outside the sixth stump channel, a bit of an extra bounce off the pitch and Abdul Malik throws everything at it to play the expansive cover drive, only manages to kiss the outside part of the bat in the end and LKD dives full stretched to his right side to gobble it up with a one-handed effort. 134/320.4 Bouncer ball does the trick and Shahidullah has to depart! Plays a nothing shot in the end against the short pitched delivery, swings his bat at it away from the body and gets the leading edge to the deep fine leg area. Hasan Mahmud sprints in and dives forward to hold on to the catch, a brilliant effort at the deep. Ebadot gets the breakthrough and brings out his signature salute celebration! 64/246.4 That's some beautiful piece of bowling from Miraz, completely outclassed Shahidi! Floated a fuller length ball on the stumps, sharp turn off the pitch with extra bounce, spins away as Shahidi walks forward to play this one across the line, misses the line and length completely. The batter turns around and hurries back to plant his bat inside the crease, but LKD is lightning quick behind the stumps, gathers the peach of a delivery and clips the bails off in a flash. 139/481.5 knocks him over with a pearler! Ebadot finally gets the line and the length right. Fullish and starting in the channel. Curves back in devilishly and Alikhil goes searching for it a little in front of his pad. Leaves a gap and the ball bursts through. Ebadot has his third, and Afghanistan have been rocked relatively early on day three! 219/582.3 timmbbberrrr, and Bangladesh all over Afghanistan now! Back of a length in the channel and this keeps a little low. A bit of nip into Alam too, and he is unable to react in time. The ball breezes under the toe-end of his blade and crashes into off. Both Bangladesh pacers on the board early on day three, and Afghanistan in more than a spot of bother now! 220/682.4 oh my days, that is a worldie and a half! Back of a length in the channel. Some nip away and Qais has no option but to play at it. He does so while being caught on the crease, though, and only manages a healthy edge. Litton sprawls to his right, stretches out his right mitt and makes it stick inches off the turf. What a catch, and Afghanistan are reeling now! 220/782.5 big, big lbw shout, not given! And Bangladesh review! Drama in Abu Dhabi! Back of a length in the channel and this decks back in sharply. Akbar is caught on the crease and plays all around it. Was it too high? No, it was not. Three reds, with the ball crashing into off, and Mahmud reaches out for history. First Bangladesh pacer to take a hat-trick in Test cricket, and Bangladesh's dream start has just gotten a whole lot better! 220/886.4 huge, huge caught-behind appeal, and Mahmud has five! Or does he? Yamin has reviewed! Length in the sixth stump channel and this moves away late. Yamin's foot is stuck to concrete and he pokes at it very tentatively. Seems to feather it through to the keeper, although he does not share that opinion. Well, no luck on the review for Afghanistan. Clear spike when the ball is next to the bat, and Mahmud does have a five-wicket haul on this day of days! 223/989.1 gone this time, and Afghanistan have been bundled out for 240! Excellent bowling. Full just outside off. Threatens to come in before straightening off the pitch. Saleem has no option but to poke at it and he tickles it through to the keeper. Ebadot finishes with four, and Bangladesh fashion a big first-innings lead! 240/10Extras3 (lb 1, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL240 all out (89.1 Overs, RR: 2.69)Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Sediqullah Atal, 10.2 ov), 2-64 (Shahidullah, 20.4 ov), 3-134 (Abdul Malik, 45.5 ov), 4-139 (Hashmatullah Shahidi, 46.4 ov), 5-219 (Ikram Alikhil, 81.5 ov), 6-220 (Ismat Alam, 82.3 ov), 7-220 (Qais Ahmad, 82.4 ov), 8-220 (Zia-ur-Rehman, 82.5 ov), 9-223 (Yamin Ahmadzai, 86.4 ov), 10-240 (Mohammad Saleem, 89.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Hasan Mahmud 21 5 55 5 2.61 0 1 Ebadot Hossain 15.1 3 56 4 3.69 1 0 Mehidy Hasan Miraz 21 7 41 1 1.95 0 0 Taijul Islam 21 4 44 0 2.09 0 0 Nayeem Hasan 10 0 37 0 3.7 0 0 Mominul Haque 1 0 6 0 6 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR7.3 goes straight up, and Saleem has something to show for his toil! Bashed into the track outside off. Islam has a swipe at it but does not show the requisite conviction in trying to hit it for six. Does not keep it down either, and the ball spoons up for Rahmat to snare at deep square leg. Short-ball ploy works, and Bangladesh lose their first wicket! 31/114.6 Rushed stroke and Tanzid cannot believe what he has done! Around the wicket, hits the deck hard and gets a bit of inward movement from a wide line, he sits deep in crease and pokes at it, gives a simple catch to Shahidullah at the slip cordon and he has to take the long walk back to the pavillion. Excellent fiery bowling; Saleem and Yamin have sustained pressure from both ends 53/310.4 change in angle brings about a change in fortunes! Pushed across the batter outside off on a full length. Mominul wafts at it but does so with minimal footwork. A healthy edge and Atal, stood at first slip, tumbles to his right to gobble up a sharp chance. And that will also be lunch on day three! 44/270.5 Qais silences the naysayers including me, around the wicket and bowls a gem of a legbreak, lots of flight and it came back extravagantly, sneaking through the gate as Shanto came forward and couldn't handle the rip and bite, went past the inside edge and rattled the stumps, magnificent delivery and staggering knock by the captain! He really fought hard and it was a grinding knock! Hate off! 222/565.2 Some relief and respite for Afghanistan as we near the close of play. Around the wicket, dragged short and slanted in at off, tries to lift it up and over the keeper's head and ends up getting a top-edge that has been snaffled calmly by Hashmat at first slip, caught over his head. An opportunity to pick a few quick wickets; this should galvanize them. Zia got extra bounce as well 212/471.5 Cunning change of length, bowls it a tad fuller and it drifts in by the looks of it and then moves away late, beating his forward defence: adjudged lbw but he wants to try his luck and has sent upstairs. Ball tracking says landing in line, impact in line and crashing top of middle and off and another mood-lifting strike for Afghanistan who will be looking for more as we head towards stumps. How often you see that happen in Test cricket? Wickets falling in the dying moments when the twilight starts to take over 223/6Extras3 (lb 1, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL223/6 (72 Overs, RR: 3.09)Fall of wickets: 1-31 (Shadman Islam, 7.3 ov), 2-44 (Mominul Haque, 10.4 ov), 3-53 (Tanzid Hasan, 14.6 ov), 4-212 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 65.2 ov), 5-222 (Najmul Hossain Shanto, 70.5 ov), 6-223 (Hasan Mahmud, 71.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Yamin Ahmadzai 11 1 42 2 3.81 0 0 Mohammad Saleem 13 3 39 1 3 0 0 Ismat Alam 3 0 9 0 3 0 0 Zia-ur-Rehman 23 3 55 2 2.39 0 0 Qais Ahmad 7 0 36 1 5.14 1 1 Abdul Malik(1) 3 1 9 0 3 0 0 Hashmatullah Shahidi 12 0 32 0 2.66 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Bangladesh , elected to bat first
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
9,10,11,12,13 October 2026 (5-day match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- day 1 - Bangladesh 1st innings 317/8 (Nayeem Hasan 11*, Taijul Islam 4*, 84 ov)
- day 2 - Afghanistan 1st innings 211/4 (Rahmat Shah 84*, Ikram Alikhil 26*, 79 ov)
- day 3 - Bangladesh 2nd innings 223/6 (Litton Das 5*, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 0*, 72 ov)
Match Notes
- New ball taken at 80.0 overs
- Over 82.5: Review by Bangladesh (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - Zia-ur-Rehman (Upheld)
- Hasan Mahmud took a hat-trick with the wickets of 6-220 (Ismat Alam, 82.3 ov), 7-220 (Qais Ahmad, 82.4 ov), 8-220 (Zia-ur-Rehman, 82.5 ov)
- Over 86.4: Review by Afghanistan (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - Yamin Ahmadzai (Struck down)
- Rahmat Shah: 100 off 215 balls (9 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Innings Break: Afghanistan - 240/10 in 89.1 overs (Rahmat Shah 105)
- Over 1.2: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - Tanzid Hasan (Struck down)
- Lunch: Bangladesh - 44/2 in 10.4 overs (Tanzid Hasan 24)
- Over 11.6: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - Najmul Hossain Shanto (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 13.3: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - Najmul Hossain Shanto (Struck down)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 14.3 overs (87 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 74/3 in 22.0 overs (Najmul Hossain Shanto 10, Mushfiqur Rahim 13)
- Over 26.3: Review by Bangladesh (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Najmul Hossain Shanto (Upheld)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 28.3 overs (172 balls), Extras 2
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 83 balls (Najmul Hossain Shanto 12, Mushfiqur Rahim 37, Ex 2)
- Tea: Bangladesh - 124/3 in 36.0 overs (Najmul Hossain Shanto 23, Mushfiqur Rahim 48)
- Mushfiqur Rahim: 50 off 73 balls (7 x 4)
- Bangladesh: 150 runs in 43.1 overs (260 balls), Extras 3
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 170 balls (Najmul Hossain Shanto 36, Mushfiqur Rahim 61, Ex 3)
- Over 45.3: Review by Bangladesh (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - Mushfiqur Rahim (Upheld)
- Over 46.2: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Najmul Hossain Shanto (Struck down)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 161/3 in 47.0 overs (Najmul Hossain Shanto 41, Mushfiqur Rahim 66)
- Najmul Hossain Shanto: 50 off 135 balls (3 x 4)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 190/3 in 61.0 overs (Najmul Hossain Shanto 61, Mushfiqur Rahim 75)
- Bangladesh: 200 runs in 63.1 overs (380 balls), Extras 3
- 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 292 balls (Najmul Hossain Shanto 69, Mushfiqur Rahim 78, Ex 3)
- Over 71.5: Review by Bangladesh (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - Hasan Mahmud (Struck down)
- End Of Day: Bangladesh - 223/6 in 72.0 overs (Litton Das 5, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 0)
- New ball taken at 84.2 overs
- Over 84.3: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - Nayeem Hasan (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 89.3: Review by Afghanistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Taijul Islam (Upheld)
- Innings Break: Bangladesh - 346/10 in 92.3 overs (Nayeem Hasan 35)
- Over 0.5: Review by Bangladesh (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - Sediqullah Atal (Struck down)
- Lunch: Afghanistan - 34/1 in 13.0 overs (Abdul Malik (1) 15, Shahidullah 2)
- Afghanistan: 50 runs in 14.3 overs (87 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 85/2 in 28.0 overs (Abdul Malik (1) 34, Rahmat Shah 13)
- Afghanistan: 100 runs in 31.3 overs (189 balls), Extras 1
- Abdul Malik (1): 50 off 87 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 82 balls (Abdul Malik (1) 24, Rahmat Shah 25, Ex 1)
- Tea: Afghanistan - 131/2 in 45.0 overs (Abdul Malik (1) 60, Rahmat Shah 33)
- Afghanistan: 150 runs in 49.4 overs (298 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 162/4 in 57.0 overs (Rahmat Shah 49, Ikram Alikhil 12)
- Rahmat Shah: 50 off 112 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: Afghanistan - 184/4 in 69.0 overs (Rahmat Shah 67, Ikram Alikhil 16)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 159 balls (Rahmat Shah 32, Ikram Alikhil 17, Ex 1)
- Afghanistan: 200 runs in 76.5 overs (461 balls), Extras 2
- End Of Day: Afghanistan - 211/4 in 79.0 overs (Rahmat Shah 84, Ikram Alikhil 26)
- Bangladesh: 50 runs in 9.6 overs (61 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (Shadman Islam 13, Tanzid Hasan 32, Ex 5)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 69/0 in 12.0 overs (Shadman Islam 15, Tanzid Hasan 49)
- Tanzid Hasan: 50 off 41 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Bangladesh: 100 runs in 17.6 overs (109 balls), Extras 5
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 109 balls (Shadman Islam 31, Tanzid Hasan 64, Ex 5)
- Lunch: Bangladesh - 134/1 in 26.0 overs (Shadman Islam 41, Mominul Haque 5)
- Bangladesh: 150 runs in 29.6 overs (181 balls), Extras 5
- Shadman Islam: 50 off 94 balls (6 x 4)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls (Shadman Islam 25, Mominul Haque 27, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 199/2 in 40.0 overs (Mominul Haque 34, Najmul Hossain Shanto 10)
- Bangladesh: 200 runs in 40.2 overs (243 balls), Extras 5
- Tea: Bangladesh - 226/5 in 52.0 overs (Litton Das 3, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 0)
- Bangladesh: 250 runs in 59.5 overs (360 balls), Extras 5
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls (Litton Das 29, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 21, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 275/5 in 65.0 overs (Litton Das 31, Mehidy Hasan Miraz 21)
- Drinks: Bangladesh - 294/6 in 76.0 overs (Litton Das 46, Nayeem Hasan 1)
- Bangladesh: 300 runs in 78.5 overs (474 balls), Extras 5
- Litton Das: 50 off 87 balls (4 x 4)
- End Of Day: Bangladesh - 317/8 in 84.0 overs (Nayeem Hasan 11, Taijul Islam 4)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsConditions 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
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
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
Afghanistan fast bowlers hit back after Bangladesh's strong start
For Bangladesh, Shadman Islam, Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das made fifties
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
