Afghanistan vs Bangladesh
One-off Test

Afghanistan play Bangladesh in the One-off Test of Afghanistan vs Bangladesh in UAE 2026 at Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, on Tue 13 Oct 2026, starting at 09:30 local time (05:30 UTC).

Afghanistan’s form coming in: beat Japan (Afghanistan won by 48 runs, Thu 24 Sep 2026, 1st Match, Group A); lost to Nepal (Nepal won by 5 wkts, Fri 25 Sep 2026, 4th Match, Group A); played India (Match abandoned due to rain (No toss), Mon 28 Sep 2026, 2nd Quarter-Final).

Bangladesh’s form coming in: played Malaysia (Match abandoned due to rain (No toss), Tue 29 Sep 2026, 4th Quarter-Final); lost to Pakistan (Pakistan won by 6 wkts (13 overs game due to rain), Thu 1 Oct 2026, 1st Semi-Final); lost to Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka won by 63 runs, Sat 3 Oct 2026, Bronze Medal Match).

The five scheduled days: Day 1 Tue 13 Oct; Day 2 Wed 14 Oct; Day 3 Thu 15 Oct; Day 4 Fri 16 Oct; Day 5 Sat 17 Oct. Play starts at the same local time each day unless the umpires change it for weather or light.

Zayed Cricket Stadium opened in 2004, holds 20,000, its ends are the North End and the Pavilion End. Abu Dhabi’s cricket stadium, owned by the Emirates Cricket Board.

At Zayed Cricket Stadium: It opened in May 2004. It hosted a semi-final of the 2021 T20 World Cup. Afghanistan have played home matches here since 2010.

Ground facts: en.wikipedia.org ↗