Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Test: Tanzid Hasan 82* as Bangladesh reach 123/0 in Abu Dhabi

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan is live from Abu Dhabi, and Bangladesh are off to a flying start. At around 12:45pm PKT on Friday 9 October, Bangladesh were 123 for no wicket after 22.1 overs in the first session of the one-off Test at the Zayed Cricket Stadium, with opener Tanzid Hasan on 82 off 67 balls (eight fours, four sixes) and Shadman Islam on 36 off 67, according to ESPNcricinfo's live scorecard.

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and chose to bat. The match runs from 9 to 13 October, with play starting at 9:30am UAE time, which is 10:30am in Pakistan, every day.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan: the selection calls

Bangladesh left out fast bowler Shoriful Islam, who took a career-best 7 for 49 against Australia in Mackay in August, and brought in Ebadot Hossain. They also picked off-spinner Nayeem Hasan, who was not in the original Test squad but travelled with the team for last week's practice game against the UAE, ESPNcricinfo reported. Taskin Ahmed was already rested for this Test.

Afghanistan, under new Test captain Rahmat Shah, went for a batting-heavy XI, with Shahidullah at No. 7 and allrounders Ismat Alam and Yamin Ahmadzai sharing the new ball. Former captain Hashmatullah Shahidi plays in the middle order, and the spin comes from left-armer Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar and leg-spinner Qais Ahmed. By the 22nd over, Zia-ur-Rehman had gone for 21 runs in three overs, including a straight six from Tanzid.

Bangladesh XI: Tanzid Hasan, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto (capt), Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nayeem Hasan, Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Ebadot Hossain.

Afghanistan XI: Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah (capt), Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ikram Alikhil, Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar, Shahidullah, Yamin Ahmadzai, Ismat Alam, Qais Ahmed, Mohammad Saleem.

Is it part of the World Test Championship?

No. This is a one-off Test outside the 2025-27 World Test Championship, so no points are at stake. For Afghanistan it is a rare Test outing; for Bangladesh it follows their series in Australia in August.

How to watch Bangladesh vs Afghanistan in Pakistan

In Pakistan the Test is on A Sports HD on TV and streams on Tamasha, Yahoo Sports reported in its broadcast guide. Each day's play starts at 10:30am PKT and, with 90 overs scheduled, usually runs to about 5:30pm PKT.

Pakistan's own cricket today

Pakistan play too: the 1st T20I against Sri Lanka starts at 6pm PKT today in Rawalpindi, just as the day's play in Abu Dhabi ends. Times, squads and where to watch are on our Pakistan vs Sri Lanka page, and live scores for every match Pakistanis follow are in the cricket match centre.

We will add the close-of-play score to this page this evening.