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Sikandar Raza ranks legends, then Zimbabwe takes first strike

Sports TV's Bangladesh-Zimbabwe broadcast pairs a playful captain's challenge with the tri-series opener in Abu Dhabi.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 2,611,145 views a day, 113 times a normal first day on this channel (23,107).

Live | Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe | Match 1 | ODI Tri-Series 2026 | M9R1J

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3:52Andrew Leonard introduces the Abu Dhabi broadcast alongside Tino Mawoyo and Mazhar Uddin.
8:50Sikandar Raza wins the toss and chooses to bat, citing the dry pitch.
17:15Raza takes a blind-ranking challenge featuring World Cup-winning legends.
20:44Farveez Maharoof assesses the pitch and weather, favoring batting first.
39:27Taskin Ahmed takes the new ball as Zimbabwe's innings begins.
42:51Taskin dismisses Brian Bennett lbw; Zimbabwe's review fails to overturn the decision.

Sports TV gives Sikandar Raza two rather different decisions to make: where to place World Cup-winning legends in a blind-ranking game, and whether Zimbabwe should bat first against Bangladesh. The cricket decision comes with a clear explanation. The ranking game earns a teasing verdict from former Zimbabwe batter Tino Mawoyo.

The live broadcast of the tri-series opener drew about 1.4 million views in nine hours, far beyond the channel's usual start for a long broadcast. Its separate full-match highlights also opened well above their usual pace, though the live coverage drew substantially more views.

At Zayed Cricket Stadium, Raza chooses to bat after winning the toss, pointing to the dry surface and Abu Dhabi's record as reasons to take first use of the pitch. Bangladesh's stand-in captain, Tawhid Hridoy, says he would have preferred to bat too.

There is room for something less tactical before play. Raza's blind-ranking challenge prompts Mawoyo to joke: "He's certainly not going to be a selector after that."

Once the match begins, Bangladesh quickly interrupts Zimbabwe's plans. Taskin Ahmed traps Brian Bennett lbw on the final ball of the opening over, with Zimbabwe's review unsuccessful. Ben Curran later supplies the first boundary, driving Taskin through the off side.

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The facts

Channel: Sports TV
Subscribers: 2,430,000 ▲ 30,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days: 46,417,693
Channel views, pace per day: 4,484,037 (on a normal day: 4,733,758)
Video published: October 17, 2026
Video views so far: 1,377,140 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 2,611,145

The numbers

The live broadcast stands out against Sports TV's usual long-video starts. The separate full-match highlights also attracted an unusually fast opening audience.

the video's first day

usual first day here

23,107

this video

2,611,145

subscribers

2,430,000

▲ 30,000 in the last 7 days

total views

1,062,038,170

views per day

4,484,037