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Farooqi's return brings an early wicket in Afghanistan-Zimbabwe final

Sports TV's Sharjah broadcast pairs a tactical bowling change with a disagreement over what Zimbabwe need to score.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 1,288,155 views a day, 41 times a normal first day on this channel (31,380).

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3:43Sikandar Raza wins the toss and chooses to bat first for Zimbabwe.
5:16Rahmat Shah confirms Afghanistan wanted to bowl and brings Farooqi in for Yamin Ahmadzai.
8:10Maharoof assesses the dry pitch and suggests Zimbabwe could compete with a total between 230 and 250.
13:19Rashid Khan receives an award marking his 250th international appearance for Afghanistan.
34:53Farooqi bowls the opening delivery to Brian Bennett as the final gets underway.
51:16Farooqi bowls Marumani through the gate for Afghanistan's first wicket.

Fazalhaq Farooqi comes into Afghanistan's side for Yamin Ahmadzai, takes the new ball and soon sends Tadiwanashe Marumani's stumps flying. The selection change has an early payoff in Sports TV's broadcast of the ODI tri-series final against Zimbabwe in Sharjah.

The stream has drawn roughly 650,000 views in eight hours, an unusually fast start for the channel's long broadcasts. It is not the only cricket coverage moving strongly: Sports TV's Sri Lanka-England stream and its Afghanistan-Zimbabwe highlights are also running well above their usual starts.

At the toss, both captains get the arrangement they want. Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza chooses to bat; Afghanistan's Rahmat Shah says he would have bowled anyway. Asked about a target, Raza keeps it simple: "One more than what they can chase."

The analysts are less united. Farveez Maharoof thinks a total in the mid-200s could give Zimbabwe a chance on a dry surface in warm, humid conditions. Former Zimbabwe batter Tino Mawoyo wants them to aim higher, arguing that the lower estimate will not be enough against Afghanistan's batting.

Rashid Khan also receives recognition for his 250th international appearance before play. But the opening bowling breakthrough belongs to Farooqi: his delivery goes through Marumani's gate, and the broadcast returns to replays examining his movement in both directions.

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The facts

Channel: Sports TV
Subscribers: 2,470,000 ▲ 40,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days: 66,345,929
Channel views, pace per day: 21,214,603 (on a normal day: 6,173,462)
Video published: October 23, 2026
Video views so far: 649,476 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 1,288,155

The numbers

The final's stream stands out among Sports TV's long broadcasts. Its full-match and first-innings highlights are also drawing unusually strong starts.

the video's first day

usual first day here

31,380

this video

1,288,155

subscribers

2,470,000

▲ 40,000 in the last 7 days

total views

1,123,901,864

views per day

21,214,603