Sikandar Raza chooses to bat in Bangladesh-Zimbabwe opener

Sports Central by DRM's coverage passed a million views, with a World Cup legends-ranking game adding a lighter pre-match moment.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 2,362,995 views a day, 142 times a normal first day on this channel (16,691).

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Asked what total Zimbabwe wanted against Bangladesh, Sikandar Raza had a practical answer: "One more than what Bangladesh can chase, probably." It was a brief bit of humor amid the toss decisions and team analysis for the tri-series opener in Abu Dhabi.

The live upload on Sports Central by DRM reached about 1.25 million views in nine hours, far beyond the clips channel's usual start for long broadcasts. Its separate full-match highlights also drew an unusually large audience, while shorter packages covered the second-innings powerplay and highlights.

The broadcast opens with tournament introductions before Andrew Leonard, former Zimbabwe batter Tino Mawoyo and commentator Mazhar Uddin set up the contest at Zayed Cricket Stadium. Afghanistan completes the three-team field.

Raza wins the toss and chooses to bat, pointing to the dry surface and Abu Dhabi's record as reasons to put a total on the board. Bangladesh's stand-in captain, Tawhid Hridoy, says he would have preferred to bat too, but hopes his side can take advantage of the fresh wicket.

There is another selection problem away from the toss: a prerecorded blind-ranking game asks Raza to place World Cup-winning greats without knowing who will come next. Sachin Tendulkar ends up in the bottom slot, giving Mawoyo an opening for a joke about Raza's prospects as a selector.

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The numbers

The live coverage and full-match highlights both started far above Sports Central by DRM's usual pace for their respective formats.

the video's first day

usual first day here

16,691

this video

2,362,995

subscribers

6,760,000

▲ 20,000 in the last 7 days

total views

4,092,511,223

views per day

2,878,174

typical day: 3,194,470

the video

views

1,246,136

likes

8,915

comments

0

days online

1

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3,640,000

As of October 18, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

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