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Zimbabwe gets its batting wish in Sharjah Test opener

Sports Central by DRM's long broadcast draws a fast audience, with both captains preferring first use of the pitch.

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Sports Central by DRM Story of November 6, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 198,278 views a day, 13 times a normal first day on this channel (14,951).

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3:47Farveez Maharoof and Naveen-ul-Haq inspect a pitch with little grass and discuss the conditions.
6:25Zimbabwe wins the toss, and Brian Bennett chooses to bat first.
7:44Rahmat Shah Zurmatai says Afghanistan also wanted to bat, then outlines his bowling approach.
15:49Antum Naqvi and Rahmanullah Zadran receive their debut caps.
18:05Saleem Safi bowls the first delivery to Zimbabwe opener Innocent Kaia.

Rahmat Shah Zurmatai would have liked to bat first, too. Instead, Afghanistan's captain has to prepare his bowlers after Zimbabwe's Brian Bennett wins the toss at Sharjah and takes the innings his opposite number wanted.

That opening to the first Test has drawn more than 150,000 views in its opening hours on Sports Central by DRM. The clips channel's upload carries the live match broadcast, from the pitch inspection and cap presentations through to the cricket, and is running well ahead of its usual start for long videos and streams.

The surface gives the opening discussion its focus. Alongside former Sri Lanka all-rounder Farveez Maharoof, Naveen-ul-Haq points out the lack of grass on the wicket. Bennett chooses to bat; Rahmat accepts the other job: "We also wanted to bat first, but now we are ready for the bowling."

There are new beginnings before the first delivery, with Test cap presentations for Zimbabwe's Antum Naqvi and Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Zadran. Saleem Safi then takes the new ball against Innocent Kaia.

The full broadcast isn't the channel's only unusually busy cricket upload. Its shorter highlights of the same day's play are also ahead of their usual start, as is a separate package of Mohammad Rizwan's unbeaten double century for Peshawar Blues against Faisalabad in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.

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The facts

Channel: Sports Central by DRM
Subscribers: 6,810,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days: 18,836,331
Channel views, pace per day: 1,138,131 (on a normal day: 2,825,525)
Video published: November 5, 2026
Video views so far: 152,666 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 198,278

The numbers

The Test broadcast stands out against the channel's usual long videos and streams. The day's highlights and Rizwan's double-century package are also drawing unusually fast starts in the regular-video format.

the video's first day

usual first day here

14,951

this video

198,278

subscribers

6,810,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

4,147,169,050

views per day

1,138,131