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Brendan Taylor chases a century as Zimbabwe resumes in Sharjah

Sports Central by DRM's Day 2 broadcast pairs Zimbabwe's strong overnight position with a proud Afghanistan debutant and a drying pitch.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 253,241 views a day, 9.6 times a normal first day on this channel (26,388).

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  1. 3:45Stadium preparations and player arrivals accompany a recap of the opening day's play.
  2. 7:00Innocent Kaia reflects on missing a century and says Zimbabwe needs to capitalize on its position.
  3. 9:35Naseer Khan Maroofkhil discusses his four-wicket debut and receiving his Test cap.
  4. 13:06Tino Mawoyo and Naveen-ul-Haq inspect visible cracks and discuss the drying pitch.
  5. 18:22Morning play begins with Brendan Taylor driving Yamin Ahmadzai for two runs.

Zimbabwe has runs on the board, Brendan Taylor approaching a hundred and a chance to build on its advantage. Afghanistan has a debutant already making his mark. Sports Central by DRM's broadcast catches both sides preparing for the next stage of the second Test in Sharjah.

The stream drew roughly 147,000 views in ten hours, already well beyond the clips channel's usual full-day audience for long broadcasts. It is carrying the match coverage, including the interviews and pitch report before play begins.

Innocent Kaia arrives with unfinished business on his mind after falling just short of a century on the opening day. He sees Zimbabwe in a favorable position, but stresses the need to capitalize. Across from that confidence is Naseer Khan Maroofkhil's pride after taking four wickets on debut: "I'm very proud because it's a dream to play for Afghanistan Test team."

The surface offers another part of the story. Tino Mawoyo points to its increasingly abrasive appearance, while Naveen-ul-Haq says the first day's moisture has gone. Taylor and Tafadzwa Tsiga then walk out, with Taylor driving Yamin Ahmadzai's opening delivery for a couple.

The channel's cricket interest extends beyond the five-day game: its Yas Lions-UAE Bulls and Arabian Aces-Emirates Eagles T10 streams are also drawing unusually large early audiences. It has posted a separate clip of Mohammad Amir dismissing Andries Gous and James Vince in the Bulls' victory.

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The facts
Subscribers
6,820,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
14,154,774
Channel views, pace per day
530,646 (on a normal day: 2,415,757)
Video published
November 14, 2026
Video views so far
146,972 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
253,241

The numbers

The Sharjah broadcast has already passed the channel's usual first-day views for long streams. Several Abu Dhabi T10 uploads are also running above their usual starts.

the video's first day
usual first day here
26,388
this video
253,241
subscribers
6,820,000
▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days
total views
4,163,210,372
views per day
530,646
typical day: 2,415,757
the video
views
146,972
likes
400
comments
0
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
cricket.com.au
10,500,000
Shoaib Akhtar
3,780,000
As of November 15, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
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