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Bangladesh hold the advantage as Afghanistan seek a Day 4 turnaround
Bangladesh lead Afghanistan by 106 runs after the first innings of their one-off Test in Abu Dhabi.
Bangladesh added to that advantage in their second innings, despite losing early wickets.
Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim steadied the innings with half-centuries, but both were dismissed late in the day.
Bangladesh have four wickets left, and Afghanistan will try to take them quickly.
The pitch is wearing and turning sharply, making batting more difficult.
Afghanistan will then need to bat and try to bring themselves back into the match.
Bangladesh fast bowler Hasan Mahmud took five wickets in Afghanistan’s first innings and became the first Bangladeshi fast bowler to claim a Test hat-trick.
Bangladesh hold an advantage over Afghanistan heading into Day 4 of their one-off Test.
Bangladesh gained a 106-run first-innings lead after making 346.
Hasan Mahmud took a hat-trick during Afghanistan’s first innings and completed a five-wicket haul.
Bangladesh’s Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim scored half-centuries in the second innings.
The pitch is deteriorating, with sharp turn and variable bounce expected to make batting more difficult.
- Who
- Bangladesh and Afghanistan are contesting a one-off Test.
- What
- Bangladesh hold the advantage as Afghanistan seek to recover on Day 4.
- When
- Day 4; the article was published on 12 October 2026.
- Where
- Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
- Why
- Bangladesh gained a 106-run first-innings lead, while the deteriorating pitch is expected to make batting increasingly difficult.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Hat-Trick! Congratulations to Hasan Mahmud on becoming the first Bangladeshi fast bowler to claim a hat-trick in Test cricket
Hasan Mahmud took three wickets in consecutive deliveries during Afghanistan’s first innings and went on to claim a five-wicket haul.
Bangladesh began their second innings with a 106-run lead, and Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim scored half-centuries.
Afghanistan aim to take the remaining four Bangladesh wickets and then recover with the bat.
- Bangladesh first-innings total
- 346
- Bangladesh first-innings lead
- 106 runs
- Hasan Mahmud milestone
- First Bangladeshi fast bowler to take a Test hat-trick
- Shanto and Mushfiqur
- Both scored half-centuries in Bangladesh’s second innings
- Venue
- Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
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