How to watch Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe 1st Test 2026 live in India: Live streaming, timings and venue

Afghanistan had the better of Zimbabwe in the ODI tri-series, where they beat them in the final, besides winning the three-match T20I series by a 3-0 margin. Now the focus goes to the two-match Test series between the two sides, which is scheduled to begin on November 05 in Sharjah, which hosted the entire T20I series. 

During the second encounter of the T20I series, Azmatullah Omarzai smashed a dashing century to post a massive score of more than 220, while in the third fixture, Noor Ahmad celebrated his five-wicket haul to bundle out the visitors for 79 runs.

AFG vs ZIM 1st Test 2026 match details: Date, IST timings and venue

The opening Test of the series between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe will be on November 05 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The game will begin at 10:30 am in the morning in India while the game will be at 9 in the morning, according to the UAE’s time.

Afghanistan drew their one-off Test match against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi a couple of weeks ago. Here are the squads of the two sides for the two-match Test series-

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Afghanistan squad- Rahmat Shah (Captain), Ikram Alikhail (Vice-Captain), Afsar Zazai, Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rahmanullah Zadran, Shahidullah Kamal, Ismat Alam, Qais Ahmad, Zia Ur Rahman Akbar, Khalil Gurbaz, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi, Yamin Ahmadzai

Zimbabwe squad- Sikandar Raza (Captain), Innocent Kaia, Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Wesley Madhevere, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Newman Nyamhuri, Blessing Muzarabani, Ernest Masuku, Vincent Masekesa, Ben Curran, Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Kundai Matigimu

AFG vs ZIM 1st Test 2026 live streaming and where to watch in India

Unfortunately, Indian fans won’t be able to enjoy the opening Test of the two-match series between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe in Sharjah on television, as the game won’t be telecast on November 05. However, it will be available to stream on the FanCode app and the website in India.

For the fans in Afghanistan, Ariana TV will broadcast the action, while the streaming will be available on the Etisalat app. Meanwhile, for the viewers in South Africa and Zimbabwe, SuperSport TV will broadcast the game along with streaming the fixture.

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On the other hand, in North America, Willow TV will broadcast the opening Test of the series, and the website will stream the clash, while the Tamasha app will stream the game in Pakistan, and ASports will broadcast it.