How to watch Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan ODI tri-series 2026 live in India: TV channel, live streaming and timings

Just after the one-off drawn Test between Bangladesh and Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi, the focus shifts to the ODI tri-series between the two sides along with Zimbabwe, which begins on October 17. The series will be vital for the two teams’ preparation for the next year’s ODI World Cup 2027 in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia.  

Each of these three teams will meet each other once in the league phase of the competition, which means every side will get two matches before the table gets settled. The top two teams from the points table will make it into the final.

BAN vs ZIM vs AFG ODI tri-series 2026 schedule: Dates, IST timings and venues

The opening game of the tri-series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe will be played on October 17 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, which will host the second clash between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan on October 19.

The third game will be between Afghanistan and Bangladesh on October 21, before the final is scheduled to take place on October 23. All the games will take place at 5:00 pm IST.

Bangladesh squad: Litton Das (C), Towhid Hridoy (VC), Tanzid Hasan, Saif Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Musaddek Hossain Saikat, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan, Rishad Hossain, Tanvir Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Aliss Al Islam.

See Also: Twitter reactions: Afghanistan script thrilling draw vs Bangladesh during one-off Test

Afghanistan squad- Rahmat Shah (Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Vice-Captain & WK), Ikram Alikhil (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyalai Khan, AM Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi, Fazal Haq Farooqi and Yamin Ahmadzai

Zimbabwe squad- Sikandar Raza (c), Ben Curran, Blessing Muzarabani, Brad Evans, Brendan Taylor, Brian Bennett, Craig Ervine, Ernest Masuku, Newman Nyamhuri, Ryan Burl, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Vincent Masekesa, Wellington Masakadza, Wessly Madhevere

BAN vs ZIM vs AFG ODI tri-series 2026 live streaming and TV channel in India

The ODI tri-series between these three teams won’t be telecast in India. Those games will be streamed on Fancode in India. The same partner also streamed the one-off Test between Bangladesh and Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi, which ended in a draw.

The tri-nation series will be telecast live on Ariana TV in Afghanistan, with the live streaming being on the Etisalat app/ The T Sports will telecast the series in Bangladesh, with the live streaming being on Tapmad.

See Also: Watch: Hasan Mahmud becomes first Bangladesh pacer to take a Test hat-trick against Afghanistan

The fans in South Africa and Zimbabwe can catch the games live on SuperSport TV. ASports will broadcast the game in Pakistan, while fans can stream it on Tamasha.