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Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe, 1st Test, Nov 5, 2026: time and venue

Afghanistan v Zimbabwe Test Series in UAE1st Test
Afghanistan
––11:30
Zimbabwe
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Match centre

Starts

11:30

Match yet to begin

Date
Thu, 5 Nov – Mon, 9 Nov
Venue
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Round
1st Test
Format
Test

Before play

Start time
11:30 Sri Lanka time

What the reporting says

  • Afghanistan are at full strength, with Rashid Khan and Ibrahim Zadran returning after being rested for the Bangladesh Test.

    ESPNcricinfo

  • Zimbabwe are expected to keep the same XI that beat Bangladesh.

    ESPNcricinfo

  • At Abu Dhabi's Zayed Stadium the side batting first has won seven of the last eight ODIs; hot, humid weather is expected.

    ESPNcricinfo

  • Craig Ervine made 93 against Bangladesh in the tri-series opener.

    ESPNcricinfo

  • Afghanistan lead the head-to-head ODI record against Zimbabwe 20-10 and Zimbabwe won the opener against Bangladesh by 99 runs.

    ESPNcricinfo

  • Craig Ervine and Newman Nyamhuri missed this match through injury, replaced by Ryan Burl and Ernest Masuku.

    ESPNcricinfo

Facts taken from the stories linked beside them, each from a sentence in the original.