UAE ODI Tri-Series Final Confirmed for Zayed Cricket Stadium on October 23
Abu Dhabi to Stage Tri-Series Showpiece
The final of the Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh tour of UAE 2026 ODI tri-series is confirmed for the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on 23 October 2026. The match is listed to begin at 5:00 p.m. local time, and the fixture is still officially marked as yet to begin, with the two competing teams listed as "T.B.C." as the round-robin phase plays out.
Match Details at a Glance
The showpiece carries real stakes for three sides that have been sharing a busy multi-format schedule in the Emirates this autumn. The confirmed details for the eagerly awaited decider are:
- Match: T.B.C. vs T.B.C., Final
- Series: Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh tour of UAE, 2026
- Venue: Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
- Date & Time: 23 October 2026, 5:00 p.m.
- Status: Match Yet To Begin
- Streaming On: FanCode
The fixture caps a packed international home season that Afghanistan have been hosting in the UAE, with Bangladesh and Zimbabwe visiting for matches across the ODI, T20I and Test formats between October and November 2026. The ODI tri-series forms the white-ball centrepiece of that schedule before the tour moves on to the shorter and longer formats.
As a one-off knockout final, the contest offers both qualifiers a straight shot at silverware at one of the region's most familiar neutral venues. The Zayed Cricket Stadium has become a regular home-from-home for Afghanistan and has hosted a steady flow of international fixtures throughout the UAE season, underlining its role as the setting for the series' decisive encounter.
The finalists will be determined by the results of the preceding league-phase matches, meaning the identity of the two sides stepping out in Abu Dhabi will only be settled once the group standings are complete.