Afghanistan cruise by 7 wickets; Ibrahim Zadran leads fantasy haul

Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 7 wickets, chasing 170/3 in 34.3 overs. Ibrahim Zadran’s 70* powered a match-high 84 fantasy points and the standout captaincy return.

Top fantasy performers

Ibrahim Zadran

Afghanistan · BAT

84 pts: 70* (96b, 4x4, 1x6) and 1 catch.

84

Sikandar Raza

Zimbabwe · AR

77 pts: 68 (83b, 3x4, 3x6) plus 3-0-17-0.

77

Rashid Khan

Afghanistan · BOWL

75 pts: 10-0-41-3 with the ball.

75

Mohammad Nabi

Afghanistan · AR

62 pts: 10-1-25-2.

62

The captain call

Best captain: Ibrahim Zadran with 168 after the multiplier; best vice-captain: Sikandar Raza with 115.5. The most-picked captain was Ryan Burl (12%), who returned 82.

Tough day

Hashmatullah Shahidi

Afghanistan · BAT

8 pts: 7* (5b, 1x4).

8

Hidden gems

Best XI of the match

1. Ibrahim ZadranCAfghanistan

   BAT

   84

2. Sikandar RazaVCZimbabwe

   AR

   77

3. Rashid KhanAfghanistan

   BOWL

   75

4. Mohammad NabiAfghanistan

   AR

   62

5. Bilal SamiAfghanistan

   BOWL

   58

6. Rahmanullah GurbazAfghanistan

   WK

   52

7. Fazalhaq FarooqiAfghanistan

   BOWL

   50

8. Newman NyamhuriZimbabwe

   BOWL

   50

9. Rahmat ShahAfghanistan

   BAT

   46

10. Ryan BurlZimbabwe

    BAT

    41

11. Wesley MadhevereZimbabwe

    AR

    36

753.5 points with captain 2x and vice-captain 1.5x · Afghanistan 7, Zimbabwe 4

Takeaways for next time

• Ibrahim Zadran: Prioritize captaincy after 84 points built on 70* and a catch.
• Rashid Khan: Bank on wickets; 10-0-41-3 delivered 75 points.
• Brad Evans: Think twice; 6-0-42-0 and a single brought just 1 point.