Fantasy analysis
Afghanistan seal 37-run win; Nyamhuri tops fantasy with 102
Afghanistan won by 37 runs after posting 177/10 and bowling Zimbabwe out for 140/10. Newman Nyamhuri led fantasy scoring with 102, while Shahidullah Kamal and Rashid Khan piled on points.
Top fantasy performers
The captain call
Best captain: Newman Nyamhuri with 204 after his 102. Best vice-captain: Shahidullah Kamal with 142.5. The most-picked captain matched the call—Nyamhuri at 9% delivered 204.
Tough day
Hidden gems
Best XI of the match
Newman NyamhuriCZimbabwe
BOWL
102
Shahidullah KamalVCAfghanistan
AR
95
Rashid KhanAfghanistan
BOWL
89
Fazalhaq FarooqiAfghanistan
BOWL
75
Azmatullah OmarzaiAfghanistan
AR
73
Sikandar RazaZimbabwe
AR
69
Ijaz AhmadzaiAfghanistan
AR
64
Ryan BurlZimbabwe
BAT
52
Innocent KaiaZimbabwe
BAT
28
Brian BennettZimbabwe
BAT
21
Rahmanullah GurbazAfghanistan
WK
20
837.5 points with captain 2x and vice-captain 1.5x · Zimbabwe 5, Afghanistan 6
Takeaways for next time
- Newman Nyamhuri: After 102 (3.5-0-31-4) and 204 as captain, he’s a prime armband pick; only 9% captained him here.
- Shahidullah Kamal: Bat + ball + 2 ct for 95 yielded 142.5 as VC—safe vice-captain route.
- Mohammad Akram: Managed 5 despite being in 66% of teams; consider alternatives if roles look similar next time.
Written by AI from our match data · 27/10/2026, 11:14:55 pm. Numbers are checked against the data; picks are suggestions, not guarantees.
Results go back to 2002 and are fullest from about 2014; earlier years have gaps, and not every competition is covered. A new result can take a few days to appear here unless we covered the match live.
Ball-by-ball data: Cricsheet (cricsheet.org), ODC-By 1.0. Fantasy points are worked out with our current scoring rules.
Player photos are from Wikimedia Commons; each photo's credit and licence are on the player's page.