Fantasy analysis
Zimbabwe win by 99; Brad Evans leads fantasy haul
Zimbabwe won by 99 runs after 271/8 and bowling Bangladesh out for 172. Brad Evans topped fantasy with 125, while Taskin Ahmed scored 118 in a losing cause.
Top fantasy performers
The captain call
Brad Evans was the standout captain: 250 with the multiplier. Taskin Ahmed worked perfectly as vice-captain with 177. The most-picked captain, Newman Nyamhuri (13%), returned 122 with the multiplier.
Tough day
Best XI of the match
Brad EvansCZimbabwe
AR
125
Taskin AhmedVCBangladesh
BOWL
118
Craig ErvineZimbabwe
BAT
102
Brendan TaylorZimbabwe
WK
99
Wellington MasakadzaZimbabwe
BOWL
83
Saif HassanBangladesh
BAT
79
Shoriful IslamBangladesh
BOWL
62
Newman NyamhuriZimbabwe
BOWL
61
Tanzid HasanBangladesh
BAT
57
Sikandar RazaZimbabwe
AR
54
Rishad HossainBangladesh
BOWL
52
1076 points with captain 2x and vice-captain 1.5x · Zimbabwe 6, Bangladesh 5
Takeaways for next time
- Brad Evans: After 125 points with 6.4-1-45-4 and 1 ct, he’s a prime captain option next game.
- Taskin Ahmed: 10-2-44-3 for 118 points shows bowling upside even in defeats—strong VC pick.
- Ben Curran: Selected by 52% but only 7 points from 6 (11); think twice until he converts starts.
Written by AI from our match data · 17/10/2026, 11:48:01 pm. Numbers are checked against the data; picks are suggestions, not guarantees.
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