Fantasy analysis
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 36 runs; Agha Salman tops fantasy charts
Pakistan won by 36 runs after posting 306. Agha Salman hit 107 and scored 127 fantasy points to lead all teams.
Top fantasy performers
The captain call
Best captain was Agha Salman with 254 as captain. Best vice-captain was Pavan Rathnayake with 157.5. The most-picked captain, Babar Azam (10%), returned 134 with the armband.
Tough day
Hidden gems
Best XI of the match
Agha SalmanCPakistan
AR
127
Pavan RathnayakeVCSri Lanka
BAT
105
Eshan MalingaSri Lanka
BOWL
102
Asitha FernandoSri Lanka
BOWL
95
Shaheen AfridiPakistan
BOWL
90
Janith LiyanageSri Lanka
AR
73
Faheem AshrafPakistan
AR
72
Babar AzamPakistan
BAT
67
Saad BaigPakistan
WK
62
Kamindu MendisSri Lanka
AR
58
Fakhar ZamanPakistan
BAT
20
1050.5 points with captain 2x and vice-captain 1.5x · Pakistan 6, Sri Lanka 5
Takeaways for next time
- Agha Salman: Prioritise him as captain after 127 points and 107 (90b); that returned 254 with the multiplier.
- Pavan Rathnayake: A strong vice-captain play after 105 points built on 79; VC gave 157.5.
- Sahan Arachchige: Think twice after 3 points despite 44% selection; his return was limited at 3 (5b) and 1-0-8-0.
Written by AI from our match data · 18/10/2026, 9:38:01 pm. Numbers are checked against the data; picks are suggestions, not guarantees.
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