Afghanistan-Bangladesh tie: Rashid 4/31, Emon 71 steal fantasy show

Afghanistan and Bangladesh ended level on 161, with Afghanistan 161/3 in 35.3 overs chasing Bangladesh’s 161 in 41.3. Rashid Khan’s 100 points and Parvez Hossain Emon’s 80 at 0% selection were the fantasy headlines.

Top fantasy performers

Rashid Khan

Afghanistan · BOWL

Rashid Khan — 100 pts: 4/31 in 8.2 overs.

100

Taskin Ahmed

Bangladesh · BOWL

Taskin Ahmed — 76 pts: 2/36 in 8 overs and 2* with the bat.

76

Rahmat Shah

Afghanistan · BAT

Rahmat Shah — 72 pts: 67* off 90 balls to finish the chase level.

72

The captain call

Rashid Khan was the standout captain with 200 multiplied points, and Parvez Hossain Emon the ideal vice-captain with 120. The most-picked captain was Tanzid Hasan at 10%, but he produced just 2 multiplied points.

Tough day

Soumya Sarkar

Bangladesh · AR

Soumya Sarkar — 0 pts: out for 0 (1).

0

Towhid Hridoy

Bangladesh · BAT

Towhid Hridoy — 0 pts: out for 0 (2).

0

Hidden gems

Best XI of the match

1. Rashid KhanCAfghanistan

   BOWL

   100

2. Parvez Hossain EmonVCBangladesh

   WK

   80

3. Taskin AhmedBangladesh

   BOWL

   76

4. Rahmat ShahAfghanistan

   BAT

   72

5. Azmatullah OmarzaiAfghanistan

   AR

   58

6. Yamin AhmadzaiAfghanistan

   AR

   50

7. Saif HassanBangladesh

   BAT

   45

8. Hashmatullah ShahidiAfghanistan

   BAT

   40

9. Mustafizur RahmanBangladesh

   BOWL

   37

10. Ibrahim ZadranAfghanistan

    BAT

    36

11. Mohammad NabiAfghanistan

    AR

    33

767 points with captain 2x and vice-captain 1.5x · Afghanistan 7, Bangladesh 4

Takeaways for next time

• Rashid Khan: Make him captain after a 100-point haul — that’s 200 with the armband.
• Parvez Hossain Emon: Back him as a differential after 71 for 80 points at 0% selection.
• Rahmat Shah: A steady pick after 67* and 72 points anchoring the chase.