Afghanistan v 
Zimbabwe
Each batter against the bowlers he would face, by phase. Colour is always from the batter's side. These are match-ups by type, not by history — nobody here has faced anybody often enough for a head-to-head record to mean anything. A batter appears in a phase only if he actually bats there, and a bowler only where both careers hold at least 30 balls in that exact split. A bowler named in grey was read and came out inside 10% of par — checked, and nothing to say. The not readable count beside him is the bowlers whose pair could not be read at all, which is a different claim entirely. A name marked ° is a weaker reading, from less than the full record: either that bowler has under 30 balls against this hand in these overs and the pair is read from the batter alone, or the batter has under 30 against this type here and is read from what he has, shrunk toward the league rate. Held out on matches from 2025 both kinds sorted outcomes, but they rest on less than a full pair does; the hover text says which it is.
| Team | Batting | Bowling | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 20 10 Rahmanullah Gurbaz · 4 players | 12 6 Rashid Khan · 3 players | 32 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 3 Sikandar Raza · 6 players | 12 3 W Madhevere · 8 players | 22 |
Every edge counted twice over, once from each side: a match-up that favours a batter is one his opponents' bowlers are losing. Under each count is the player holding most of them and how many players it is spread across — a total resting on one man is worth less than the same total spread down the order, and it leaves with him. Amber marks a count of five or more where two players hold 70% of it.
Zimbabwe batting v Afghanistan bowling
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 BJ Bennett RHB | Azmatullah Omarzai +13% Mujeeb Ur Rahman +12% Rashid Khan -13% Ibrahim Zadran | Azmatullah Omarzai Rashid Khan Ibrahim Zadran Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Azmatullah Omarzai +25% Ibrahim Zadran Mujeeb Ur Rahman Rashid Khan |
| 2 I Kaia RHB | Mujeeb Ur Rahman -17% Azmatullah Omarzai Ibrahim Zadran Rashid Khan | Azmatullah Omarzai +10% Mujeeb Ur Rahman -16% Rashid Khan 1 not readable | rarely bats here |
| 3 Sikandar Raza RHB | Azmatullah Omarzai Mujeeb Ur Rahman Ibrahim Zadran Rashid Khan | Azmatullah Omarzai Mujeeb Ur Rahman Ibrahim Zadran Rashid Khan | Azmatullah Omarzai +27% Rashid Khan +12% Ibrahim Zadran +11% Mujeeb Ur Rahman -15% |
| 5 T Marumani LHB | Azmatullah Omarzai Mujeeb Ur Rahman Ibrahim Zadran Rashid Khan | Azmatullah Omarzai +17% Mujeeb Ur Rahman Rashid Khan Ibrahim Zadran | Rashid Khan -12% Mujeeb Ur Rahman -13% Azmatullah Omarzai -16% 1 not readable |
| 6 W Madhevere RHB | Rashid Khan -12% Mujeeb Ur Rahman Azmatullah Omarzai Ibrahim Zadran | Rashid Khan -12% Azmatullah Omarzai Mujeeb Ur Rahman Ibrahim Zadran | Azmatullah Omarzai +19% Ibrahim Zadran Rashid Khan Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
| 8 B Evans RHB | rarely bats here | Rashid Khan -11% Azmatullah Omarzai Ibrahim Zadran Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Azmatullah Omarzai +16% Rashid Khan -11% Mujeeb Ur Rahman -14% Ibrahim Zadran |
Afghanistan batting v Zimbabwe bowling
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Rahmanullah Gurbaz RHB | I Kaia, RP Burl +27% Sikandar Raza +15% K Matigimu +12% BJ Bennett, T Marumani +10% B Evans W Madhevere | BJ Bennett +23% B Evans +20% K Matigimu +16% W Madhevere +13% T Marumani Sikandar Raza I Kaia RP Burl | rarely bats here |
| 2 Ibrahim Zadran RHB | BJ Bennett, T Marumani -12% W Madhevere -17% K Matigimu B Evans Sikandar Raza 2 not readable | B Evans +15% BJ Bennett +14% K Matigimu +11% RP Burl -14% I Kaia -18% W Madhevere T Marumani Sikandar Raza | BJ Bennett +13% K Matigimu -13% Sikandar Raza W Madhevere B Evans 3 not readable |
| 3 Sediqullah Atal LHB | W Madhevere -13% B Evans K Matigimu BJ Bennett Sikandar Raza 3 not readable | K Matigimu B Evans BJ Bennett W Madhevere Sikandar Raza RP Burl 2 not readable | rarely bats here |
| 6 Azmatullah Omarzai RHB | rarely bats here | I Kaia +22% RP Burl +21% BJ Bennett +14% B Evans +10% K Matigimu W Madhevere T Marumani Sikandar Raza | B Evans +11% BJ Bennett K Matigimu Sikandar Raza W Madhevere RP Burl 2 not readable |
| 8 Rashid Khan RHB | rarely bats here | B Evans K Matigimu BJ Bennett W Madhevere I Kaia RP Burl Sikandar Raza 1 not readable | B Evans +12% K Matigimu I Kaia BJ Bennett RP Burl Sikandar Raza W Madhevere 1 not readable |
| 9 Mujeeb Ur Rahman RHB | rarely bats here | K Matigimu RP Burl BJ Bennett I Kaia B Evans W Madhevere Sikandar Raza 1 not readable | B Evans -12% Sikandar Raza -13% RP Burl -13% K Matigimu -15% W Madhevere -18% BJ Bennett 2 not readable |
Talking points
Read off the matrix on this page and nothing else — the same edges, counted from both ends. Direction is always from the batter's side.
- Afghanistan hold 32 — 20 while they bat, 12 from their bowlers.
- Zimbabwe hold 22 — 10 while they bat, 12 from their bowlers.
- Both sides are on a named XI, so that is 10 more for Afghanistan.
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan) is the best set up with the bat — 10 match-ups in his favour, 0 against.
- Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) is the best set up with the bat — 5 match-ups in his favour, 0 against.
- BJ Bennett (Zimbabwe) is the best set up with the bat — 3 match-ups in his favour, 1 against.
- Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) is the one to bowl at — 6 against him, 4 in his favour.
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan) is the one to bowl at — 5 against him, 0 in his favour.
- B Evans (Zimbabwe) is the one to bowl at — 3 against him, 1 in his favour.
- Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) holds the most with the ball — 6 in his favour, 1 batter the other way.
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan) holds the most with the ball — 5 in his favour, 1 batter the other way.
- W Madhevere (Zimbabwe) holds the most with the ball — 3 in his favour, 1 batter the other way.
- The numbers favour Afghanistan by 10, on 54 match-ups between the sides.