2024 Zim Afro T10
| Dates | 21 – 29 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Zimbabwe Cricket |
| Cricket format | T10 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) |  Zimbabwe |
| Champions | Joburg Bangla Tigers (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Cape Town Samp Army |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 25 |
| Player of the series | Sikandar Raza (Joburg Bangla Tigers) |
| Most runs | Rassie van der Dussen (NYS Lagos) (256) |
| Most wickets | Richard Gleeson (Harare Bolts) (12) |
The 2024 Zim Afro T10 was the second season of the Zim Afro T10.[1] The tournament was held from 21 to 29 September at the Harare Sports Club.[2] Durban Wolves, formerly known as Durban Qalandars, were the defending champions.[3][4][5]
In the final, Joburg Bangla Tigers defeated Cape Town Samp Army by five runs to win their inaugural title.
Background
[edit]On 7 September 2024, it was announced that the Zim Afro T10 would return for a second season, being held from 21 September to 29 September at Harare Sports Club in Harare. On 8 September, the players draft was held to determine the lineups of the six franchises.
Harare Hurricanes and Bulawayo Braves were replaced by Harare Bolts and Bulawayo Brave Jaguars respectively.
Draft
[edit]The players draft was held on 8 September 2024.[6]
- ‡ Players were selected in the pre-draft.
Teams and squads
[edit]Six franchises have chosen their direct signings before going into the draft, to complete their 15-man squad with an additional 16th player as global icon.[7][8]
A total of 600 players from 23 cricket playing countries participated in the draft. Former Zimbabwean captain and batsman Sikandar Raza was the first pick.[9][10]
Teams
[edit]| Team | Debut | Captain | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulawayo Brave Jaguars | 2023 |  David Warner
|
 Owais Shah
|
| Harare Bolts | 2023 |  Dasun Shanaka
|
Pubudu Dassanayake
|
| Cape Town Samp Army | 2023 |  Rohan Mustafa
|
James Foster
|
| Durban Wolves | 2023 |  Yasir Shah
|
Moin Khan
|
| Joburg Bangla Tigers | 2023 | Chris Lynn
|
Julian Wood
|
| NYS Lagos | 2024 | Thisara Perera
|
Chaminda Vaas
|
- Source:[11]
Squads
[edit]| Bulawayo Brave Jaguars | Cape Town Samp Army | Durban Wolves | Harare Bolts | Joburg Bangla Tigers | NYS Lagos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harare Bolts | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1.950 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Joburg Bangla Tigers | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.965 | |
| 3 | NYS Lagos | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.858 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | Cape Town Samp Army | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0.300 | |
| 5 | Bulawayo Brave Jaguars | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | −1.539 | |
| 6 | Durban Wolves | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | −2.579 |
Source: Cricbuzz
League stage
[edit]The full fixtures were confirmed on 13 September 2024.[12]
Durban Wolves
106/5 (10 overs) |
v
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Joburg Bangla Tigers
109/2 (7.4 overs) |
- Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Cape Town Samp Army
103/5 (10 overs) |
v
|
Harare Bolts
105/5 (9.3 overs) |
- Harare Bolts won the toss and elected to field.
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
101/4 (10 overs) |
v
|
NYS Lagos
102/3 (9.4 overs) |
- NYS Lagos won the toss and elected to field.
Harare Bolts
99/3 (10 overs) |
v
|
Durban Wolves
101/3 (9.2 overs) |
- Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to field.
NYS Lagos
133/2 (10 overs) |
v
|
Joburg Bangla Tigers
117/7 (10 overs) |
- Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
83/6 (10 overs) |
v
|
Cape Town Samp Army
87/7 (8.4 overs) |
- Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.
Joburg Bangla Tigers
90 (9.4 overs) |
v
|
Harare Bolts
92/6 (9.4 overs) |
- Harare Bolts won the toss and elected to field.
Durban Wolves
112/2 (10 overs) |
v
|
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
116/6 (9.3 overs) |
- Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to bat.
Cape Town Samp Army
151/4 (10 overs) |
v
|
NYS Lagos
129/5 (10 overs) |
- NYS Lagos won the toss and elected to field.
NYS Lagos
134/5 (10 overs) |
v
|
Durban Wolves
124/5 (10 overs) |
- Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to field.
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
96/8 (10 overs) |
v
|
Harare Bolts
102/3 (7.4 overs) |
- Harare Bolts won the toss and elected to field.
Cape Town Samp Army
82/7 (10 overs) |
v
|
Joburg Bangla Tigers
84/5 (8.4 overs) |
- Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to bat.
Harare Bolts
117/7 (10 overs) |
v
|
NYS Lagos
73 (10 overs) |
- NYS Lagos won the toss and elected to field.
Cape Town Samp Army
138/5 (10 overs) |
v
|
Durban Wolves
110/8 (10 overs) |
- Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to field.
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
110/5 (10 overs) |
v
|
Joburg Bangla Tigers
112/6 (9.5 overs) |
- Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Harare Bolts
173/2 (10 overs) |
v
|
Durban Wolves
119/6 (10 overs) |
- Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to field.
Joburg Bangla Tigers
128/2 (10 overs) |
v
|
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
91/9 (10 overs) |
- Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
NYS Lagos
148/2 (10 overs) |
v
|
Cape Town Samp Army
106/3 (10 overs) |
- NYS Lagos won the toss and elected to bat.
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
103/7 (10 overs) |
v
|
Cape Town Samp Army
104/2 (8.3 overs) |
- Bulawayo Brave Jaguars won the toss and elected to bat.
NYS Lagos
124/7 (10 overs) |
v
|
Durban Wolves
71/7 (10 overs) |
Harare Bolts
120/4 (10 overs) |
v
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Joburg Bangla Tigers
121/6 (10 overs) |
- Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Play-offs
[edit]| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | The Final | |||||||||||
| 28 September 2024 — Harare | 29 September 2024 — Harare | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Harare Bolts | 124/2 (10 overs) | Q1W | Joburg Bangla Tigers | 129/5 (10 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Joburg Bangla Tigers | 125/3 (9 overs) | 28 September 2024 — Harare | Q2W | Cape Town Samp Army | 124/2 (10 overs) | |||||||
| Q1L | Harare Bolts | 98/6 (10 overs) | |||||||||||
| Eliminator | EW | Cape Town Samp Army | 99/1 (7.2 overs) | ||||||||||
| 28 September 2024 — Harare | |||||||||||||
| 3 | NYS Lagos | 88/8 (10 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Cape Town Samp Army | 93/2 (6.3 overs) | |||||||||||
Harare Bolts
124/2 (10 overs) |
v
|
Joburg Bangla Tigers
125/3 (9 overs) |
- Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
NYS Lagos
88/8 (10 overs) |
v
|
Cape Town Samp Army
93/2 (6.3 overs) |
- Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.
Harare Bolts
98/6 (10 overs) |
v
|
Cape Town Samp Army
99/1 (7.2 overs) |
- Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.
The Final
[edit]Joburg Bangla Tigers
129/5 (10 overs) |
v
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Cape Town Samp Army
124/2 (10 overs) |
- Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
[edit]Most runs
[edit]| Player | Team | Runs | Mat | Inns | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rassie van der Dussen | NYS Lagos | 256 | 8 | 8 | 36.57 | 204.80 |
| Dawid Malan | Cape Town Samp Army | 252 | 10 | 10 | 36.00 | 200.00 |
| George Munsey | Harare Bolts | 246 | 9 | 9 | 41.00 | 206.72 |
| Brian Bennett | Cape Town Samp Army | 234 | 10 | 10 | 26.00 | 173.33 |
| Sikandar Raza | Joburg Bangla Tigers | 231 | 9 | 9 | 46.20 | 238.14 |
| Source: Cricbuzz | ||||||
Most wickets
[edit]| Player | Team | Wkts | Mat | Ovs | BBI | Avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Gleeson | Harare Bolts | 12 | 8 | 12.4 | 3/8 | 7.50 | 7.10 |
| Amir Hamza | Cape Town Samp Army | 10 | 19 | 3/9 | 16.42 | 10.37 | |
| Salman Irshad | 11 | 9 | 17 | 4/13 | 18.27 | 11.82 | |
| Rohan Mustafa | 9 | 10 | 19 | 2/11 | 19.11 | 9.05 | |
| Dawlat Zadran | Durban Wolves | 6 | 12 | 2/12 | 15.22 | 11.42 | |
| Source: Cricbuzz | |||||||
References
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- ^ "Durban Qalandars crowned Zim Afro T10 champions". cricketpakistan.com.pk. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Durban Qalanders crush Joburg Buffaloes to win inaugural ZIM Afro T10 League". Cricket Times. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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- ^ "Sikander Raza among top picks at Player Draft for Zim Afro T10 Season 2". aninews. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Chaminda Vaas, Moin Khan named amongst coaches for Zim Afro T10 season 2". hindustan times. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "The wait is over! Here's the full schedule for ZimAfro T10. Mark your calendars and gear up for power-packed performances, nail-biting finishes, and explosive moments!". Zim Afro T10. 13 September 2024 – via Facebook.