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2024 Zim Afro T10
Dates21 – 29 September 2024
Administrator(s)Zimbabwe Cricket
Cricket formatT10
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and playoffs
Host(s) Zimbabwe
ChampionsJoburg Bangla Tigers (1st title)
Runners-upCape Town Samp Army
Participants6
Matches25
Player of the seriesSikandar Raza (Joburg Bangla Tigers)
Most runsRassie van der Dussen (NYS Lagos) (256)
Most wicketsRichard Gleeson (Harare Bolts) (12)
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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

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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

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The players draft was held on 8 September 2024.[6]

Round Category Bulawayo Braves Jaguars Cape Town Samp Army Durban Wolves Harare Bolts Joburg Bangla Tigers NYS Lagos
Round 1 Zimbabwe Category A Richard Ngarava Brian Bennett Regis Chakabva Sean Williams Sikandar Raza Ryan Burl
Round 2 Zimbabwe Category A Brad Evans Tadiwanashe Marumani Gary Ballance Faraz Akram Tendai Chatara Clive Madande
Round 3 Zimbabwe Category B Wellington Masakadza Ben Curran Tinotenda Maposa Brandon Mavuta Antum Naqvi Dion Myers
Round 4 Zimbabwe Category B Wesley Madhevere Michael Frost Donald Tiripano Luke Jongwe Tashinga Musekiwa Romario Roach
Round 5 Zimbabwe Category C Panashe Taruvinga Brian Chari Innocent Kaia Alex Falao Johnathan Campbell Nyasha Mayavo
Round 6 Zimbabwe Emerging Victor Chirwa Tawanda Maposa Emmanuel Bawa Arinesto Vezha Tinashe Muchawaya Newman Nyamhuri
Round 7 Overseas Category B Laurie Evans Rohan Mustafa Mohammad Rohid Khan Richard Gleeson George Linde Avishka Fernando
Round 8 Overseas Category B Sabir Ali Gulbadin Naib Muhammad Waseem Junaid Siddique Hazratullah Zazai Najibullah Zadran
Round 9 Overseas Category C Akila Dananjaya Salman Irshad Dawlat Zadran Lahiru Milantha Mohammad Shahzad Matiullah Khan
Round 10 Overseas Category C Anamul Haque Shahnawaz Dahani Mohammad Irfan Shehan Jayasuriya Luke Wood Akhilesh Bodugum
Round 11 CWI Emerging Kirk McKenzie Leonardo Julien Mbeki Joseph Michael Palmer Kimani Melius Joshua Bishop
Round 12 SLC Emerging Vihas Thewmika Sineth Jayawardena Raveen de Silva Janishka Perera Kevin Koththigoda Kaveesh Sathsara
Round 13 Icon David Warner David Willey Mark Chapman James Neesham Kusal Perera Thisara Perera
Round 14 Overseas Category A Nick Hobson Dawid Malan Will Smeed George Munsey Charith Asalanka Asif Ali
Round 15 Overseas Category B Carlos Brathwaite Qais Ahmad Sharjeel Khan Rishad Hossain Adam Milne Binura Fernando
Round 16 Overseas Category C Kobe Herft Adam Rossington Yasir Shah Kennar Lewis Karim Janat Oshane Thomas
Round 17 Global Superstar Haider Ali Colin Munro Dasun Shanaka Chris Lynn Blessing Muzarabani
  • ‡ Players were selected in the pre-draft.

Teams and squads

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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

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Team Debut Captain Head coach
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars 2023 Australia David Warner England Owais Shah
Harare Bolts 2023 Sri Lanka Dasun Shanaka Sri Lanka Pubudu Dassanayake
Cape Town Samp Army 2023 United Arab Emirates Rohan Mustafa England James Foster
Durban Wolves 2023 Pakistan Yasir Shah Pakistan Moin Khan
Joburg Bangla Tigers 2023 Australia Chris Lynn England Julian Wood
NYS Lagos 2024 Sri Lanka Thisara Perera Sri Lanka Chaminda Vaas

Squads

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Bulawayo Brave Jaguars Cape Town Samp Army Durban Wolves Harare Bolts Joburg Bangla Tigers NYS Lagos

Points table

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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

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The full fixtures were confirmed on 13 September 2024.[12]

Match 1
21 September 2024
15:00
Scorecard
Durban Wolves
106/5 (10 overs)
v
Joburg Bangla Tigers
109/2 (7.4 overs)
Mark Chapman 38 (16)
Antum Naqvi 1/8 (1 over)
Hazratullah Zazai 44 (18)
Donald Tiripano 1/23 (1 over)
Joburg Bangla Tigers won by 8 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Joburg Bangla Tigers)
  • Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 2
21 September 2024
17:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Cape Town Samp Army
103/5 (10 overs)
v
Harare Bolts
105/5 (9.3 overs)
Leonardo Julien 34* (16)
Richard Gleeson 3/8 (2 overs)
James Neesham 30* (16)
Tawanda Maposa 1/11 (1.3 overs)
Harare Bolts won by 5 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Richard Gleeson (Harare Bolts)
  • Harare Bolts won the toss and elected to field.

Match 3
21 September 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
101/4 (10 overs)
v
NYS Lagos
102/3 (9.4 overs)
Carlos Brathwaite 34 (19)
Matiullah Khan 2/27 (2 overs)
NYS Lagos won by 7 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Rassie van der Dussen (NYS Lagos)
  • NYS Lagos won the toss and elected to field.

Match 4
22 September 2024
15:00
Scorecard
Harare Bolts
99/3 (10 overs)
v
Durban Wolves
101/3 (9.2 overs)
George Munsey 37 (18)
Dawlat Zadran 2/12 (2 overs)
Colin Munro 58* (29)
Aftab Alam 1/7 (1.2 overs)
Durban Wolves won by 7 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Colin Munro (Durban Wolves)
  • Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to field.

Match 5
22 September 2024
17:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
NYS Lagos
133/2 (10 overs)
v
Joburg Bangla Tigers
117/7 (10 overs)
Rassie van der Dussen 81* (32)
Karim Janat 2/14 (2 overs)
Tashinga Musekiwa 21* (8)
Akhilesh Bodugum 3/19 (2 overs)
NYS Lagos won by 16 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Rassie van der Dussen (NYS Lagos)
  • Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 6
22 September 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
83/6 (10 overs)
v
Cape Town Samp Army
87/7 (8.4 overs)
Kobe Herft 38 (27)
David Willey 3/13 (2 overs)
Brian Bennett 20 (12)
Wesley Madhevere 3/17 (2 overs)
Cape Town Samp Army won by 3 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: David Willey (Cape Town Samp Army)
  • Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.

Match 7
23 September 2024
15:00
Scorecard
Joburg Bangla Tigers
90 (9.4 overs)
v
Harare Bolts
92/6 (9.4 overs)
Sikandar Raza 20 (8)
James Neesham 3/14 (2 overs)
Dasun Shanaka 50* (21)
Karim Janat 2/15 (2 overs)
Harare Bolts won by 4 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Dasun Shanaka (Harare Bolts)
  • Harare Bolts won the toss and elected to field.

Match 8
23 September 2024
17:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Durban Wolves
112/2 (10 overs)
v
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
116/6 (9.3 overs)
Will Smeed 55* (25)
Richard Ngarava 1/15 (2 overs)
Nick Hobson 38* (13)
Muhammad Rohid Khan 2/17 (2 overs)
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars won by 4 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Nick Hobson (Bulawayo Brave Jaguars)
  • Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 9
23 September 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Cape Town Samp Army
151/4 (10 overs)
v
NYS Lagos
129/5 (10 overs)
Dawid Malan 63 (25)
Binura Fernando 1/29 (2 overs)
Thisara Perera 48 (17)
Amir Hamza 2/27 (2 overs)
Cape Town Samp Army won by 22 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Dawid Malan (Cape Town Samp Army)
  • NYS Lagos won the toss and elected to field.

Match 10
24 September 2024
15:00
Scorecard
NYS Lagos
134/5 (10 overs)
v
Durban Wolves
124/5 (10 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 43 (17)
Muhammad Rohid Khan 2/13 (2 overs)
Sharjeel Khan 59 (30)
Thisara Perera 2/17 (2 overs)
NYS Lagos won by 10 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Najibullah Zadran (NYS Lagos)
  • Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to field.

Match 11
24 September 2024
17:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
96/8 (10 overs)
v
Harare Bolts
102/3 (7.4 overs)
Nick Hobson 35 (17)
Shehan Jayasuriya 2/6 (1 over)
Dasun Shanaka 47* (18)
Daryn Dupavillon 2/7 (1 over)
Harare Bolts won by 7 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Shehan Jayasuriya (Harare Bolts)
  • Harare Bolts won the toss and elected to field.

Match 12
24 September 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Cape Town Samp Army
82/7 (10 overs)
v
Joburg Bangla Tigers
84/5 (8.4 overs)
Rohan Mustafa 28 (20)
Sikandar Raza 3/9 (2 overs)
Sikandar Raza 62* (30)
David Willey 2/9 (2 overs)
Joburg Bangla Tigers won by 5 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Joburg Bangla Tigers)
  • Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 13
25 September 2024
15:00
Scorecard
Harare Bolts
117/7 (10 overs)
v
NYS Lagos
73 (10 overs)
Dasun Shanaka 31 (10)
Oshane Thomas 2/16 (2 overs)
Harare Bolts won by 44 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Brandon Mavuta (Harare Bolts)
  • NYS Lagos won the toss and elected to field.

Match 14
25 September 2024
17:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Cape Town Samp Army
138/5 (10 overs)
v
Durban Wolves
110/8 (10 overs)
Brian Bennett 47 (20)
Yasir Shah 2/21 (2 overs)
Colin Munro 55 (24)
Salman Irshad 4/13 (2 overs)
Cape Town Samp Army won by 28 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Salman Irshad (Cape Town Samp Army)
  • Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to field.

Match 15
25 September 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
110/5 (10 overs)
v
Joburg Bangla Tigers
112/6 (9.5 overs)
Anamul Haque 24 (16)
George Linde 2/12 (1 over)
George Linde 31 (16)
Wellington Masakadza 2/25 (2 overs)
Joburg Bangla Tigers won by 4 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Karim Janat (Joburg Bangla Tigers)
  • Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

Match 16
26 September 2024
15:00
Scorecard
Harare Bolts
173/2 (10 overs)
v
Durban Wolves
119/6 (10 overs)
George Munsey 100* (38)
Dawlat Zadran 2/36 (2 overs)
Colin Munro 32 (13)
Richard Gleeson 2/2 (1 over)
Harare Bolts won by 54 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: George Munsey (Harare Bolts)
  • Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to field.

Match 17
26 September 2024
17:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
Joburg Bangla Tigers
128/2 (10 overs)
v
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
91/9 (10 overs)
Sikandar Raza 51* (21)
Wellington Masakadza 1/23 (2 overs)
Carlos Brathwaite 18 (10)
George Linde 3/9 (2 overs)
Joburg Bangla Tigers won by 37 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Joburg Bangla Tigers)
  • Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 18
26 September 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
NYS Lagos
148/2 (10 overs)
v
Cape Town Samp Army
106/3 (10 overs)
Avishka Fernando 66 (27)
Salman Irshad 2/21 (2 overs)
Brian Bennett 40* (28)
Oshane Thomas 2/27 (2 overs)
NYS Lagos won by 42 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Avishka Fernando (NYS Lagos)
  • NYS Lagos won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 19
27 September 2024
15:00
Scorecard
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
103/7 (10 overs)
v
Cape Town Samp Army
104/2 (8.3 overs)
David Warner 47 (26)
Salman Irshad 2/15 (2 overs)
Dawid Malan 48* (23)
Victor Chirwa 1/9 (1 over)
Cape Town Samp Army won by 8 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Dawid Malan (Cape Town Samp Army)
  • Bulawayo Brave Jaguars won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 20
27 September 2024
17:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
NYS Lagos
124/7 (10 overs)
v
Durban Wolves
71/7 (10 overs)
Avishka Fernando 46 (19)
Raveen de Silva 2/22 (2 overs)
Innocent Kaia 19* (14)
Joshua Bishop 2/10 (2 overs)
Akhilesh Bodugum 2/10 (2 overs)
NYS Lagos won by 53 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Avishka Fernando (NYS Lagos)

Match 21
27 September 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Harare Bolts
120/4 (10 overs)
v
Joburg Bangla Tigers
121/6 (10 overs)
Sabbir Rahman 34* (12)
Luke Wood 2/7 (2 overs)
Sikandar Raza 38 (10)
Michael Palmer 1/5 (1 over)
Joburg Bangla Tigers won by 4 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Joburg Bangla Tigers)
  • Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

Play-offs

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Qualifier 1Qualifier 2The Final
28 September 2024 — Harare29 September 2024 — Harare
1Harare Bolts124/2 (10 overs)Q1WJoburg Bangla Tigers129/5 (10 overs)
2Joburg Bangla Tigers125/3 (9 overs)28 September 2024 — HarareQ2WCape Town Samp Army124/2 (10 overs)
Q1LHarare Bolts98/6 (10 overs)
EliminatorEWCape Town Samp Army99/1 (7.2 overs)
28 September 2024 — Harare
3NYS Lagos88/8 (10 overs)
4Cape Town Samp Army93/2 (6.3 overs)
Qualifier 1
28 September 2024
15:00
Scorecard
Harare Bolts
124/2 (10 overs)
v
Joburg Bangla Tigers
125/3 (9 overs)
Dasun Shanaka 61* (24)
George Linde 1/16 (1 over)
Mohammad Shahzad 64 (25)
Arinesto Vezha 1/11 (1 over)
Joburg Bangla Tigers won by 7 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi and David Shawane
Player of the match: Mohammad Shahzad (Joburg Bangla Tigers)
  • Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

Eliminator
28 September 2024
17:15 (D/N)
Scorecard
NYS Lagos
88/8 (10 overs)
v
Cape Town Samp Army
93/2 (6.3 overs)
Blessing Muzarabani 27 (15)
Salman Irshad 3/11 (2 overs)
Rohan Mustafa 60* (23)
Binura Fernando 2/23 (2 overs)
Cape Town Samp Army won by 8 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Tafadzwa Musakwa and Forster Mutizwa
Player of the match: Salman Irshad (Cape Town Samp Army)
  • Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.

Qualifier 2
28 September 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Harare Bolts
98/6 (10 overs)
v
Cape Town Samp Army
99/1 (7.2 overs)
Shehan Jayasuriya 39 (19)
Amir Hamza 3/9 (2 overs)
Brian Bennett 46 (18)
Brandon Mavuta 1/23 (2 overs)
Cape Town Samp Army won by 9 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Player of the match: Amir Hamza (Cape Town Samp Army)
  • Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.

The Final

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The Final
29 September 2024
17:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Joburg Bangla Tigers
129/5 (10 overs)
v
Cape Town Samp Army
124/2 (10 overs)
Mohammad Shahzad 44 (25)
Nicholson Gordon 2/10 (1 over)
Dawid Malan 62* (28)
Adam Milne 2/18 (2 overs)
Joburg Bangla Tigers won by 5 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Forster Mutizwa
Player of the match: Mohammad Shahzad (Joburg Bangla Tigers)
  • Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

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Most runs

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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

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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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