2023 Zim Afro T10

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2023 Zim Afro T10
Dates21 – 29 July 2023
Administrator(s) Zimbabwe Cricket
Cricket format T10
Tournament format(s) Round-robin tournament and playoffs
Host(s)Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
ChampionsDurban Qalandars (1st title)
Runners-upJoburg Buffaloes
Participants5
Matches24
Player of the series Tim Seifert (Durban Qalandars)
Most runs Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Cape Town Samp Army) (282)
Most wickets Brad Evans (Durban Qalandars) (14)
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The 2023 Zim Afro T10 was the inaugural season of the Zim Afro T10. [1] The tournament was played from 21 to 29 July at the Harare Sports Club. [2] [3] In the final, Durban Qalandars defeated Joburg Buffaloes by eight wickets to win the inaugural title. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

Background

The league was founded by Shaji Ul Mulk, the chairman of the Abu Dhabi T10 league. The Zimbabwe edition was announced at the final of the 2022 Abu Dhabi T10 with the inaugural edition expected to take place in 2023. [7]

After the tournament Zimbabwe Cricket and Pakistan Super League Lahore Qalandars signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to increase the exchange of tallent between the two countries. The agreement includes eight young Zimbabwean cricketers going to Pakistan for a four-month player development program at the franchise's high-performance center in Lahore, starting on 1 September. The Qalandars will reciprocate by sending five Pakistani fast bowlers – with bowling speeds of 140-plus kilometers per hour – to play domestic cricket in Zimbabwe. [8] [9]

Teams

Five teams competed in the first edition of the league: [10] [11]

Squads

Players were chosen in a draft which took place on 3 July 2023. [12] Each team had to select a minimum of 16 players for their squad, including a minimum of six Zimbabweans, including one classified as an "emerging player". [13] As part of the pre-draft, each team selected four players for their squads as marquee players. [14]

A total of 700 players from 23 cricket playing countries participated in the draft. Zimbabwean batsman Sean Williams was the first pick. [15] [16]

Bulawayo BravesCape Town Samp ArmyDurban QalandarsHarare HurricanesJoburg Buffaloes

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Durban Qalandars (C)8530100.131Advanced to Qualifier 1
2Joburg Buffaloes844080.748
3Cape Town Samp Army844080.610Advanced to Eliminator
4Harare Hurricanes84408−1.148
5Bulawayo Braves83506−0.351
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champions

League stage

The full fixtures were confirmed on 10 July 2023. [17]

Match 1
21 July 2023
3:00 PM
Scorecard
Bulawayo Braves
128/9 (10 overs)
v
Harare Hurricanes
79/9 (10 overs)
Sikandar Raza 61* (30)
Brandon Mavuta 3/25 (2 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 22 (14)
Sikandar Raza 3/12 (2 overs)
Bulawayo Braves won by 49 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Bulawayo Braves)
  • Harare Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match 1 postponed to 21 July, due to delay in installation of floodlights. [18]
Match 2
21 July 2023
5:00 PM (D/N)
Scorecard
Durban Qalandars
126/3 (10 overs)
v
Cape Town Samp Army
118/5 (10 overs)
Tim Seifert 49 (22)
Tom Curran 1/11 (2 overs)
Parthiv Patel 37* (14)
Azmatullah Omarzai 2/14 (2 overs)
Durban Qalandars won by 8 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Tim Seifert (Durban Qalandars)
  • Durban Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 3
21 July 2023
7:00 PM (N)
Scorecard
Joburg Buffaloes
105/7 (10 overs)
v
Bulawayo Braves
95/9 (10 overs)
Mushfiqur Rahim 46* (23)
Taskin Ahmed 3/11 (2 overs)
Beau Webster 39* (22)
Mohammad Hafeez 6/4 (2 overs)
Joburg Buffaloes won by 10 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Mohammad Hafeez (Joburg Buffaloes)
  • Bulawayo Braves won the toss and elected to field.
Match 4
22 July 2023
3:00 PM
Scorecard
Cape Town Samp Army
112/7 (10 overs)
v
Harare Hurricanes
97/6 (10 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 25 (15)
Mohammad Nabi 2/11 (2 overs)
Robin Uthappa 31 (20)
Tom Curran 2/16 (2 overs)
Cape Town Samp Army won by 15 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Tom Curran (Cape Town Samp Army)
  • Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 5
22 July 2023
5:00 PM (D/N)
Scorecard
Joburg Buffaloes
94/4 (10 overs)
v
Durban Qalandars
97/3 (9.1 overs)
Tom Banton 55* (31)
Tendai Chatara 2/14 (2 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 41* (25)
Mohammad Hafeez 2/13 (2 overs)
Durban Qalandars won by 7 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (ZIM) and Percival Sizara (ZIM)
Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Durban Qalandars)
  • Joburg Buffaloes won the toss and elected to bat
Match 6
22 July 2023
7:00 PM (N)
Scorecard
Bulawayo Braves
86/6 (10 overs)
v
Cape Town Samp Army
87/2 (6.5 overs)
Ben McDermott 27 (17)
Tom Curran 2/12 (2 overs)
Tadiwanashe Marumani 43* (21)
Taskin Ahmed 1/18 (2 overs)
Cape Town Samp Army won by 8 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Collin Tlou (ZIM) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Tadiwanashe Marumani (Cape Town Samp Army)
  • Bulawayo Braves won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 7
23 July 2023
3:00 PM
Scorecard
Durban Qalandars
126/3 (10 overs)
v
Harare Hurricanes
127/5 (9.4 overs)
Tim Seifert 71* (31)
Mohammad Nabi 2/9 (2 overs)
Regis Chakabva 44* (22)
Mohammad Amir 2/23 (2 overs)
Harare Hurricanes won by 5 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Regis Chakabva (Harare Hurricanes)
  • Durban Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 8
23 July 2023
5:00 PM (D/N)
Scorecard
Joburg Buffaloes
96/5 (10 overs)
v
Cape Town Samp Army
97/3 (7.4 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 23 (17)
Karim Janat 2/25 (2 overs)
Tadiwanashe Marumani 54 (24)
Noor Ahmad 2/26 (2 overs)
Cape Town Samp Army won by 7 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Tadiwanashe Marumani (Cape Town Samp Army)
  • Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.
Match 9
23 July 2023
7:00 PM (N)
Scorecard
Durban Qalandars
122/6 (10 overs)
v
Bulawayo Braves
97/7 (10 overs)
Tim Seifert 44 (14)
Tymal Mills 2/24 (2 overs)
Ashton Turner 32 (23)
Brad Evans 3/20 (2 overs)
Durban Qalandars won by 25 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Brad Evans (Durban Qalandars)
  • Bulawayo Braves won the toss and elected to field
Match 10
24 July 2023
3:00 PM
Scorecard
Harare Hurricanes
106/6 (10 overs)
v
Joburg Buffaloes
104/7 (10 overs)
Robin Uthappa 31 (20)
Noor Ahmad 2/20 (2 overs)
Ravi Bopara 39* (19)
Nandre Burger 3/12 (2 overs)
Harare Hurricanes won by 2 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Percival Sizara (Zim) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Nandre Burger (Harare Hurricanes)
  • Joburg Buffaloes won the toss and elected to field.
Match 11
24 July 2023
5:00 PM (D/N)
Scorecard
Durban Qalandars
91/5 (10 overs)
v
Cape Town Samp Army
95/6 (9 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 43 (27)
Karim Janat 2/17 (2 overs)
Karim Janat 48* (17)
Daryn Dupavillon 2/16 (2 overs)
Cape Town Samp Army won by 4 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim)
Player of the match: Karim Janat (Cape Town Samp Army)
  • Durban Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat
Match 12
24 July 2023
7:00 PM (N)
Scorecard
Harare Hurricanes
134/4 (10 overs)
v
Bulawayo Braves
137/3 (9.1 overs)
Evin Lewis 49 (19)
Patrick Dooley 2/13 (1 over)
Sikandar Raza 70 (21)
Mohammad Nabi 1/18 (2 overs)
Bulawayo Braves won by 7 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Collin Tlou (Zim) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Bulawayo Braves)
  • Bulawayo Braves won the toss and elected to field.
Match 13
25 July 2023
3:00 PM
Scorecard
Durban Qalandars
121/3 (10 overs)
v
Joburg Buffaloes
119/5 (10 overs)
Tim Seifert 46 (20)
Wellington Masakadza 2/22 (2 overs)
Yusuf Pathan 32 (15)
Mohammad Amir 2/23 (2 overs)
Durban Qalandars won by 2 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Tim Seifert (Durban Qalandars)
  • Joburg Buffaloes won the toss and elected to field.
Match 14
25 July 2023
5:00 PM (D/N)
Scorecard
Harare Hurricanes
115/6 (10 overs
v
Cape Town Samp Army
115/5 (10 overs)
Donovan Ferreira 87* (33)
Sheldon Cottrell 3/2 (2 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 56 (26)
Samit Patel 2/23 (2 overs)
Match tied (Harare Hurricanes won the Super Over)
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Donovan Ferreira (Harare Hurricanes)
  • Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.
  • Super Over: Cape Town Samp Army 7/1, Harare Hurricanes 8/0.
Match 15
25 July 2023
7:00 PM (N)
Scorecard
Joburg Buffaloes
97/4 (10 overs
v
Bulawayo Braves
83/8 (10 overs)
Yusuf Pathan 36* (21)
Patrick Dooley 2/14 (2 overs)
Sikandar Raza 26 (13)
Blessing Muzarabani 2/15 (2 overs)
Joburg Buffaloes won by 14 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Collin Tlou (Zim) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Blessing Muzarabani (Joburg Buffaloes)
  • Bulawayo Braves won the toss and elected to field.
Match 16
26 July 2023
3:00 PM
Scorecard
Bulawayo Braves
125/3 (10 overs)
v
Cape Town Samp Army
122/4 (10 overs)
Innocent Kaia 52* (31)
Sheldon Cottrell 1/15 (2 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 45 (18)
Taskin Ahmed 2/25 (2 overs)
Bulawayo Braves won by 3 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim)
Player of the match: Innocent Kaia (Bulawayo Braves)
  • Bulawayo Braves won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 17
26 July 2023
5:00 PM (D/N)
Scorecard
Harare Hurricanes
134/2 (10 overs)
v
Durban Qalandars
110/2 (10 overs)
Robin Uthappa 53 (23)
Azmatullah Omarzai 1/17 (2 overs)
Andre Fletcher 50* (25)
Luke Jongwe 2/19 (2 overs)
Harare Hurricanes won by 24 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Colin Tlou (Zim)
Player of the match: Robin Uthappa (Harare Hurricanes)
  • Harare Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 18
26 July 2023
7:00 PM (N)
Scorecard
Cape Town Samp Army
89/6 (10 overs)
v
Joburg Buffaloes
90/1 (6.5 overs)
Mohammad Hafeez 40* (23)
Tom Curran 1/10 (1 over)
Joburg Buffaloes won by 9 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Blessing Muzarabani (Joburg Buffaloes)
  • Joburg Buffaloes won the toss and elected to field.
Match 19
27 July 2023
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Durban Qalandars
103/8 (10 Overs)
v
Bulawayo Braves
96/7 (10 Overs)
Asif Ali 32 (20)
Taskin Ahmed 3/20 (2 overs)
Beau Webster 40 (21)
Tendai Chatara 3/9 (2 overs)
Durban Qalandars won by 7 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Tendai Chatara (Durban Qalandars)
  • Durban Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 20
27 July 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Harare Hurricanes
81/7 (10 Overs)
v
Joburg Buffaloes
82/1 (6.2 Overs)
Mohammad Nabi 19 (14)
Noor Ahmad 2/7 (2 overs)
Will Smeed 44* (19)
S Sreesanth 1/6 (1 over)
Joburg Buffaloes won by 9 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Mohammad Hafeez (Joburg Buffaloes)
  • Harare Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

Play-offs

The play-offs ran for two days and the top four teams from the league stage advanced. [19]

Qualifier 1 / Eliminator Qualifier 2 Final
28 July 2023 - Harare Sports Club, Harare, 15:0029 July 2023 - Harare Sports Club, Harare, 17:00
1Durban Qalandars140/4 (10 overs)Q1WJoburg Buffaloes127/4 (10 overs)
2Joburg Buffaloes142/4 (9.5 overs)28 July 2023 - Harare Sports Club, Harare, 19:00Q2WDurban Qalandars129/2 (9.2 overs)
Q1LDurban Qalandars84/6 (8.4 overs)
28 July 2023 - Harare Sports Club, Harare, 17:00EWHarare Hurricanes82/8 (10 overs)
3Cape Town Samp Army145/3 (10 overs)
4Harare Hurricanes146/1 (9.2 overs)
Qualifier 1
28 July 2023
15:00
Scorecard
Durban Qalandars
140/4 (10 overs)
v
Joburg Buffaloes
142/4 (9.5 overs)
Andre Fletcher 39 (14)
Noor Ahmad 2/9 (2 overs)
Yusuf Pathan 80* (26)
Tayyab Abbas 2/19 (2 overs)
Joburg Buffaloes won by 6 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Yusuf Pathan (Joburg Buffaloes)
  • Joburg Buffaloes won the toss and elected to field.
Eliminator
28 July 2023
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Cape Town Samp Army
145/3 (10 overs)
v
Harare Hurricanes
146/1 (9.2 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 62* (26)
Nandre Burger 2/18 (2 overs)
Robin Uthappa 88* (36)
Richard Ngarava 1/21 (2 overs)
Harare Hurricanes won by 9 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Robin Uthappa (Harare Hurricanes)
  • Harare Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2
28 July 2023
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Harare Hurricanes
82/8 (10 overs)
v
Durban Qalandars
84/6 (8.4 overs)
Samit Patel 39* (23)
Brad Evans 4/16 (2 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 25 (16)
Nandre Burger 2/13 (2 overs)
Durban Qalandars won by 4 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Brad Evans (Durban Qalandars)
  • Durban Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.
Final
29 July 2023
17:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Joburg Buffaloes
127/4 (10 overs)
v
Durban Qalandars
129/2 (9.2 overs)
Tom Banton 36 (17)
Azmatullah Omarzai 1/8 (1 over)
Hazratullah Zazai 43* (22)
Usman Shinwari 2/15 (2 overs)
Durban Qalandars won by 8 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (SL) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Durban Qalandars)
  • Durban Qalandars won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerTeamRunsHighest score
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Cape Town Swamp Army28262*
Tim Seifert Durban Qalandars27171*
Hazratullah Zazai 27049
Robin Uthappa Harare Hurricanes25988*
Donovan Ferreira 23387*

Most wickets

PlayerTeamWicketsBest bowling
Brad Evans Durban Qalandars144/16
Mohammad Hafeez Joburg Buffaloes126/4
Tendai Chatara Durban Qalandars3/9
Taskin Ahmed Bulwayo Braves113/11
Noor Ahmad Joburg Buffaloes102/7

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