Dates | 21 – 29 September 2024 |
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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.
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.
The players draft was held on 8 September 2024. [6]
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]
Team | Debut | Captain | Head coach |
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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 |
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars | Cape Town Samp Army | Durban Wolves | Harare Bolts | Joburg Bangla Tigers | NYS Lagos |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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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 |
The full fixtures were confirmed on 13 September 2024. [12]
Durban Wolves 106/5 (10 overs) | v | Joburg Bangla Tigers 109/2 (7.4 overs) |
Cape Town Samp Army 103/5 (10 overs) | v | Harare Bolts 105/5 (9.3 overs) |
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars 101/4 (10 overs) | v | NYS Lagos 102/3 (9.4 overs) |
Harare Bolts 99/3 (10 overs) | v | Durban Wolves 101/3 (9.2 overs) |
NYS Lagos 133/2 (10 overs) | v | Joburg Bangla Tigers 117/7 (10 overs) |
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars 83/6 (10 overs) | v | Cape Town Samp Army 87/7 (8.4 overs) |
Joburg Bangla Tigers 90 (9.4 overs) | v | Harare Bolts 92/6 (9.4 overs) |
Durban Wolves 112/2 (10 overs) | v | Bulawayo Brave Jaguars 116/6 (9.3 overs) |
Cape Town Samp Army 151/4 (10 overs) | v | NYS Lagos 129/5 (10 overs) |
NYS Lagos 134/5 (10 overs) | v | Durban Wolves 124/5 (10 overs) |
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars 96/8 (10 overs) | v | Harare Bolts 102/3 (7.4 overs) |
Cape Town Samp Army 82/7 (10 overs) | v | Joburg Bangla Tigers 84/5 (8.4 overs) |
Harare Bolts 117/7 (10 overs) | v | NYS Lagos 73 (10 overs) |
Cape Town Samp Army 138/5 (10 overs) | v | Durban Wolves 110/8 (10 overs) |
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars 110/5 (10 overs) | v | Joburg Bangla Tigers 112/6 (9.5 overs) |
Harare Bolts 173/2 (10 overs) | v | Durban Wolves 119/6 (10 overs) |
Joburg Bangla Tigers 128/2 (10 overs) | v | Bulawayo Brave Jaguars 91/9 (10 overs) |
NYS Lagos 148/2 (10 overs) | v | Cape Town Samp Army 106/3 (10 overs) |
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars 103/7 (10 overs) | v | Cape Town Samp Army 104/2 (8.3 overs) |
NYS Lagos 124/7 (10 overs) | v | Durban Wolves 71/7 (10 overs) |
Harare Bolts 120/4 (10 overs) | v | Joburg Bangla Tigers 121/6 (10 overs) |
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) |
NYS Lagos 88/8 (10 overs) | v | Cape Town Samp Army 93/2 (6.3 overs) |
Harare Bolts 98/6 (10 overs) | v | Cape Town Samp Army 99/1 (7.2 overs) |
Joburg Bangla Tigers 129/5 (10 overs) | v | Cape Town Samp Army 124/2 (10 overs) |
Player | Team | Runs | Mat | Inns | Avg | SR |
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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 |
Player | Team | Wkts | Mat | Ovs | BBI | Avg | Econ |
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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 |
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