This article documents a current cricket tournament . Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. Initial news reports, scores, or statistics may be unreliable. The last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information.(September 2024) |
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 |
Participants | 6 |
The 2024 Zim Afro T10 is the second season of the Zim Afro T10. [1] The tournament is being played from 21 to 29 September at the Harare Sports Club. [2] Durban Wolves, formerly known as Durban Qalandars, are the defending champions. [3] [4] [5]
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 |
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1 | Cape Town Samp Army | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.150 |
2 | Harare Bolts | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.674 |
3 | NYS Lagos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.030 |
4 | Bulawayo Brave Jaguars | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.454 |
5 | Durban Wolves | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.051 |
6 | Joburg Bangla Tigers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2.768 |
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 | v | Durban Wolves |
Harare Bolts | v | NYS Lagos |
Durban Wolves | v | Harare Bolts |
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars | v | Cape Town Samp Army |
Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | The Final | |||||||||||
28 September 2024 — Harare | 29 September 2024 — Harare | ||||||||||||
1 | 1st placed team | Q1W | Winner of Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||
2 | 2nd placed team | 28 September 2024 — Harare | Q2W | Winner of Qualifier 2 | |||||||||
Q1L | Loser of Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||||
Eliminator | EW | Winner of Eliminator | |||||||||||
28 September 2024 — Harare | |||||||||||||
3 | 3rd placed team | ||||||||||||
4 | 4th placed team | ||||||||||||
1st placed team | v | 2nd placed team |
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