Zim Afro T10

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Zim Afro T10
Zim Afro T10 Cricket Tournament Logo.jpg
CountriesZimbabwe
Administrator Zimbabwe Cricket
Format T10 cricket
First edition 2023
Tournament format Page playoff system with double round-robin
Number of teams5
Current championDurban Qalandars (1st title)
Most successfulDurban Qalandars (1st title)

Zim Afro T10 is a T10 cricket league in Zimbabwe, with teams from Zimbabwe and South Africa. The league is owned by T Ten Sports Management and was launched in 2023 in association with Zimbabwe Cricket. The tournament uses a double round-robin followed by a series of playoff matches. The inaugural edition of the tournament was played in July 2023. [1]

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History

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 an expectation that the inaugural edition would take place in 2023. [2] The first tournament was played between 21 and 29 July 2023 at Harare Sports Club. [3] In the final, Durban Qalandars defeated Joburg Buffaloes by eight wickets. [4] [5]

Teams

Five privately owned franchise teams competed in the first season of the league in 2023. [6]

TeamCountryCaptainHead coach
Bulawayo BravesZimbabwe Sikandar Raza Dougie Brown
Harare HurricanesZimbabwe Eoin Morgan JP Duminy
Cape Town Samp ArmySouth Africa Parthiv Patel Lance Klusener
Durban QalandarsSouth Africa Craig Ervine Aaqib Javed
Joburg BuffaloesSouth Africa Mohammad Hafeez Herschelle Gibbs

Winner

SeasonFinalPlayer of the series
VenueWinnersResultRunners-up
2023 Harare Sports Club, Harare Durban Qalandars
129/2 (9.2 overs)
Durban Qalandars won by 8 wickets

Scorecard

Joburg Buffaloes
127/4 (10 overs)
Tim Seifert (Durban Qalandars)

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