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]
| Dates | 21 – 29 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| 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) |
In the final, Joburg Bangla Tigers defeated Cape Town Samp Army by five runs to win their inaugural title.
Background
editOn 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
editThe players draft was held on 8 September 2024.[6]
- ‡ Players were selected in the pre-draft.
Teams and squads
editSix 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
edit| Team | Debut | Captain | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
- Source:[11]
Squads
edit| Bulawayo Brave Jaguars | Cape Town Samp Army | Durban Wolves | Harare Bolts | Joburg Bangla Tigers | NYS Lagos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points table
edit| 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
editThe full fixtures were confirmed on 13 September 2024.[12]
Durban Wolves
106/5 (10 overs) |
v
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Joburg Bangla Tigers
109/2 (7.4 overs) |
- Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Cape Town Samp Army
103/5 (10 overs) |
v
|
Harare Bolts
105/5 (9.3 overs) |
- Harare Bolts won the toss and elected to field.
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
101/4 (10 overs) |
v
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NYS Lagos
102/3 (9.4 overs) |
- NYS Lagos won the toss and elected to field.
Harare Bolts
99/3 (10 overs) |
v
|
Durban Wolves
101/3 (9.2 overs) |
- Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to field.
NYS Lagos
133/2 (10 overs) |
v
|
Joburg Bangla Tigers
117/7 (10 overs) |
- Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
83/6 (10 overs) |
v
|
Cape Town Samp Army
87/7 (8.4 overs) |
- Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.
Joburg Bangla Tigers
90 (9.4 overs) |
v
|
Harare Bolts
92/6 (9.4 overs) |
- Harare Bolts won the toss and elected to field.
Durban Wolves
112/2 (10 overs) |
v
|
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
116/6 (9.3 overs) |
- Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to bat.
Cape Town Samp Army
151/4 (10 overs) |
v
|
NYS Lagos
129/5 (10 overs) |
- NYS Lagos won the toss and elected to field.
NYS Lagos
134/5 (10 overs) |
v
|
Durban Wolves
124/5 (10 overs) |
- Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to field.
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
96/8 (10 overs) |
v
|
Harare Bolts
102/3 (7.4 overs) |
- Harare Bolts won the toss and elected to field.
Cape Town Samp Army
82/7 (10 overs) |
v
|
Joburg Bangla Tigers
84/5 (8.4 overs) |
- Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to bat.
Harare Bolts
117/7 (10 overs) |
v
|
NYS Lagos
73 (10 overs) |
- NYS Lagos won the toss and elected to field.
Cape Town Samp Army
138/5 (10 overs) |
v
|
Durban Wolves
110/8 (10 overs) |
- Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to field.
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
110/5 (10 overs) |
v
|
Joburg Bangla Tigers
112/6 (9.5 overs) |
- Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Harare Bolts
173/2 (10 overs) |
v
|
Durban Wolves
119/6 (10 overs) |
- Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to field.
Joburg Bangla Tigers
128/2 (10 overs) |
v
|
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
91/9 (10 overs) |
- Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
NYS Lagos
148/2 (10 overs) |
v
|
Cape Town Samp Army
106/3 (10 overs) |
- NYS Lagos won the toss and elected to bat.
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
103/7 (10 overs) |
v
|
Cape Town Samp Army
104/2 (8.3 overs) |
- Bulawayo Brave Jaguars won the toss and elected to bat.
NYS Lagos
124/7 (10 overs) |
v
|
Durban Wolves
71/7 (10 overs) |
Harare Bolts
120/4 (10 overs) |
v
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Joburg Bangla Tigers
121/6 (10 overs) |
- Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Play-offs
edit| 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) |
- Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
NYS Lagos
88/8 (10 overs) |
v
|
Cape Town Samp Army
93/2 (6.3 overs) |
- Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.
Harare Bolts
98/6 (10 overs) |
v
|
Cape Town Samp Army
99/1 (7.2 overs) |
- Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.
The Final
editJoburg Bangla Tigers
129/5 (10 overs) |
v
|
Cape Town Samp Army
124/2 (10 overs) |
- Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| 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
edit| 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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- ^ "Zim Afro T10: Warner, Asif Ali, Carlos Brathwaite among direct signings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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- ^ "Durban Qalandars crowned Zim Afro T10 champions". cricketpakistan.com.pk. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Durban Qalanders crush Joburg Buffaloes to win inaugural ZIM Afro T10 League". Cricket Times. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "12 Sri Lankans to feature in Zim Afro T10 League 2024". the papere. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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- ^ "Warner, Neesham, Brathwaite, Munro set to shine in Zim Afro T10 2024". crictrakker. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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- ^ "Sikander Raza among top picks at Player Draft for Zim Afro T10 Season 2". aninews. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Chaminda Vaas, Moin Khan named amongst coaches for Zim Afro T10 season 2". hindustan times. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "The wait is over! Here's the full schedule for ZimAfro T10. Mark your calendars and gear up for power-packed performances, nail-biting finishes, and explosive moments!". Zim Afro T10. 13 September 2024 – via Facebook.