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2023 Zim Afro T10

2023 Zim Afro T10 was the inaugural season of the Zim Afro T10.[1] The tournament was played from 20 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]

2023 Zim Afro T10
Dates21 July – 29 July 2023
Administrator(s)Zimbabwe Cricket
Cricket formatT10
Tournament format(s)Round-robin tournament and playoffs
Host(s)Zimbabwe
ChampionsDurban Qalandars (1st title)
Runners-upJoburg Buffaloes
Participants5
Matches24
Player of the seriesTim Seifert (Durban Qalandars)
Most runsRahmanullah Gurbaz (Cape Town Samp Army) (282)
Most wicketsBrad Evans (Durban Qalandars) (14)

Background edit

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 edit

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

  • Bulawayo Braves
  • Cape Town Samp Army
  • Durban Qalandars
  • Harare Hurricanes
  • Joburg Buffaloes

Squads edit

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 Braves Cape Town Samp Army Durban Qalandars Harare Hurricanes Joburg Buffaloes

Points table edit

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Durban Qalandars (C) 8 5 3 0 10 0.131
2 Joburg Buffaloes 8 4 4 0 8 0.748
3 Cape Town Samp Army 8 4 4 0 8 0.610
4 Harare Hurricanes 8 4 4 0 8 −1.148
5 Bulawayo Braves 8 3 5 0 6 −0.351
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion

  Advanced to Qualifier 1
  Advanced to Eliminator

League stage edit

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

All times in Central Africa Time (UTC+2:00)
21 July 2023
Bulawayo Braves
128/9 (10 overs)
v
Harare Hurricanes
79/9 (10 overs)
Bulawayo Braves won by 49 runs
  
 
3:00 PM

Match 1

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Bulawayo Braves)
Sikandar Raza 61* (30)
Brandon Mavuta 3/25 (2 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 22 (14)
Sikandar Raza 3/12 (2 overs)
  • Harare Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match 1 postponed to 21 July, due to delay in installation of floodlights.[18]
21 July 2023
Durban Qalandars
126/3 (10 overs)
v
Cape Town Samp Army
118/5 (10 overs)
Durban Qalandars won by 8 runs
  
 
5:00 PM (D/N)

Match 2

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Tim Seifert (Durban Qalandars)
Tim Seifert 49 (22)
Tom Curran 1/11 (2 overs)
Parthiv Patel 37* (14)
Azmatullah Omarzai 2/14 (2 overs)
  • Durban Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
21 July 2023
Joburg Buffaloes
105/7 (10 overs)
v
Bulawayo Braves
95/9 (10 overs)
Joburg Buffaloes won by 10 runs
  
 
7:00 PM

Match 3

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Mohammad Hafeez (Joburg Buffaloes)
Mushfiqur Rahim 46* (23)
Taskin Ahmed 3/11 (2 overs)
Beau Webster 39* (22)
Mohammad Hafeez 6/4 (2 overs)
  • Bulawayo Braves won the toss and elected to field.
22 July 2023
Cape Town Samp Army
112/7 (10 overs)
v
Harare Hurricanes
97/6 (10 overs)
Cape Town Samp Army won by 15 runs
  
 
3:00 PM

Match 4

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Tom Curran (Cape Town Samp Army)
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 the toss and elected to bat.
22 July 2023
Joburg Buffaloes
94/4 (10 overs)
v
Durban Qalandars
97/3 (9.1 overs)
Durban Qalandars won by 7 wickets
  
 
5:00 PM (D/N)

Match 5

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (ZIM) and Percival Sizara (ZIM)
Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Durban Qalandars)
Tom Banton 55* (31)
Tendai Chatara 2/14 (2 overs)
Hazratullah Zazai 41* (25)
Mohammad Hafeez 2/13 (2 overs)
  • Joburg Buffaloes won the toss and elected to bat
22 July 2023
Bulawayo Braves
86/6 (10 overs)
v
Cape Town Samp Army
87/2 (6.5 overs)
Cape Town Samp Army won by 8 wickets
  
 
7:00 PM

Match 6

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Collin Tlou (ZIM) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Tadiwanashe Marumani (Cape Town Samp Army)
Ben McDermott 27 (17)
Tom Curran 2/12 (2 overs)
Tadiwanashe Marumani 43* (21)
Taskin Ahmed 1/18 (2 overs)
  • Bulawayo Braves won the toss and elected to bat.
23 July 2023
Durban Qalandars
126/3 (10 overs)
v
Harare Hurricanes
127/5 (9.4 overs)
Harare Hurricanes won by 5 wickets
  
 
3:00 PM

Match 7

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Regis Chakabva (Harare Hurricanes)
Tim Seifert 71* (31)
Mohammad Nabi 2/9 (2 overs)
Regis Chakabva 44* (22)
Mohammad Amir 2/23 (2 overs)
  • Durban Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
23 July 2023
Joburg Buffaloes
96/5 (10 overs)
v
Cape Town Samp Army
97/3 (7.4 overs)
Cape Town Samp Army won by 7 wickets
  
 
5:00 PM (D/N)

Match 8

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Tadiwanashe Marumani (Cape Town Samp Army)
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 the toss and elected to field.
23 July 2023
Durban Qalandars
122/6 (10 overs)
v
Bulawayo Braves
97/7 (10 overs)
Durban Qalandars won by 25 runs
  
 
7:00 PM

Match 9

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Brad Evans (Durban Qalandars)
Tim Seifert 44 (14)
Tymal Mills 2/24 (2 overs)
Ashton Turner 32 (23)
Brad Evans 3/20 (2 overs)
  • Bulawayo Braves won the toss and elected to field
24 July 2023
Harare Hurricanes
106/6 (10 overs)
v
Joburg Buffaloes
104/7 (10 overs)
Harare Hurricanes won by 2 runs
  
 
3:00 PM

Match 10

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Percival Sizara (Zim) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Nandre Burger (Harare Hurricanes)
Robin Uthappa 31 (20)
Noor Ahmad 2/20 (2 overs)
Ravi Bopara 39* (19)
Nandre Burger 3/12 (2 overs)
  • Joburg Buffaloes won the toss and elected to field.
24 July 2023
Durban Qalandars
91/5 (10 overs)
v
Cape Town Samp Army
95/6 (9 overs)
Cape Town Samp Army won by 4 wickets
  
 
5:00 PM (D/N)

Match 11

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim)
Player of the match: Karim Janat (Cape Town Samp Army)
Hazratullah Zazai 43 (27)
Karim Janat 2/17 (2 overs)
Karim Janat 48* (17)
Daryn Dupavillon 2/16 (2 overs)
  • Durban Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat
24 July 2023
Harare Hurricanes
134/4 (10 overs)
v
Bulawayo Braves
137/3 (9.1 overs)
Bulawayo Braves won by 7 wickets
  
 
7:00 PM

Match 12

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Collin Tlou (Zim) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Bulawayo Braves)
Evin Lewis 49 (19)
Patrick Dooley 2/13 (1 over)
Sikandar Raza 70 (21)
Mohammad Nabi 1/18 (2 overs)
  • Bulawayo Braves won the toss and elected to field.
25 July 2023
Durban Qalandars
121/3 (10 overs)
v
Joburg Buffaloes
119/5 (10 overs)
Durban Qalandars won by 2 wickets
  
 
3:00 PM

Match 13

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Tim Seifert (Durban Qalandars)
Tim Seifert 46 (20)
Wellington Masakadza 2/22 (2 overs)
Yusuf Pathan 32 (15)
Mohammad Amir 2/23 (2 overs)
  • Joburg Buffaloes won the toss and elected to field.
25 July 2023
Harare Hurricanes
115/6 (10 overs
v
Cape Town Samp Army
115/5 (10 overs)
Match tied
(Harare Hurricanes won the Super Over)
  
 
5:00 PM (D/N)

Match 14

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim)
Player of the match: Donavon Ferreira (Harare Hurricanes)
Donavon Ferreira 87* (33)
Sheldon Cottrell 3/2 (2 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 56 (26)
Samit Patel 2/23 (2 overs)
  • Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.
  • Super Over: Cape Town Samp Army 7/1, Harare Hurricanes 8/0.
25 July 2023
Joburg Buffaloes
97/4 (10 overs
v
Bulawayo Braves
83/8 (10 overs)
Joburg Buffaloes won by 14 runs
  
 
7:00 PM

Match 15

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Collin Tlou (Zim) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL)
Player of the match: Blessing Muzarabani (Joburg Buffaloes)
Yusuf Pathan 36* (21)
Patrick Dooley 2/14 (2 overs)
Sikandar Raza 26 (13)
Blessing Muzarabani 2/15 (2 overs)
  • Bulawayo Braves won the toss and elected to field.
26 July 2023
Bulawayo Braves
125/3 (10 overs)
v
Cape Town Samp Army
122/4 (10 overs)
Bulawayo Braves won by 3 runs
  
 
3:00 PM

Match 16

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim)
Player of the match: Innocent Kaia (Bulawayo Braves)
Innocent Kaia 52* (31)
Sheldon Cottrell 1/15 (2 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 45 (18)
Taskin Ahmed 2/25 (2 overs)
  • Bulawayo Braves won the toss and elected to bat.
26 July 2023
Harare Hurricanes
134/2 (10 overs)
v
Durban Qalandars
110/2 (10 overs)
Harare Hurricanes won by 24 runs
  
 
5:00 PM (D/N)

Match 17

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Colin Tlou (Zim)
Player of the match: Robin Uthappa (Harare Hurricanes)
Robin Uthappa 53 (23)
Azmatullah Omarzai 1/17 (2 overs)
Andre Fletcher 50* (25)
Luke Jongwe 2/19 (2 overs)
  • Harare Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
26 July 2023
Cape Town Samp Army
89/6 (10 overs)
v
Joburg Buffaloes
90/1 (6.5 overs)
Joburg Buffaloes won by 9 wickets
  
 
7:00 PM

Match 18

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Blessing Muzarabani (Joburg Buffaloes)
Mohammad Hafeez 40* (23)
Tom Curran 1/10 (1 over)
  • Joburg Buffaloes won the toss and elected to field.
27 July 2023
Durban Qalandars
103/8 (10 Overs)
v
Bulawayo Braves
96/7 (10 Overs)
Durban Qalandars won by 7 runs
  
 
17:00 (D/N)

Match 19

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL)
Player of the match: Tendai Chatara (Durban Qalandars)
Asif Ali 32 (20)
Taskin Ahmed 3/20 (2 overs)
Beau Webster 40 (21)
Tendai Chatara 3/9 (2 overs)
  • Durban Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
27 July 2023
Harare Hurricanes
81/7 (10 Overs)
v
Joburg Buffaloes
82/1 (6.2 Overs)
Joburg Buffaloes won by 9 wickets
  
 
19:00

Match 20

Scorecard
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Mohammad Hafeez (Joburg Buffaloes)
Mohammad Nabi 19 (14)
Noor Ahmad 2/7 (2 overs)
Will Smeed 44* (19)
S Sreesanth 1/6 (1 over)
  • Harare Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.

Play-offs edit

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

Qualifier 1 / EliminatorQualifier 2Final
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 edit

Most runs edit

Player Team Runs Highest score
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Cape Town Swamp Army 282 62 not out
Tim Seifert Durban Qalandars 271 71 not out
Hazratullah Zazai Durban Qalandars 270 49
Robin Uthappa Harare Hurricanes 259 88 not out
Donavon Ferreira Harare Hurricanes 233 87 not out

Most wickets edit

Player Team Wickets Best bowling
Brad Evans Durban Qalandars 14 4/16
Mohammad Hafeez Joburg Buffaloes 12 6/4
Tendai Chatara Durban Qalandars 12 3/9
Taskin Ahmed Bulwayo Braves 11 3/11
Noor Ahmad Joburg Buffaloes 10 2/7

References edit

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