The 2024 Zim Afro T10 will be the second season of the Zim Afro T10.[1] The tournament will be played from 21 to 29 September 2024 at the Harare Sports Club.[2] Durban Wolves, formerly known as Durban Qalandars, are the defending champions.[3][4][5]
| Dates | 21 – 29 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Zimbabwe Cricket |
| Cricket format | T10 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin tournament and playoffs |
| Host(s) |  Zimbabwe |
| Participants | 5 |
Background
editOn 7 September 2024, it was announced that the Zim Afro T10 would return for a second season in 2024, being held from 21 September to 29 September at Harare Sports Club in Harare. On 8 September 2024, the players draft was held to determine the lineups of the six franchises for the 2024 season.
Harare Hurricanes were replaced by Harare Bolts and Bulawayo Braves were replaced by Bulawayo Brave Jaguars.
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 | James Foster
| |
| Durban Wolves | 2023 |  Colin Munro
|
 Moin Khan
|
| Jo'Burg Bangla Tigers | 2023 | Chris Lynn
|
Julian Wood
|
| NYS Lagos | 2024 | Thisara Perera
|
Chaminda Vaas
|
- Source:[6]
Draft
editThe players draft was held on September 8, 2024.[7]
- ‡ Players were selected in the pre-draft.
Squads
editPlayers were chosen in a draft which took place on 8 September 2024.[8] Six franchises have signed their icon and global super stars as direct signings before going into the draft, to complete their 15-man squad with an additional 16th player as Global Icon.[9]
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.[10][11]
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulawayo Brave Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Cape Town Samp Army | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Durban Wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | Harare Bolts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | Joburg Bangla Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | NYS Lagos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
League stage
editThe full fixtures were confirmed on September 13, 2024.
Match 1
21 September 2024 15:00 |
Durban Wolves
|
v
|
Joburg Bangla Tigers
|
Match 4
22 September 2024 15:00 |
Durban Wolves
|
v
|
Harare Bolts
|
Match 7
23 September 2024 15:00 |
Harare Bolts
|
v
|
Joburg Bangla Tigers
|
Match 10
24 September 2024 15:00 |
NYS Lagos
|
v
|
Durban Wolves
|
Match 13
25 September 2024 15:00 |
Harare Bolts
|
v
|
NYS Lagos
|
Match 16
26 September 2024 15:00 |
Durban Wolves
|
v
|
Harare Bolts
|
Match 19
27 September 2024 15:00 |
Bulawayo Brave Jaguars
|
v
|
Cape Town Samp Army
|
Play-offs
edit| 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 | ||||||||||||
Qualifier 1
28 September 2024 15:00 |
1st placed team
|
v
|
2nd placed team
|
References
edit- ^ "Global stars set for Zim Afro T10". The Harald. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Zim Afro T10: Warner, Asif Ali, Carlos Brathwaite among direct signings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Qalandars crowned inaugural Zim Afro T10 champions". Zimbabwe Cricket. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Chaminda Vaas, Moin Khan named amongst coaches for Zim Afro T10 season 2". hindustan times. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "12 Sri Lankans to feature in Zim Afro T10 League 2024". the papere. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Zim Afro T10 2024 player draft on September 8". Crictrakker. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Warner, Neesham, Brathwaite, Munro set to shine in Zim Afro T10 2024". crictrakker. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Zim Afro T10 Player Draft 2024". YouTube. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Sikander Raza among top picks at Player Draft for Zim Afro T10 Season 2". aninews. Retrieved 7 September 2024.