Zim Afro T10 | |
Country: | Zimbabwe |
Most Successful: | Durban Qalandars (1st title) |
Champions: | Durban Qalandars (1st title) |
Cricket Format: | T10 |
First: | 2023 |
Last: | 2024 |
Tournament Format: | Page playoff system with double round-robin |
Participants: | 5 |
Administrator: | Zimbabwe Cricket |
The Zim Afro T10 is a T10 cricket league in Zimbabwe, with teams from South Africa and Zimbabwe. 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]
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]
The second season is set to be played between 21 and 29 September, 2024.
Five privately owned franchise teams competed in the first season of the league in 2023.[6]
Bulawayo Braves | Zimbabwe | Sikandar Raza | Dougie Brown | |
Harare Hurricanes | Zimbabwe | Eoin Morgan | JP Duminy | |
Cape Town Samp Army | South Africa | Parthiv Patel | Lance Klusener | |
Durban Qalandars | South Africa | Craig Ervine | Aaqib Javed | |
Bangla Tigers Joburg | South Africa | Mohammad Hafeez | Herschelle Gibbs |