Cricket tournament
| Dates | 21 – 29 July 2023 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Zimbabwe Cricket |
| Cricket format | T10 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin tournament and playoffs |
| Host(s) |  Zimbabwe |
| Champions | Durban Qalandars (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Joburg Buffaloes |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 24 |
| Player of the series | Tim Seifert (Durban Qalandars) |
| Most runs | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Cape Town Samp Army) (282) |
| Most wickets | Brad Evans (Durban Qalandars) (14) |
| 2024 → | |
The 2023 Zim Afro T10 was the inaugural season of the Zim Afro T10. The tournament was played from 21 to 29 July at the Harare Sports Club. In the final, Durban Qalandars defeated Joburg Buffaloes by eight wickets to win the inaugural title.
Background
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.
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.
Teams
Five teams competed in the first edition of the league:
- Bulawayo Braves
- Cape Town Samp Army
- Durban Qalandars
- Harare Hurricanes
- Joburg Buffaloes
Squads
Players were chosen in a draft which took place on 3 July 2023. 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". As part of the pre-draft, each team selected four players for their squads as marquee players.
A total of 700 players from 23 cricket playing countries participated in the draft. Zimbabwean batsman Sean Williams was the first pick.
| Bulawayo Braves | Cape Town Samp Army | Durban Qalandars | Harare Hurricanes | Joburg Buffaloes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban Qalandars (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.131 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Joburg Buffaloes | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.748 | |
| 3 | Cape Town Samp Army | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.610 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | Harare Hurricanes | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −1.148 | |
| 5 | Bulawayo Braves | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.351 |
(C) Champions
League stage
The full fixtures were confirmed on 10 July 2023.
All times in Central Africa Time (UTC+2:00)| Match 1 21 July 2023 3:00 PM Scorecard |
| Bulawayo Braves 128/9 (10 overs) |
v | Harare Hurricanes 79/9 (10 overs) |
| Sikandar Raza 61* (30) Brandon Mavuta 3/25 (2 overs) |
Mohammad Nabi 22 (14) Sikandar Raza 3/12 (2 overs) |
| Bulawayo Braves won by 49 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Bulawayo Braves) |
- Harare Hurricanes won the toss and elected to field.
- Match 1 postponed to 21 July, due to delay in installation of floodlights.
| Match 2 21 July 2023 5:00 PM (D/N) Scorecard |
| Durban Qalandars 126/3 (10 overs) |
v | Cape Town Samp Army 118/5 (10 overs) |
| Tim Seifert 49 (22) Tom Curran 1/11 (2 overs) |
Parthiv Patel 37* (14) Azmatullah Omarzai 2/14 (2 overs) |
| Durban Qalandars won by 8 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Tim Seifert (Durban Qalandars) |
- Durban Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
| Match 3 21 July 2023 7:00 PM (N) Scorecard |
| Joburg Buffaloes 105/7 (10 overs) |
v | Bulawayo Braves 95/9 (10 overs) |
| Mushfiqur Rahim 46* (23) Taskin Ahmed 3/11 (2 overs) |
Beau Webster 39* (22) Mohammad Hafeez 6/4 (2 overs) |
| Joburg Buffaloes won by 10 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Mohammad Hafeez (Joburg Buffaloes) |
- Bulawayo Braves won the toss and elected to field.
| Match 4 22 July 2023 3:00 PM Scorecard |
| Cape Town Samp Army 112/7 (10 overs) |
v | Harare Hurricanes 97/6 (10 overs) |
| 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 by 15 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Tom Curran (Cape Town Samp Army) |
- Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to bat.
| Match 5 22 July 2023 5:00 PM (D/N) Scorecard |
| Joburg Buffaloes 94/4 (10 overs) |
v | Durban Qalandars 97/3 (9.1 overs) |
| Tom Banton 55* (31) Tendai Chatara 2/14 (2 overs) |
Hazratullah Zazai 41* (25) Mohammad Hafeez 2/13 (2 overs) |
| Durban Qalandars won by 7 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi (ZIM) and Percival Sizara (ZIM) Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Durban Qalandars) |
- Joburg Buffaloes won the toss and elected to bat
| Match 6 22 July 2023 7:00 PM (N) Scorecard |
| Bulawayo Braves 86/6 (10 overs) |
v | Cape Town Samp Army 87/2 (6.5 overs) |
| Ben McDermott 27 (17) Tom Curran 2/12 (2 overs) |
Tadiwanashe Marumani 43* (21) Taskin Ahmed 1/18 (2 overs) |
| Cape Town Samp Army won by 8 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Collin Tlou (ZIM) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Tadiwanashe Marumani (Cape Town Samp Army) |
- Bulawayo Braves won the toss and elected to bat.
| Match 7 23 July 2023 3:00 PM Scorecard |
| Durban Qalandars 126/3 (10 overs) |
v | Harare Hurricanes 127/5 (9.4 overs) |
| Tim Seifert 71* (31) Mohammad Nabi 2/9 (2 overs) |
Regis Chakabva 44* (22) Mohammad Amir 2/23 (2 overs) |
| Harare Hurricanes won by 5 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Regis Chakabva (Harare Hurricanes) |
- Durban Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
| Match 8 23 July 2023 5:00 PM (D/N) Scorecard |
| Joburg Buffaloes 96/5 (10 overs) |
v | Cape Town Samp Army 97/3 (7.4 overs) |
| 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 by 7 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Tadiwanashe Marumani (Cape Town Samp Army) |
- Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.
| Match 9 23 July 2023 7:00 PM (N) Scorecard |
| Durban Qalandars 122/6 (10 overs) |
v | Bulawayo Braves 97/7 (10 overs) |
| Tim Seifert 44 (14) Tymal Mills 2/24 (2 overs) |
Ashton Turner 32 (23) Brad Evans 3/20 (2 overs) |
| Durban Qalandars won by 25 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Brad Evans (Durban Qalandars) |
- Bulawayo Braves won the toss and elected to field
| Match 10 24 July 2023 3:00 PM Scorecard |
| Harare Hurricanes 106/6 (10 overs) |
v | Joburg Buffaloes 104/7 (10 overs) |
| Robin Uthappa 31 (20) Noor Ahmad 2/20 (2 overs) |
Ravi Bopara 39* (19) Nandre Burger 3/12 (2 overs) |
| Harare Hurricanes won by 2 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Percival Sizara (Zim) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Nandre Burger (Harare Hurricanes) |
- Joburg Buffaloes won the toss and elected to field.
| Match 11 24 July 2023 5:00 PM (D/N) Scorecard |
| Durban Qalandars 91/5 (10 overs) |
v | Cape Town Samp Army 95/6 (9 overs) |
| Hazratullah Zazai 43 (27) Karim Janat 2/17 (2 overs) |
Karim Janat 48* (17) Daryn Dupavillon 2/16 (2 overs) |
| Cape Town Samp Army won by 4 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match: Karim Janat (Cape Town Samp Army) |
- Durban Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat
| Match 12 24 July 2023 7:00 PM (N) Scorecard |
| Harare Hurricanes 134/4 (10 overs) |
v | Bulawayo Braves 137/3 (9.1 overs) |
| Evin Lewis 49 (19) Patrick Dooley 2/13 (1 over) |
Sikandar Raza 70 (21) Mohammad Nabi 1/18 (2 overs) |
| Bulawayo Braves won by 7 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Collin Tlou (Zim) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Bulawayo Braves) |
- Bulawayo Braves won the toss and elected to field.
| Match 13 25 July 2023 3:00 PM Scorecard |
| Durban Qalandars 121/3 (10 overs) |
v | Joburg Buffaloes 119/5 (10 overs) |
| Tim Seifert 46 (20) Wellington Masakadza 2/22 (2 overs) |
Yusuf Pathan 32 (15) Mohammad Amir 2/23 (2 overs) |
| Durban Qalandars won by 2 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Tim Seifert (Durban Qalandars) |
- Joburg Buffaloes won the toss and elected to field.
| Match 14 25 July 2023 5:00 PM (D/N) Scorecard |
| Harare Hurricanes 115/6 (10 overs |
v | Cape Town Samp Army 115/5 (10 overs) |
| Donovan Ferreira 87* (33) Sheldon Cottrell 3/2 (2 overs) |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 56 (26) Samit Patel 2/23 (2 overs) |
| Match tied (Harare Hurricanes won the Super Over) Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Donovan Ferreira (Harare Hurricanes) |
- Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.
- Super Over: Cape Town Samp Army 7/1, Harare Hurricanes 8/0.
| Match 15 25 July 2023 7:00 PM (N) Scorecard |
| Joburg Buffaloes 97/4 (10 overs |
v | Bulawayo Braves 83/8 (10 overs) |
| Yusuf Pathan 36* (21) Patrick Dooley 2/14 (2 overs) |
Sikandar Raza 26 (13) Blessing Muzarabani 2/15 (2 overs) |
| Joburg Buffaloes won by 14 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Collin Tlou (Zim) and Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) Player of the match: Blessing Muzarabani (Joburg Buffaloes) |
- Bulawayo Braves won the toss and elected to field.
| Match 16 26 July 2023 3:00 PM Scorecard |
| Bulawayo Braves 125/3 (10 overs) |
v | Cape Town Samp Army 122/4 (10 overs) |
| Innocent Kaia 52* (31) Sheldon Cottrell 1/15 (2 overs) |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 45 (18) Taskin Ahmed 2/25 (2 overs) |
| Bulawayo Braves won by 3 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Percival Sizara (Zim) Player of the match: Innocent Kaia (Bulawayo Braves) |
- Bulawayo Braves won the toss and elected to bat.
| Match 17 26 July 2023 5:00 PM (D/N) Scorecard |
| Harare Hurricanes 134/2 (10 overs) |
v | Durban Qalandars 110/2 (10 overs) |
| Robin Uthappa 53 (23) Azmatullah Omarzai 1/17 (2 overs) |
Andre Fletcher 50* (25) Luke Jongwe 2/19 (2 overs) |
| Harare Hurricanes won by 24 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Colin Tlou (Zim) Player of the match: Robin Uthappa (Harare Hurricanes) |
- Harare Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
| Match 18 26 July 2023 7:00 PM (N) Scorecard |
| Cape Town Samp Army 89/6 (10 overs) |
v | Joburg Buffaloes 90/1 (6.5 overs) |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz 27 (12) Blessing Muzarabani 3/7 (2 overs) |
Mohammad Hafeez 40* (23) Tom Curran 1/10 (1 over) |
| Joburg Buffaloes won by 9 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Blessing Muzarabani (Joburg Buffaloes) |
- Joburg Buffaloes won the toss and elected to field.
| Match 19 27 July 2023 17:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Durban Qalandars 103/8 (10 Overs) |
v | Bulawayo Braves 96/7 (10 Overs) |
| Asif Ali 32 (20) Taskin Ahmed 3/20 (2 overs) |
Beau Webster 40 (21) Tendai Chatara 3/9 (2 overs) |
| Durban Qalandars won by 7 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi (Zim) and Ranmore Martinesz (SL) Player of the match: Tendai Chatara (Durban Qalandars) |
- Durban Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
| Match 20 27 July 2023 19:00 (N) Scorecard |
| Harare Hurricanes 81/7 (10 Overs) |
v | Joburg Buffaloes 82/1 (6.2 Overs) |
| Mohammad Nabi 19 (14) Noor Ahmad 2/7 (2 overs) |
Will Smeed 44* (19) S Sreesanth 1/6 (1 over) |
| Joburg Buffaloes won by 9 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Forster Mutizwa (Zim) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) Player of the match: Mohammad Hafeez (Joburg Buffaloes) |
- Harare Hurricanes won the toss and elected to bat.
Play-offs
The play-offs ran for two days and the top four teams from the league stage advanced.
| Qualifier 1 / Eliminator | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 28 July 2023 - Harare Sports Club, Harare, 15:00 | 29 July 2023 - Harare Sports Club, Harare, 17:00 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Durban Qalandars | 140/4 (10 overs) | Q1W | Joburg Buffaloes | 127/4 (10 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Joburg Buffaloes | 142/4 (9.5 overs) | 28 July 2023 - Harare Sports Club, Harare, 19:00 | Q2W | Durban Qalandars | 129/2 (9.2 overs) | |||||||
| Q1L | Durban Qalandars | 84/6 (8.4 overs) | |||||||||||
| 28 July 2023 - Harare Sports Club, Harare, 17:00 | EW | Harare Hurricanes | 82/8 (10 overs) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Cape Town Samp Army | 145/3 (10 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Harare Hurricanes | 146/1 (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
Most runs
| Player | Team | Runs | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Cape Town Swamp Army | 282 | 62* |
| Tim Seifert | Durban Qalandars | 271 | 71* |
| Hazratullah Zazai | 270 | 49 | |
| Robin Uthappa | Harare Hurricanes | 259 | 88* |
| Donovan Ferreira | 233 | 87* |
- Source ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Wickets | Best bowling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Evans | Durban Qalandars | 14 | 4/16 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | Joburg Buffaloes | 12 | 6/4 |
| Tendai Chatara | Durban Qalandars | 3/9 | |
| Taskin Ahmed | Bulwayo Braves | 11 | 3/11 |
| Noor Ahmad | Joburg Buffaloes | 10 | 2/7 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
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