# 2024 Zim Afro T10

The 2024 Zim Afro T10 was the second season of the Zim Afro T10. The tournament was held from 21 to 29 September at the Harare Sports Club. Durban Wolves, formerly known as Durban Qalandars, were the defending champions.
In the final, Joburg Bangla Tigers defeated Cape Town Samp Army by five runs to win their inaugural title.

## Background

On 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

The players draft was held on 8 September 2024.
| Round | Category | Bulawayo Braves Jaguars | Cape Town Samp Army | Durban Wolves | Harare Bolts | Joburg Bangla Tigers | NYS Lagos |
| Round 1 | Zimbabwe Category A | Richard Ngarava | Brian Bennett | Regis Chakabva | Sean Williams | Sikandar Raza | Ryan Burl |
| Round 2 | Zimbabwe Category A | Brad Evans | Tadiwanashe Marumani | Gary Ballance | Faraz Akram | Tendai Chatara | Clive Madande |
| Round 3 | Zimbabwe Category B | Wellington Masakadza | Ben Curran | Tinotenda Maposa | Brandon Mavuta | Antum Naqvi | Dion Myers |
| Round 4 | Zimbabwe Category B | Wesley Madhevere | Michael Frost | Donald Tiripano | Luke Jongwe | Tashinga Musekiwa | Romario Roach |
| Round 5 | Zimbabwe Category C | Panashe Taruvinga | Brian Chari | Innocent Kaia | Alex Falao | Johnathan Campbell | Nyasha Mayavo |
| Round 6 | Zimbabwe Emerging | Victor Chirwa | Tawanda Maposa | Emmanuel Bawa | Arinesto Vezha | Tinashe Muchawaya | Newman Nyamhuri |
| Round 7 | Overseas Category B | Laurie Evans | Rohan Mustafa | Mohammad Rohid Khan | Richard Gleeson | George Linde | Avishka Fernando |
| Round 8 | Overseas Category B | Sabir Ali | Gulbadin Naib‡ | Muhammad Waseem | Junaid Siddique | Hazratullah Zazai‡ | Najibullah Zadran‡ |
| Round 9 | Overseas Category C | Akila Dananjaya | Salman Irshad | Dawlat Zadran | Lahiru Milantha | Mohammad Shahzad | Matiullah Khan |
| Round 10 | Overseas Category C | Anamul Haque | Shahnawaz Dahani‡ | Mohammad Irfan‡ | Shehan Jayasuriya‡ | Luke Wood‡ | Akhilesh Bodugum‡ |
| Round 11 | CWI Emerging | Kirk McKenzie | Leonardo Julien | Mbeki Joseph | Michael Palmer | Kimani Melius | Joshua Bishop |
| Round 12 | SLC Emerging | Vihas Thewmika | Sineth Jayawardena | Raveen de Silva | Janishka Perera | Kevin Koththigoda | Kaveesh Sathsara |
| Round 13 | Icon | David Warner‡ | David Willey‡ | Mark Chapman‡ | James Neesham‡ | Kusal Perera‡ | Thisara Perera‡ |
| Round 14 | Overseas Category A | Nick Hobson‡ | Dawid Malan‡ | Will Smeed‡ | George Munsey‡ | Charith Asalanka‡ | Asif Ali‡ |
| Round 15 | Overseas Category B | Carlos Brathwaite‡ | Qais Ahmad‡ | Sharjeel Khan‡ | Rishad Hossain‡ | Adam Milne‡ | Binura Fernando‡ |
| Round 16 | Overseas Category C | Kobe Herft‡ | Adam Rossington‡ | Yasir Shah‡ | Kennar Lewis‡ | Karim Janat‡ | Oshane Thomas‡ |
| Round 17 | Global Superstar | — | Haider Ali‡ | Colin Munro‡ | Dasun Shanaka‡ | Chris Lynn‡ | Blessing Muzarabani‡ |
* ‡ Players were selected in the pre-draft.

## Teams and squads

Six 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.
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.

### Teams

| 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:

### Squads

| Bulawayo Brave Jaguars | Cape Town Samp Army | Durban Wolves | Harare Bolts | Joburg Bangla Tigers | NYS Lagos |
| David Warner (c) Sabir Ali Carlos Brathwaite Victor Chirwa Akila Dananjaya Brad Evans Laurie Evans Anamul Haque Kobe Herft Nick Hobson Wesley Madhevere Wellington Masakadza Kirk McKenzie Richard Ngarava Panashe Taruvinga Vihas Thewmika | Rohan Mustafa (c) Qais Ahmad Haider Ali Brian Bennett Brian Chari Ben Curran Shahnawaz Dahani Michael Frost Salman Irshad Sineth Jayawardena Leonardo Julien Dawid Malan Tawanda Maposa Tadiwanashe Marumani Gulbadin Naib Adam Rossington David Willey | Yasir Shah (c) Gary Ballance Emmanuel Bawa Regis Chakabva Mark Chapman Raveen de Silva Mohammad Irfan Mbeki Joseph Innocent Kaia Mohammad Rohid Khan Sharjeel Khan Tinotenda Maposa Colin Munro Will Smeed Donald Tiripano Muhammad Waseem Dawlat Zadran | Dasun Shanaka (c) Faraz Akram Alex Falao Richard Gleeson Rishad Hossain Shehan Jayasuriya Luke Jongwe Kennar Lewis Brandon Mavuta Lahiru Milantha George Munsey James Neesham Michael Palmer Janishka Perera Junaid Siddiqui Arinesto Vezha Sean Williams | Sikandar Raza (c) Chris Lynn Charith Asalanka Tendai Chatara Johnathan Campbell Karim Janat Adam Milne Kusal Perera Hazratullah Zazai Mohammad Shahzad George Linde Luke Wood Tinashe Muchawaya Tashinga Musekiwa Kevin Koththigoda Antum Naqvi Kimani Melius | Thisara Perera (c) Asif Ali Joshua Bishop Akhilesh Bodugum Ryan Burl Avishka Fernando Binura Fernando Matiullah Khan Clive Madande Nyasha Mayavo Blessing Muzarabani Dion Myers Newman Nyamhuri Romario Roach Kaveesh Sathsara Oshane Thomas Najibullah Zadran |

## Points table

| 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 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 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 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 5 | Bulawayo Brave Jaguars | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | −1.539 | |
| 6 | Durban Wolves | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | −2.579 | |

## League stage

The full fixtures were confirmed on 13 September 2024.
* Match 1 21 September 2024 15:00 Scorecard
| Durban Wolves 106/5 (10 overs) | v | Joburg Bangla Tigers 109/2 (7.4 overs) |
| Mark Chapman 38 (16) Antum Naqvi 1/8 (1 over) | | Hazratullah Zazai 44 (18) Donald Tiripano 1/23 (1 over) |
* Joburg Bangla Tigers won by 8 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Hazratullah Zazai (Joburg Bangla Tigers)
* Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 2 21 September 2024 17:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Cape Town Samp Army 103/5 (10 overs) | v | Harare Bolts 105/5 (9.3 overs) |
| Leonardo Julien 34* (16) Richard Gleeson 3/8 (2 overs) | | James Neesham 30* (16) Tawanda Maposa 1/11 (1.3 overs) |
* Harare Bolts won by 5 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Richard Gleeson (Harare Bolts)
* Harare Bolts won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 3 21 September 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Bulawayo Brave Jaguars 101/4 (10 overs) | v | NYS Lagos 102/3 (9.4 overs) |
| Carlos Brathwaite 34 (19) Matiullah Khan 2/27 (2 overs) | | Rassie van der Dussen 51 (26) Wellington Masakadza 1/11 (2 overs) |
* NYS Lagos won by 7 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Rassie van der Dussen (NYS Lagos)
* NYS Lagos won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 4 22 September 2024 15:00 Scorecard
| Harare Bolts 99/3 (10 overs) | v | Durban Wolves 101/3 (9.2 overs) |
| George Munsey 37 (18) Dawlat Zadran 2/12 (2 overs) | | Colin Munro 58* (29) Aftab Alam 1/7 (1.2 overs) |
* Durban Wolves won by 7 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Colin Munro (Durban Wolves)
* Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 5 22 September 2024 17:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| NYS Lagos 133/2 (10 overs) | v | Joburg Bangla Tigers 117/7 (10 overs) |
| Rassie van der Dussen 81* (32) Karim Janat 2/14 (2 overs) | | Tashinga Musekiwa 21* (8) Akhilesh Bodugum 3/19 (2 overs) |
* NYS Lagos won by 16 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Rassie van der Dussen (NYS Lagos)
* Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 6 22 September 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Bulawayo Brave Jaguars 83/6 (10 overs) | v | Cape Town Samp Army 87/7 (8.4 overs) |
| Kobe Herft 38 (27) David Willey 3/13 (2 overs) | | Brian Bennett 20 (12) Wesley Madhevere 3/17 (2 overs) |
* Cape Town Samp Army won by 3 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: David Willey (Cape Town Samp Army)
* Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 7 23 September 2024 15:00 Scorecard
| Joburg Bangla Tigers 90 (9.4 overs) | v | Harare Bolts 92/6 (9.4 overs) |
| Sikandar Raza 20 (8) James Neesham 3/14 (2 overs) | | Dasun Shanaka 50* (21) Karim Janat 2/15 (2 overs) |
* Harare Bolts won by 4 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Dasun Shanaka (Harare Bolts)
* Harare Bolts won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 8 23 September 2024 17:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Durban Wolves 112/2 (10 overs) | v | Bulawayo Brave Jaguars 116/6 (9.3 overs) |
| Will Smeed 55* (25) Richard Ngarava 1/15 (2 overs) | | Nick Hobson 38* (13) Muhammad Rohid Khan 2/17 (2 overs) |
* Bulawayo Brave Jaguars won by 4 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Nick Hobson (Bulawayo Brave Jaguars)
* Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 9 23 September 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Cape Town Samp Army 151/4 (10 overs) | v | NYS Lagos 129/5 (10 overs) |
| Dawid Malan 63 (25) Binura Fernando 1/29 (2 overs) | | Thisara Perera 48 (17) Amir Hamza 2/27 (2 overs) |
* Cape Town Samp Army won by 22 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Dawid Malan (Cape Town Samp Army)
* NYS Lagos won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 10 24 September 2024 15:00 Scorecard
| NYS Lagos 134/5 (10 overs) | v | Durban Wolves 124/5 (10 overs) |
| Najibullah Zadran 43 (17) Muhammad Rohid Khan 2/13 (2 overs) | | Sharjeel Khan 59 (30) Thisara Perera 2/17 (2 overs) |
* NYS Lagos won by 10 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Najibullah Zadran (NYS Lagos)
* Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 11 24 September 2024 17:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Bulawayo Brave Jaguars 96/8 (10 overs) | v | Harare Bolts 102/3 (7.4 overs) |
| Nick Hobson 35 (17) Shehan Jayasuriya 2/6 (1 over) | | Dasun Shanaka 47* (18) Daryn Dupavillon 2/7 (1 over) |
* Harare Bolts won by 7 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Shehan Jayasuriya (Harare Bolts)
* Harare Bolts won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 12 24 September 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Cape Town Samp Army 82/7 (10 overs) | v | Joburg Bangla Tigers 84/5 (8.4 overs) |
| Rohan Mustafa 28 (20) Sikandar Raza 3/9 (2 overs) | | Sikandar Raza 62* (30) David Willey 2/9 (2 overs) |
* Joburg Bangla Tigers won by 5 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Joburg Bangla Tigers)
* Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 13 25 September 2024 15:00 Scorecard
| Harare Bolts 117/7 (10 overs) | v | NYS Lagos 73 (10 overs) |
| Dasun Shanaka 31 (10) Oshane Thomas 2/16 (2 overs) | | Rassie van der Dussen 25 (16) Richard Gleeson 2/1 (1 over) |
* Harare Bolts won by 44 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Brandon Mavuta (Harare Bolts)
* NYS Lagos won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 14 25 September 2024 17:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Cape Town Samp Army 138/5 (10 overs) | v | Durban Wolves 110/8 (10 overs) |
| Brian Bennett 47 (20) Yasir Shah 2/21 (2 overs) | | Colin Munro 55 (24) Salman Irshad 4/13 (2 overs) |
* Cape Town Samp Army won by 28 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Salman Irshad (Cape Town Samp Army)
* Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 15 25 September 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Bulawayo Brave Jaguars 110/5 (10 overs) | v | Joburg Bangla Tigers 112/6 (9.5 overs) |
| Anamul Haque 24 (16) George Linde 2/12 (1 over) | | George Linde 31 (16) Wellington Masakadza 2/25 (2 overs) |
* Joburg Bangla Tigers won by 4 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Karim Janat (Joburg Bangla Tigers)
* Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 16 26 September 2024 15:00 Scorecard
| Harare Bolts 173/2 (10 overs) | v | Durban Wolves 119/6 (10 overs) |
| George Munsey 100* (38) Dawlat Zadran 2/36 (2 overs) | | Colin Munro 32 (13) Richard Gleeson 2/2 (1 over) |
* Harare Bolts won by 54 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: George Munsey (Harare Bolts)
* Durban Wolves won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 17 26 September 2024 17:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Joburg Bangla Tigers 128/2 (10 overs) | v | Bulawayo Brave Jaguars 91/9 (10 overs) |
| Sikandar Raza 51* (21) Wellington Masakadza 1/23 (2 overs) | | Carlos Brathwaite 18 (10) George Linde 3/9 (2 overs) |
* Joburg Bangla Tigers won by 37 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Joburg Bangla Tigers)
* Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 18 26 September 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| NYS Lagos 148/2 (10 overs) | v | Cape Town Samp Army 106/3 (10 overs) |
| Avishka Fernando 66 (27) Salman Irshad 2/21 (2 overs) | | Brian Bennett 40* (28) Oshane Thomas 2/27 (2 overs) |
* NYS Lagos won by 42 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Avishka Fernando (NYS Lagos)
* NYS Lagos won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 19 27 September 2024 15:00 Scorecard
| Bulawayo Brave Jaguars 103/7 (10 overs) | v | Cape Town Samp Army 104/2 (8.3 overs) |
| David Warner 47 (26) Salman Irshad 2/15 (2 overs) | | Dawid Malan 48* (23) Victor Chirwa 1/9 (1 over) |
* Cape Town Samp Army won by 8 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Dawid Malan (Cape Town Samp Army)
* Bulawayo Brave Jaguars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 20 27 September 2024 17:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| NYS Lagos 124/7 (10 overs) | v | Durban Wolves 71/7 (10 overs) |
| Avishka Fernando 46 (19) Raveen de Silva 2/22 (2 overs) | | Innocent Kaia 19* (14) Joshua Bishop 2/10 (2 overs) Akhilesh Bodugum 2/10 (2 overs) |
* NYS Lagos won by 53 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Avishka Fernando (NYS Lagos)
* Match 21 27 September 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Harare Bolts 120/4 (10 overs) | v | Joburg Bangla Tigers 121/6 (10 overs) |
| Sabbir Rahman 34* (12) Luke Wood 2/7 (2 overs) | | Sikandar Raza 38 (10) Michael Palmer 1/5 (1 over) |
* Joburg Bangla Tigers won by 4 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Joburg Bangla Tigers)
* Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.

## Play-offs

| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | The Final | The Final | The Final |
| 28 September 2024 — Harare | 28 September 2024 — Harare | 28 September 2024 — Harare | | | | 29 September 2024 — Harare | 29 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 | 28 September 2024 — Harare | 28 September 2024 — Harare | Q2W | Cape Town Samp Army | 124/2 (10 overs) |
| | | | Q1L | Harare Bolts | 98/6 (10 overs) | | | |
| Eliminator | Eliminator | Eliminator | EW | Cape Town Samp Army | 99/1 (7.2 overs) | | | |
| 28 September 2024 — Harare | 28 September 2024 — Harare | 28 September 2024 — Harare | | | | | | |
| 3 | NYS Lagos | 88/8 (10 overs) | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cape Town Samp Army | 93/2 (6.3 overs) | | | | | | |
* Qualifier 1 28 September 2024 15:00 Scorecard
| Harare Bolts 124/2 (10 overs) | v | Joburg Bangla Tigers 125/3 (9 overs) |
| Dasun Shanaka 61* (24) George Linde 1/16 (1 over) | | Mohammad Shahzad 64 (25) Arinesto Vezha 1/11 (1 over) |
* Joburg Bangla Tigers won by 7 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and David Shawane Player of the match: Mohammad Shahzad (Joburg Bangla Tigers)
* Joburg Bangla Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
* Eliminator 28 September 2024 17:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| NYS Lagos 88/8 (10 overs) | v | Cape Town Samp Army 93/2 (6.3 overs) |
| Blessing Muzarabani 27 (15) Salman Irshad 3/11 (2 overs) | | Rohan Mustafa 60* (23) Binura Fernando 2/23 (2 overs) |
* Cape Town Samp Army won by 8 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Tafadzwa Musakwa and Forster Mutizwa Player of the match: Salman Irshad (Cape Town Samp Army)
* Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.
* Qualifier 2 28 September 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Harare Bolts 98/6 (10 overs) | v | Cape Town Samp Army 99/1 (7.2 overs) |
| Shehan Jayasuriya 39 (19) Amir Hamza 3/9 (2 overs) | | Brian Bennett 46 (18) Brandon Mavuta 1/23 (2 overs) |
* Cape Town Samp Army won by 9 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Player of the match: Amir Hamza (Cape Town Samp Army)
* Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.

### The Final

* The Final 29 September 2024 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Joburg Bangla Tigers 129/5 (10 overs) | v | Cape Town Samp Army 124/2 (10 overs) |
| Mohammad Shahzad 44 (25) Nicholson Gordon 2/10 (1 over) | | Dawid Malan 62* (28) Adam Milne 2/18 (2 overs) |
* Joburg Bangla Tigers won by 5 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Forster Mutizwa Player of the match: Mohammad Shahzad (Joburg Bangla Tigers)
* Cape Town Samp Army won the toss and elected to field.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Runs | Matches | Average |
| Rassie van der Dussen | NYS Lagos | 256 | 8 | 36.57 |
| Dawid Malan | Cape Town Samp Army | 252 | 10 | 36.00 |
| George Munsey | Harare Bolts | 246 | 9 | 41.00 |
| Brian Bennett | Cape Town Samp Army | 234 | 10 | 26.00 |
| Sikandar Raza | Joburg Bangla Tigers | 231 | 9 | 46.20 |
* Source: Cricbuzz

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Wickets | Matches | Ovs | BBI |
| Richard Gleeson | Harare Bolts | 12 | 8 | 12.4 | 3/8 |
| Amir Hamza | Cape Town Samp Army | 12 | 10 | 19 | 3/9 |
| Salman Irshad | Cape Town Samp Army | 11 | 9 | 17 | 4/13 |
| Rohan Mustafa | Cape Town Samp Army | 9 | 10 | 19 | 2/11 |
| Dawlat Zadran | Durban Wolves | 9 | 6 | 12 | 2/12 |
* Source: Cricbuzz