CRICKET enthusiasts should brace for another enthralling edition of the Zim Afro T10 which returns later this month with interesting fixtures that will spill into the evening.
Sports Reporter
Hosting venue Harare Sports Club is all set for the extravaganza which begins on September 21 and ends with the grand final eight days later.
Some of the matches, including the final will be played under floodlights. Organisers confirmed six teams will battle it out over nine days for the top prize.
According to a statement from Zimbabwe Cricket yesterday, each day will comprise three games, with the first scheduled for 3pm local time.
The second match of the day will be at 5.15 pm, while the third will see the players take to the field at 7.30 pm.
“A glittering opening ceremony is also scheduled for the opening day, and that is set to commence from 1pm.
“On 29 September, after the final, which is scheduled to begin at 5.30 pm local time, there will be a grand closing ceremony to round off the tournament,” said ZC in a statement.
The opening game will see Durban Wolves take on Jo’Burg Bangla Tigers, after which Cape Town Samp Army and Harare Bolts will take centre stage.
The final match for the day will pit the two remaining franchises, Bulawayo Brave Jaguars and NYS Lagos.
The second matchday will see Durban Wolves take on Harare Bolts in the first game, after which NYS Lagos and Jo’Burg Bangla Tigers will clash.
In the final match on the day, the Bulawayo Brave Jaguars will face the Cape Town Samp Army.
Day three will kick off with Harare Bolts playing Jo’Burg Bangla Tigers, followed by Bulawayo Brave Jaguars taking on Durban Wolves.
The final game of the day will see Cape Town Samp Army take on NYS Lagos.
NYS Lagos and Durban Wolves will commence the fourth day’s activities, with Harare Bolts and Bulawayo Brave Jaguars taking over the baton after that, and finally handing it over to Jo’Burg Bangla Tigers and Cape Town Samp Army for the final game of the day.
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Harare Bolts and NYS Lagos will get day five underway before Durban Wolves and Cape Town Samp Army play the second game.
The final game of the day features Jo’Burg Bangla Tigers against Bulawayo Brave Jaguars.
“The penultimate day of the league stage will kick off with Durban Wolves facing Harare Bolts first, with Jo’Burg Bangla Tigers taking on Bulawayo Brave Jaguars before Cape Town Samp Army and NYS Lagos play the third game of the day.
The final day of the round-robin phase will see Bulawayo Brave Jaguars play Cape Town Samp Army first, and then NYS Lagos takes on Durban Wolves.
Harare Bolts and Jo’Burg Bangla Tigers will complete the day’s programme.
A total of 21 games will be played at the league stage of the Zim Afro T10, and after that, the knock-out phase will commence.
The top two teams will square off in Qualifier 1, with the winner going through to the final.
The third and fourth-placed teams will then meet in the Eliminator, from which the winner goes through to Qualifier 2 to face the runner-up of Qualifier 1.
The winner of Qualifier 2 will eventually play the winner of Qualifier 1 in the final.
Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk, who is the founder and chairman of tournament organisers T Ten Global Sports, said they are looking forward to surpassing the successes of the first edition held last year.
“Season two of the Zim Afro T10 is going to be bigger and better.
“The players and teams are all preparing very hard for the tournament, and it promises to be nothing less than a celebration of the sport.
“Each day has the potential for some great contests, and we hope the fans will also enjoy watching their favourite players go head-to-head.”
