CRICKET’S most entertaining format is all set for touch down in Harare and ahead of that, the six franchises picked very strong, but balanced squads for Season 2 of Zim Afro T10 at the Player Draft.
The second season of the Zim Afro T10 is scheduled to commence on September 21 and will conclude with the grand finale on September 29 in the capital.
Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk, T Ten Global Sports founder and chairman, said: “There is a lot of excitement ahead of Season 2 of Zim Afro T10 as the most entertaining players are set to rewrite the record books in Harare.
“The squads are all very competitive, strong but with a good mix of youth as well. I hope the players have a fantastic tournament, and may the best team win!”
Among the big names waiting to entertain the crowds at the Harare Sports Club are the likes of David Warner, Sikander Raza, Colin Munro, Dawid Malan, Carlos Brathwaite and Chris Lynn.
The spotlight will also be on the Zimbabwean players who have been playing some fantastic cricket in recent months.
More than 400 players had registered for the Player Draft of the Zim Afro T10, which had a total of 12 rounds of player drafting.
On the day, across the six franchises, there were 64 players drafted in, with the Bulawayo Braves Jaguars drafting in 12 players to make up their squad 16.
Squads
The Cape Town Samp Army:
Haider Ali (Pakistan), David Willey (England), Dawid Malan (England), Gulbadin Naib (Afghanistan), Qais Ahmed (Afghanistan), Adam Rossington (England), Shahnawaz Dahani (Pakistan), Rohan Mustafa (Pakistan), Salman Irshad (Pakistan), Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Ben Curran, Michael Frost, Brian Chari, Tawanda Maposa (Zimbabwe), Leonardo Julien (West Indies) and Sineth Jayawardena (Sri Lanka)
The Durban Wolves:
Colin Munro (New Zealand: Global Superstar), Mark Chapman (New Zealand), Will Smeed (England), Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan), Muhammad Irfan (Pakistan), Yasir Shah (Pakistan), Mohammad Rohid Khan (UAE), Muhammad Waseem (Pakistan), Regis Chakabava, Gary Balance, Tinotenda Maposa, Donald Tiripano, Innocent Kaia, Emmanuel Bawa (Zimbabwe), Mbeki Joseph (West Indies) and Raveen De Silve (Sri Lanka)
The Jo’Burg Bangla Tigers:
Chris Lynn (Australia), Kusal Perera (Sri Lanka), Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka), Hazratullah Zazai (Afghanistan), Adam Milne (New Zealand), Luke Wood (England), Karim Janat (Afghanistan) ahead of the draft.
The Tigers added more firepower to their squad at the Player Draft as they roped in George Linde (South Africa), Mohammad Shahzad (Afghanistan), Sikander Raza, Tendai Chatara, Antum Naqvi, Tashinga Musekiwa, Johnathan Campbell, Tinashe Muchawaya (Zimbabwe), Kimani Melius (West Indies) and Kevin Koththigoda (Sri Lanka).
The NYS Lagos:
Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe), Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka: Icon), Asif Ali (Pakistan), Najibullah Zadran (Afghanistan), Binura Fernando (Sri Lanka), Akhilesh Bogudum (USA), Oshane Thomas (West Indies), Avishka Fernando (Sri Lanka), Matiullah Khan (UAE), Ryan Burl, Clive Madande, Dion Myers, Romario Roach, Nyasha Mayavo, Newman Nyamhuri (Zimbabwe), Joshua Bishop (West Indies) and Kaveesh Sathsara (Sri Lanka).
The Bulawayo Braves Jaguars:
David Warner (Australia), Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies), Nick Hobson (Australia), Kobe Herft (Australia), Laurie Evans (England), Sabir Ali (India), Akila Dhananjaya (Sri Lanka), Anamul Haque Bijoy (Bangladesh) Richard Ngarava, Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Wessly Madhevere, Panashe Taruvinga, Victor Chirwa (Zimbabwe), Kirk McKenzie (West Indies) and Vishas Thewmika (Sri Lanka).
The Harare Bolts:
Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka), James Neesham (New Zealand: Icon), George Munsey (Scotland), Rishad Hossain (Bangladesh), Shehan Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Kennar Lewis (West Indies), Richard Gleeson (England), Junaid Siddique (Canada), Lahiru Milantha (Sri Lanka), Sean Williams, Faraz Akram, Brandon Mavuta, Luke Jongwe, Alex Falao, Arinshto Vezha (Zimbabwe), Michael Palmer (West Indies) and Janishka Perera (Sri Lanka).
