Zimbabwe's Zim Afro T10 opening match between Bulawayo Braves and Harare Hurricanes has been postponed due to lights issue. The tournament opener was set to be kicked off on July 20 in Harare at 10:30 PM. The match reportedly will be played on July 21 now.
The opening match was set to be held between Eoin Morgan's Harare Hurricanes and Sikandar Raza-led Sikandar Raza. But the game is postponed as the installation of the lights is not complete at the venue. The tournament will kick start on July 21 instead. Notably, the complete event will be played at only a single venue - Harare Sports Club, Harare.
Indians also taking part
Notably, there are several Indians also taking part in the league. The likes of Robin Uthappa, Irfan Pathan, S Sreesanth and Yusuf Pathan among others will grace the event with their presence. Uthappa, Irfan and Sreesanth are part of the Hurricanes squad.
Format of the tournament
The tournament features five teams in a single group. Bulawayo Braves, Harare Hurricanes, Samp Army, Durban Qalanders and Johannesburg Buffaloes are the five teams taking part. The group stage will be a double round-robin format where all teams will play against each other twice. There will be Qualifiers 1 and 2 along with an eliminator in the knockout stages and the winners will have a berth in the final. The completed tournament is being held in Harare.
Team squads:
Joburg Buffaloes
Tom Banton, Mushfiqur Rahim, Yusuf Pathan, Noor Ahmad, Odean Smith, Will Smeed, Ravi Bopara, Usman Shinwari, Junior Dala, Blessing Muzarabani, Wellington Masakadza, Wesley Madhevere, Victor Nyauchi, Milton Shumba, Mohammad Hafeez, Rahul Chopra
Harare Hurricanes
Robin Uthappa, Evin Lewis, Eoin Morgan, Shahnawaz Dahani, Mohammad Nabi, Donavon Ferreira, Duan Jansen, Samit Patel, Kevin Koththigoda, Christopher Mpofu, Regis Chakabva, Luke Jongwe, Brandon Mavuta, Tashinga Musekiwa, Irfan Pathan, Khalid Shah, S. Sreesanth
Durban Qalandars
Sisanda Magala, George Linde, Asif Ali, Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Amir, Tim Seifert, Hilton Cartwright, Mirza Tahir Baig, Tayyab Abbas, Craig Ervine, Tendai Chatara, Brad Evans, Clive Madande, Nick Welch, Andre Fletcher, Muhammad Farooq
Cape Town Samp Army
Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Karim Janat, Maheesh Theekshana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sean Williams, Sheldon Cottrell, Chamika Karunaratne, Peter Hatzoglou, Matthew Breetzke, Richard Ngarava, Cephas Zhuwao, Hamilton Masakadza, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Parthiv Patel, Mohamed Irfan, Stuart Binny
Bulawayo Braves
Sikandar Raza, Ashton Turner, Tymal Mills, Ben McDermott, Taskin Ahmed, Thisara Perera, Beau Webster, Patrick Dooley, Kobe Herft, Ryan Burl, Timycen Maruma, Joylord Gumbie, Innocent Kaia, Faraz Akram, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ansh Tandon, Suresh Raina
