Author: Naeem Akhter

Hurricanes’ second consecutive win in Zim Afro T10 Harare, The Harare Hurricanes registered their second consecutive win at the inaugural edition of the Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10, when they defeated the Joburg Buffaloes by 2 runs. Asked to bat first, the Harare Hurricanes began well, with the openers Evin Lewis and Robin Uthappa putting on a 28-run stand, in just under three overs before the West Indian batter was dismissed. Regis Chakabva added 4 to the cause after that and Donovan Ferreira got 11 from 4 balls before walking back to the pavilion. At this point, the half-way…

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Winning is often difficult to initiate, Evan Morgan Harare, The Harare Hurricanes secured their first win in the Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10 against the Durban Qalandars in a high-scoring match on Sunday in Harare at Harare Sports Club. Captain of the Harare Hurricanes, Eoin Morgan Was understandably delighted and explained that sometimes getting off the mark is the hardest thing. Morgan talked about the challenges a newly assembled franchise has to overcome quickly and how they need to adapt to extract the best performance out of each player. The former England captain said, “It’s often the hardest thing…

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Young players to learn from international stars, Says Craig Ervine Harare The Durban Qalandars have been one of the finest performing teams in the inaugural edition of the Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10 in Harare. The tournament has been a historic addition to the calendar for Zimbabwean cricket, and the national team captain Craig Ervine is all praise for what truly been a historic competition. The Durban Qalandars have won their first two games of the tournament in grand style, and are looking good, and the skipper is happy with the position his side is in. “It is always…

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Pakistan’s Azam Khan scored runs in the 2nd match of the Global T20 Canada Brampton The action-packed day 3 of the third edition of Global T20 Canada left fans delighted with a double dose of entertainment as Vancouver Knights and Brampton Wolves register impressive wins in their respective matches. In the first encounter of the day, the Vancouver Knights defeated Mississauga Panthers by five wickets in a last-ball thriller, while the second match of the day witnessed Brampton Wolves beat Toronto Nationals by a wicket in a nail-biting game. After winning the toss the Vancouver Knights asked the Mississauga Panthers…

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Cape Town Samp Army win 2 matches in a day Harare, The Cape Town Samp Army will end the second day of the inaugural Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10 on top of the points table, after they eased past the Bulawayo Braves by 8 wickets and with more than 3 overs to spare. The Samp Army, who played two games on the day, won both in style, with the young Tadiwanashe Marumani starring in the second game. Opting to bat first, the Bulawayo Braves got off to an excellent start with the duo of Ben McDermott and Kobe Herft…

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Durban Qalandars top the points table after 2nd win in Zin Afro T10 Harare, The Durban Qalandars registered their second win of the inaugural edition of the Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10, as they swatted away the challenge of the Joburg Buffaloes with relative ease. The Durban Qalandars rode the heroics of opening batter Hazratullah Zazai and won the match by 7 wickets, with 5 balls to spare. Batting first, the Joburg Buffaloes got off to a fine start with Tom Banton firing on all cylinders. However, after a 22-run opening stand, Will Smeed was knocked over for 1…

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Cape Town Samp Army beat Harare Hurricanes by 16 runs Harare, The second day of the inaugural edition of the Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10 produced a great start as the Cape Town Samp Army put in an all-round effort to defeat the Harare Hurricanes by 16 runs, here at the Harare Sports Club. Opting to bat first, the Cape Town Samp Army got off to a flyer with Rahmanullah Gurbaz taking the attack to the Harare Hurricanes bowlers. However, a bit of miscommunication between the openers resulted in Cephas Zhuwao being run-out for 4 at the start of…

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Hafeez picked 6 wickets to derail the Bulawayo Braves. Harare The Joburg Buffaloes opened their campaign at the inaugural edition of the Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10 with a thumping win as captain Mohammad Hafeez picked 6 wickets to derail the Bulawayo Braves. The Buffaloes won the contest by 10 runs in what was a tightly fought contest. Batting first, the Joburg Buffaloes lost wickets at regular intervals from the initial stages. Will Smeed (4), skipper Mohammad Hafeez (1), Ravi Bopara (1) and Delano Potgieter (0) were all back in the hut within the first three overs, with Taskin…

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Durban Qalandars won inaugural match in Zim Afro T10 Harare, The Durban Qalandars kick started their campaign at the inaugural edition of the Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10 in grand style as they won a closely contested game against the Cape Town Samp Army by 8 runs. The Qalandars, who had Tim Seifert get them off to a flyer, put in a team performance and survived a scare as the experienced Indian cricketer Parthiv Patel almost won it with a late counter-attack. Batting first, under the lights, the Durban Qalandars were off to an absolute flyer, giving the packed…

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Pakistan’s Sikandar Raza hits sixes and fours in in Zim Afro T10 Harare, On the opening day of the Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10, the Bulawayo Braves kicked off their campaign in grand style at the Harare Sports Club, defeating the Harare Hurricanes by 50 runs. Much to the delight of the local crowd, the Bulawayo Braves’ captain Sikandar Raza was on fire, playing an explosive hand with the bat and also picking crucial wickets to help seal the win. Batting first, the Bulawayo Braves were off to a good start with Ben McDermott (18) taking the attack to…

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