Zim Afro T10 League 2025 Schedule, Team Squads, Live Broadcast

While T20 cricket has taken off big time in recent years, there is one other format that is making waves and that’s T10 cricket. One of the earlier tournaments that were played in this format is the Zim Afro T10 League which began in 2023. Here’s all the information on the next edition of the Zim Afro T10 League.

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In this piece, we look at all the information about the Zim Afro T10 competition which is played in the Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe.

The 2025 Zim Afro T10 will be the third season of the tournament and we are still awaiting information on when it will return. The 2024 edition was played from 21 to 29 September 2024.

What needs to be seen is if T10 cricket grows and explodes in the same way as T20 has as newer tournaments like the Zim Afro T10 take centre stage.

Zim Afro T10 League 2025 Schedule

We are still awaiting the schedule for the 2025 edition of the Zim Afro T10 league. Here’s how things were in the 2024 edition.

All matches at the 2024 Zim Afro T10 were played at the Harare Sports Club in Harare. The tournament’s second edition was played between 21st September and 29 September 2024. Here’s how the schedule for the 2024 Zim Afro T10 looked:

Zim Afro T10 League Teams Squad 2025

The Zim Afro T10 League squads for the upcoming season in 2025 will be updated closer to the start of the tournament. Meanwhile here’s how the squads looked in 2024.

Five teams participated in the first edition of the Zim Afro T10 with one of them from the Pakistan Super League, called the Durban Qalandars. The remaining four represented the cities of Bulawayo, Cape Town, Harare and Johannesburg.

In 2024, an additional team was added to the line-up.

The latest Zim Afro T10 League 2024 squad players list for all six teams is placed below:

Harare Bolts

Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka: Global Superstar), James Neesham (New Zealand: Icon), George Munsey (Scotland), Rishad Hossain (Bangladesh), Shehan Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Kennar Lewis (West Indies). Sean Williams, Faraz Akram, Brandon Mavuta, Luke Jongwe, Alex Falao, Arineshto Vhezha, Richard Gleeson (England), Junaid Siddique (UAE), Lahiru Milantha (USA), Michael Palmer (West Indies), Janishka Perera (Sri Lanka)

Bulawayo Braves Jaguars

David Warner (Australia: Icon), Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies), Nick Hobson (Australia), Kobe Herft (Australia), Richard Ngarava, Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Wessly Madhevere, Panashe Taruvinga, Victor Chirwa, Laurie Evans (England), Sabir Ali (UAE), Akila Dhananjaya (Sri Lanka), Anamul Haque (Bangladesh), Kirk McKenzie (West Indies), Vishas Thewmika (Sri Lanka)

Durban Wolves

Colin Munro (New Zealand: Global Superstar), Mark Chapman (New Zealand: Icon), Will Smeed (England), Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan), Muhammad Irfan (Pakistan), Yasir Shah (Pakistan), Regis Chakabva, Gary Ballance, Tinotenda Maposa, Donald Tiripano, Innocent Kaia, Emmanuel Bawa, Muhammad Rohid (UAE), Muhammad Waseem (UAE), Dawlat Zadran (Afghanistan), Mbeki Joseph (West Indies), Raveen De Silva (Sri Lanka)

Cape Town Samp Army

Haider Ali (Pakistan: Global Superstar), David Willey (England: Icon), Dawid Malan (England), Gulbadin Naib (Afghanistan), Qais Ahmed (Afghanistan), Adam Rossington (England), Shahnawaz Dahani (Pakistan), Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Ben Curran, Michael Frost (SA), Brian Chari, Tawanda Maposa, Rohan Mustafa (UAE), Salman Irshad (Pakistan), Leonardo Julien (West Indies), Sineth Jayawardena (Sri Lanka)

NYS Lagos

Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe: Global Superstar), Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka: Icon), Asif Ali (Pakistan), Najibullah Zadran (Afghanistan), Binura Fernando (Sri Lanka), Akhilesh Bogudum (USA), Oshane Thomas (West Indies). Ryan Burl, Clive Madande, Dion Myers, Romario Roach (West Indies), Nyasha Mayavo, Newman Nyamhuri, Avishka Fernando (Sri Lanka), Matiullah Khan (UAE), Joshua Bishop (West Indies), Kaveesh Sathsara (Sri Lanka)

Jo’Burg Bangla Tigers

Chris Lynn (Australia: Global Superstar), Kusal Perera (Sri Lanka: Icon), Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka), Hazratullah Zazai (Afghanistan), Adam Milne (New Zealand), Luke Wood (England), Karim Janat (Afghanistan) Sikandar Raza, Tendai Chatara, Antum Naqvi, Tashinga Musekiwa, Jihnathan Campbell, Tinashe Muchawaya, George Linde (SA), Mohammad Shahzad (Afghanistan), Kimani Melius (West Indies), Kevin Koththigoda (Sri Lanka).

Zim Afro T10 League 2025 Live Broadcast in India, Pakistan, USA, UK, Bangladesh

Given the kind of interest that the T10 format has generated, there would be a lot of queries about the live streaming and TV broadcasting options for the Zim Afri T10 League. Below are ways you can watch the Zim Afro T10 live in different countries.

All matches will be streamed live on the official YouTube channel for all T10 leagues, T10 League Official.

Zim Afro T10 History

We already have the Abu Dhabi T10 league being played in Abu Dhabi and that is managed by Shaji Ul Mulk, who is the chairman of that league.

Mulk announced there will be a new league, the Zim Afro T10 which will be played in 2023 for the first time. Zimbabwean cricket and the PCB were involved in an MoU and a player exchange programme also took place.

The first edition of the Zim Afro T10 League was held in 2023 and the second season of this competition was hosted in 2024.

Zim Afro T10 Format

Each team in the competition played every other side on two occasions, leading to eight matches for each of the sides. At the end of the 20 league stage matches, the top four sides featured in the playoffs.

Teams ranked one and two at the end of the league stage of the tournament clashed in the first Qualifier while teams ranked third and fourth faced off in an Eliminator.

The winner of the first Qualifier made the final while the losing team of this game played the winner of the Eliminator in the second Qualifier.

The winner of the second Qualifier then made the final to play the first Qualifier winner.

What happened in the 2024 Zim Afro T10?

The 2024 edition of the Zim Afro T10 was won by Joburg Bangla Tigers who defeated Cape Town Samp Army in the final by five runs. Chasing 130 for a win, the Samp Army needed nine off the final four balls but fell short of the target.

This was after the Bangle Tigers made 129/5 from their 10 overs following Mohammad Shahzad’s 25-ball 44. Dawid Malan’s 28-ball 62 was followed by Jack Taylor’s successive sixes in the final over but failed to get close to their target.

JBT entered the Qualifiers and overcame Harare Bolts in their encounter to make the final. Cape Town edged out NYS Lagos in the Eliminator before beating the Bolts in the second Qualifier to enter the final.

What happened in the 2023 Zim Afro T10?

The first ever edition of the Zim Afro T10 competition was held in 2023 and Durban Qalandars won the tournament.

Durban Qalandars won five of the eight games they played in the league stage of the tournament to qualify for the playoffs and they were joined by Joburg Buffaloes who finished second with four wins.

Both Cape Town Samp Army and Harare Hurricanes also ended with four wins apiece but were placed third and fourth thanks to their net run rate. Bulawayo Braves crashed out in the league stage after winning just three games.

In the playoffs, the Joburg Buffaloes defeated the Durban Qalandars to make the final. Qalandars then faced off against the Hurricanes in the second Qualifier after the Harare side had defeated Cape Town in the Eliminator. In the final, the Buffaloes scored 127/4 in the 10 overs but the Qalandars scored those in 9.2 overs.

Tim Seifert of Durban Qalandars won the Man of the Tournament award while Rahmanullah Gurbaz of Cape Town Samp Army and Brad Evans of Durban Qalandars finished with the most runs (282) and most wickets (14) respectively in the tournament.