Last Update on: April 16th, 2023 at 08:30 pm
Zimbabwe Cricket has launched a new franchise-based T10 tournament that is aiming to feature cricket stars from across the world. The name of the tournament is Zim Afro T10, which will be played in August this year.
There will be six privately owned teams in the tournament. The team names, schedule, and other official details will be announced in due course. This is the latest T10 tournament to be established by T Ten Global Sports, the same company behind the Abu Dhabi T10 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Lanka T10 in Sri Lanka.
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Chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani has spoken about the upcoming tournament as a window of opportunity for its national team players to get their own entertaining cricket league.
“We are thrilled to unveil our own franchise-based T10 league, a powerful format that we believe is exactly what our changing, fast-paced world needs right now,” Mr Mukuhlani said.
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“We are confident the Zim Afro T10 league will excite a global fan base, create massive mileage for its commercial partners and, more importantly, propel our cricket forward and lay a positive roadmap for how the game is perceived for future generations” he further added.
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T Ten Global Sports Founder and Chairman Mr. Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk – the UAE-based investor behind the state-of-the-art Zim Cyber-City real estate project that is being developed in Mount Hampden on the outskirts of Harare – said he was excited to be bringing the magic of T10 cricket to Zimbabwe.
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“As our association with cricket continues to grow, we are delighted to bring to Zimbabwe an exciting format that will not only advance the reach, attractiveness and growth of the sport but will also present a massive opportunity for private investment into the franchises,” Mr Mulk said.
“We wish to thank Zimbabwe Cricket for accepting our proposal to invest in this game-changer and we are looking forward to an incredible journey together” he further added.
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