The highly-anticipated 10-over-a-side format tournament in Zimbabwe, Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10 is all set to commence its first season today i.e. July 21 at the Harare Sports Club.
Five franchises are slated to compete for top honours in the eagerly anticipated league. The tournament’s first season will run until July 29 with the grand final. All the games will be played at the stunning Harare Sports Club, which is home to Zimbabwe cricket for several years now. Zimbabwe Cricket and T Ten Global Sports are working together to put up the competition.
The Indian multinational sports broadcasting medium owned by Viacom18, JioCinema and Sports18 Khel will broadcast live the first franchise cricket competition to ever take place in Zimbabwe for Indian viewers. The five teams, Harare Hurricanes, Durban Qalandars, Cape Town Samp Army, Bulawayo Braves, and Johannesburg Buffaloes have already put together their rosters during a formal Player draft ceremony. Eoin Morgan, Yusuf Pathan, Mohammad Hafeez, Irfan Pathan and Robin Uthappa are some of the top names taking part in the Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10.
“As franchise cricket makes its first foray in Zimbabwe, we are delighted to be associated with the Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10 as their exclusive media partners in India. We hope this is the start of many success stories for Zimbabwean cricket,” said a Viacom18 spokesperson.
Mr. Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk, Founder and Chairman of T Ten Global Sports, said, “We are extremely glad that the Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10 will be streamed live on JioCinema and aired on Sports18 – Khel. They set very high standards in terms of how they bring the sport to the fans, and in Harare, we are sure they will raise the bar again and tell the fans some very inspiring stories. The Zim Cyber City Zim Afro T10 is a historic tournament in the journey of Zimbabwean and T10 cricket, and we are excited to partner with Viacom18 for the same.”