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Eddie Chikamhi
Senior Sports Reporter
ZIMBABWE Cricket are pushing for the 2025 edition of the Zim Afro T10 tournament to be held in Bulawayo next year as part of their expansion programme.
Speaking on Sunday evening at the conclusion of the Season Two final at the Harare Sports Club, ZC chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani indicated the association were engaging T Ten Global Sports’ chairman Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk, and his local partners led by businessman Paul Tungwarara of Prevail Group International.
The plan is to consider bringing the game to the country’s second largest city.
The Zim Afro T10, which began last year, is set to become a permanent feature on the Zimbabwe Cricket calendar.
The world’s newest, fast-paced and thrilling cricket format has managed to stir up interest among the local cricket fans and has earned a growing global audience.
“I want to thank Mr Shaji Ul Mulk for keeping his commitment and his promise that this tournament will be part of our tours programme for Zimbabwe Cricket,” said Mukuhlani.
“Let me also announce that this tournament, this time of the year, will be a permanent feature of our cricket programme.
“Furthermore, I would want to ask Mr Shaji Mulk and his partner Mr Tungwarara that the next edition, which will be the third edition of the Zim Afro T10, be held at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
“That speaks to our spirit of spreading the game to all the corners of Zimbabwe,” said Mukuhlani.
Queen’s Sports Club is one of the country’s two premier cricket stadiums, which are also set to host International Cricket Council World Cup games when Zimbabwe co-host the event with South Africa and Namibia in 2027.
Plans are already underway to upgrade the stadium and install floodlights for the evening games that have added an extra thrill to the T10 event in the last two editions.
JoBurg Bangla Tigers were crowned the 2024 Zim Afro T10 champions after beating Cape Town Samp Army by five runs.
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