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Harare, September 9 (HS). The most entertaining format of cricket is all set to take the stage in Harare, and ahead of that, the six franchises have picked very strong but balanced squads for Season 2 of the Jim Afro T10 in the Player Draft.
The second season of the Gym Afro T10 is set to kick off on September 21 and will conclude with the grand finale on September 29 in Harare.
Big names waiting to entertain the spectators at the Harare Sports Club include David Warner, Sikandar Raza, Colin Munro, Dawid Malan, Carlos Brathwaite and Chris Lynn. However, the spotlight will also be on the Zimbabwean players, who have played some great cricket in recent months.
Over 400 players registered for the Zim Afro T10 player draft, which had a total of 12 rounds of player drafting. On the day, 64 players were drafted across six franchises, with the Bulawayo Braves Jaguars drafting a total of 12 players, taking their squad to 16.
Cape Town Samp Army picked Haider Ali (Pakistan: Global Superstar), David Willey (England: Icon), Dawid Malan (England), Gulbadin Naib (Afghanistan), Qais Ahmed (Afghanistan), Adam Rossington (England), Shahnawaz Dahani (Pakistan) as their pre-draft signings.
In the player draft, they picked Rohan Mustafa (Pakistan), Salman Irshad (Pakistan), Brian Bennett (Zimbabwe), Tadiwanashe Marumani (Zimbabwe), Ben Curran (Zimbabwe), Michael Frost (Zimbabwe), Brian Chari (Zimbabwe), Tawanda Maphosa (Zimbabwe), Leonardo Julian (West Indies) and Sineth Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) to complete their squad.
Similarly, Durban Wolves had directly added Colin Munro (New Zealand: Global Superstar), Mark Chapman (New Zealand: Icon), Will Smeed (England), Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan), Muhammad Irfan (Pakistan), Yasir Shah (Pakistan) and now it has further strengthened its team by including Mohammad Rohid Khan (UAE), Mohammad Wasim (Pakistan), Regis Chakabva (Zimbabwe), Gary Balance (Zimbabwe), Tinotenda Maposa (Zimbabwe), Donald Tiripano (Zimbabwe), Innocent Kaia (Zimbabwe), Emmanuel Bawa (Zimbabwe), Mbeki Joseph (West Indies) and Ravin de Silve (Sri Lanka).
Talking about Jo'burg Bangla Tigers, before the draft, they had selected 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). Then the Tigers added more strong players to their team in the player draft.
He included George Linde (South Africa), Mohammad Shahzad (Afghanistan), Sikdar Raza (Zimbabwe), Tendai Chatara (Zimbabwe), Anthum Naqvi (Zimbabwe), Tashinga Musekiwa (Zimbabwe), Jonathan Campbell (Zimbabwe), Tinashe Muchawaya (Zimbabwe), Kimani Melius (West Indies) and Kevin Kothighoda (Sri Lanka).
The NYS Lagos team came into the draft already with Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe: Global Superstar), Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka: Icon), Asif Ali (Pakistan), Najibullah Zadran (Afghanistan), Binura Fernando (Sri Lanka), Akhilesh Bogudam (USA), Oshane Thomas (West Indies).
He then included Avishka Fernando (Sri Lanka), Matiullah Khan (UAE), Ryan Burl (Zimbabwe), Clive Mande (Zimbabwe), Dion Myers (Zimbabwe), Romario Roach (Zimbabwe), Nyasha Mayavvo (Zimbabwe), Newman Nyamuri (Zimbabwe), Joshua Bishop (West Indies) and Kaveesh Sathsara (Sri Lanka).
Similarly, the Bulawayo Braves Jaguars made a big splash ahead of the Players Draft by taking David Warner (Australia: Icon), Carlos Brathwaite (West Indies), Nick Hobson (Australia), Kobe Herft (Australia). When their turn came, the Jaguars picked Laurie Evans (England), Sabir Ali (India), Akila Dananjaya (Sri Lanka), Anamul Haque Bijoy (Bangladesh), Richard Ngarava (Zimbabwe), Brad Evans (Zimbabwe), Wellington Masakadza (Zimbabwe), Wesley Madhevere (Zimbabwe), Panashe Taruvinga (Zimbabwe), Victor Chirwa (Zimbabwe), Kirk McKenzie (West Indies) and Vishas Thevamika (Sri Lanka).
Harare Bolts, who will play at their home ground, have also built a strong squad, which includes players like Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka: Global Superstar), James Neesham (New Zealand: Icon), George Munsey (Scotland), Rishad Hussain (Bangladesh), Shehan Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Kennar Lewis (West Indies) who were already picked in the draft. In the final player draft, Bolts also added Richard Gleeson (England), Junaid Siddiqui (Canada), Lahiru Milantha (Sri Lanka), Sean Williams (Zimbabwe), Faraz Akram (Zimbabwe), Brandon Mavuta (Zimbabwe), Luke Jongwe (Zimbabwe), Alex Phalao (Zimbabwe), Arianshato Veza (Zimbabwe), Michael Palmer (West Indies) and Janishka Perera (Sri Lanka).
Nawab Shaji Ul Mulk, Founder and Chairman, T10 Global Sports said, “There is a lot of excitement ahead of the second season of the Zim Afro T10 as the most entertaining players are set to rewrite the record books in Harare. All the teams are very competitive, strong but also have a good mix of youth. I hope the players have a great tournament and the best team wins!”
