Zim Afro T10 2024: Hazratullah Zazai and Sikandar Raza help Jo’Burg Bangla Tigers register 8-wicket win against Durban Wolves

Harare: Hazratullah Zazai and Sikandar Raza did the superstar turn as Jo’Burg Bangla Tigers outplayed Durban Wolves within the hole match of the second edition of the Zim Afro T10, which kicked off on Saturday. There have been a complete of 12 sixes hit in lower than 20 overs, as Zazai and Raza ensured the Tigers finished the day with an Eight-wicket win at the Harare Sports Club.

The Durban Wolves started with ten off the first two deliveries as Sharjeel Khan took the attack to Luke Wood within the very first over itself. Nevertheless, Will Smeed at the other end lost his wicket for a duck within the subsequent over against Adam Milne, while seeking to attack.

Right after, Sikandar Raza came into the attack, and together with Luke Wood applied the brakes on the Durban Wolves’ scoring rate, which resulted within the critical wicket of Sharjeel (29) within the fourth over, with the score at 35. Next in were the New Zealanders Colin Munro and Mark Chapman, who were seeking to attack from the get-go.

Antum Naqvi though prove to be ready to castle Munro (10) ahead of he kicked on, and at the halfway stage, the Durban Wolves were at forty seven/3. Chapman had Regis Chakabva for company after that as they started to rebuild the momentum.

The seventh over proved to be critical for Durban, as Chapman ensured it prove to be big over off Karim Janat, with a six and a boundary, pushing the scoring rate to above 10 an over. Chapman prove to be up against Raza within the subsequent over and continued to attack ahead of being trapped LBW for 38.

In the last couple of overs, Chakabva (thirteen*), and Tinotenda Maposa (Eleven*) put the long do something about to good use, because the Wolves ended their innings with the score of 106/5. For the Tigers, Adam Milne had bowled a blinder, conceding just the 9 runs in his 2 overs for 1 wicket.

For the Jo’Burg Bangla Tigers, it prove to be Mohammad Shahzad and Hazratullah Zazai, who took charge up top and began with an Eight-run over against Mohammad Irfan. In the second over, Zazai hit the first six of the innings, as they raced away to a quick and solid start. Zazai pounced on the possibility to up the ante within the third over, as he picked off a hat-trick of boundaries off Mohammad Rohid Khan, because the Tigers reached 36/Zero after three overs.

Zazai prove to be in no mood to decelerate, and within the fourth over, the Tigers’ opening partnership touched the 50-run mark. Zazai (forty four) too prove to be hurtling along toward his 0.5-century ahead of Irfan knocked over the woodwork and sent the batter back to the hut.

In walked Kusal Perera at one drop and started on top gear, with a six off the very first delivery he faced. At the halfway stage, Perera and Shahzad (thirteen*) went strong, scoring Sixty 9/1.

Perera though prove to be brushed off off the subsequent over as Tiripano had his number for 23 runs off 7 deliveries. Nevertheless the Tigers continued to march on as skipper Sikandar Raza came in and smashed 10 off his first two deliveries, loads to the joy of the group at the Harare Sports Club. At this point, there were four overs to head, and the Tigers needed 15 runs to seal the win.

In the seventh over, a six from Raza (20 no longer out) took the Tigers to the 100-run mark, and the formalities were completed off the Eighth over because the skipper carved it away to the boundary, to register a comprehensive win.

Brief scores:

Durban Wolves 106/5 in 10 overs (Mark Chapman 38, Sharjeel Khan 29; Adam Milne 1-9, Sikandar Raza 1-19) lost to Jo’Burg Bangla Tigers 109/2 in 7.Four overs (Hazratullah Zazai forty four, Kusal Perera 23; M. Irfan 1-28, D. Tiripano 1-23) by Eight wickets.