Zim Afro T10 2024: David Warner, Dawid Malan, David Willey To Headline Second Season

Harare: Star Australian opener David Warner, West Indies’ Carlos Brathwaite along with England’s David Willey and Dawid Malan will be in action in the upcoming edition of Zim Afro T10, starting from September 21, the organizers announced on Friday. Six franchises have signed their icon and global super stars as direct signings before going into the draft, set to take place on September 8, to complete their 15-man squad with an additional 16th player as their global icon. The squads will have as many as six local Zimbabwe players and icon and global star can also be from Zimbabwe.

While Warner and Brathwaite, have been signed by Bulawayo Braves Jaguars, Cape Town Samp Army went shopping and returned with Willey, Dawid Malan, Afghanistan’s Gulbadin Naib and Qais Ahmed. Durban Wolves have brought in New Zealanders Colin Munro and Mark Chapman along with Pakistan’s left-handed power-hitter Sharjeel Khan and Yasir Shah.

Harare Bolts roped in James Neesham and the Jo’Burg Bangla Tigers locked in Chris Lynn from Australia. The New York Strikers Lagos side have picked Blessing Mazurabani from Zimbabwe as one of their big guns, along with Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka) and Asif Ali (Pakistan).

Direct Signings By Zim Afro T10 Squads

Harare Bolts: Dasun Shanaka, James Neesham, George Munsey, Rishad Hossain, Shehan Jayasuriya, Kennar Lewis

Bulawayo Braves Jaguars: David Warner, Carlos Brathwaite, Nick Hobson, Kobe Herft

Durban Wolves: Colin Munro, Mark Chapman, Will Smeed, Sharjeel Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Yasir Shah

Cape Town Samp Army: Haider Ali, David Willey, Dawid Malan, Gulbadin Naib, Qais Ahmed, Adam Rossington, Shahnawaz Dahani

New York Strikers Lagos: Blessing Muzarabani, Thisara Perera, Asif Ali, Najibullah Zadran, Binura Fernando, Akhilesh Bogudum, Oshane Thomas

Jo’Burg Bangla Tigers: Chris Lynn, Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka, Hazratullah Zazai, Adam Milne, Luke Wood, Karim Janat