With the pre-draft announcement, the five teams participating in the Zim Afro T10 cricket tournament have revealed their top players ahead of the player draft scheduled for July 2. Five franchises, Harare Hurricanes, Joburg Buffaloes, Durban Qalandars, Bulawayo Braves, and Cape Town Samp Army, are preparing to vie for the T10 championship in this inaugural edition.

The tournament will begin on July 20, 2023, with the grand finale lined up for July 29, 2023. All the matches in the series will be played in Zimbabwe’s capital city, Harare.

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In the build-up to the player draft, each team has announced its pre-draft marquee players. The rules mandate each squad to include a minimum of 16 players, with at least six of them being Zimbabwean. Moreover, the franchises are required to select one player from the emerging talent category identified through a nationwide talent hunt.

In an exciting development for the Zim Afro T10 cricket tournament, franchises have been given the opportunity to pre-sign up to four top international players. These players will be selected and announced before the draft begins, adding further anticipation to this buzzing event.

Here’s the pre-draft players pick list:

Team	Players
Harare Hurricanes	Eoin Morgan, Evin Lewis, Shahnawaz Dahani, Robin Uthappa
Cape Town Samp Army	Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Karim Janat, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Maheesh Theekshana
Durban Qalandars	Asif Ali, Sisanda Magala, George Linde, Hazratullah Zazai
Joburg Buffaloes	Yusuf Pathan, Mushfiqur Rehman, Tom Banton, Noor Ahmed
Bulawayo Braves	Sikander Raza, Ashton Turner, Tymal Mills, Ben McDermott