| Dates | 3 March – 9 March 2024 |
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| Administrator(s) | Zimbabwe Cricket |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) | Zimbabwe |
| Champions | Durham (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Eagles |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 18 |
| Most runs | Ryan Burl (Rhinos) (239) |
| Most wickets | Jalat Khan (Rocks) (13) |
The 2023–24 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition was the 13th edition of the Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition, a domestic Twenty20 cricket league that was played in Zimbabwe. The tournament took place from the 3 to 9 March 2024.[1][2] Along with the five franchise teams, English County cricket team Durham Cricket Club participated for the first time in the competition.[3] Durham extended their unbeaten streak into the final, clinching victory by a margin of 213 runs after dismissing the Mashonaland Eagles for a mere 16 runs.[4]
Squads
Squads
| Durham | Eagles | Mountaineers | Rocks | Rhinos | Tuskers |
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Durham (C) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3.037 |
| 2 | Eagles | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −0.282 |
| 3 | Mountaineers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.168 |
| 4 | Rhinos | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.172 |
| 5 | Rocks | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.392 |
| 6 | Tuskers | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.477 |
Advanced to the Final
Advanced to the 3rd place play-off
Advanced to the 5th place play-off
Fixtures
Round-robin
Rocks
177/6 (20 overs) |
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Rhinos
177/9 (20 overs) |
Cephas Zhuwao 86 (52)
Tashinga Musekiwa 3/24 (4 overs) |
- Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
- Jalat Khan, Jayden Schadendorf (Rocks) and Muhammad Adil (Rhinos) all made their T20 debuts.
- Super Over: Rhinos 17/1, Rocks 2/2.
- Points: Southern Rocks 0, Mid West Rhinos 2
Durham
192/4 (20 overs) |
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Mountaineers
139/7 (20 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- Haydon Mustard (Durham) and Baxon Gopito (Mountaineers) both made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Durham 3, Mountaineers 0. (Durham were awarded a Bonus Point)
Eagles
136/9 (20 overs) |
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Tuskers
124/9 (20 overs) |
- Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
- Owen Muzondo, Hamza Sajjad (Eagles) and Ben MicKinney (Tuskers) all made their T20 debuts.
- Points: Mashonaland Eagles 2, Matabeleland Tuskers 0
Rhinos
152/8 (20 overs) |
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Tuskers
118 (19.5 overs) |
- Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Mid West Rhinos 3, Matabeleland Tuskers 0. (Rhinos were awarded a Bonus Point)
Mountaineers
149/9 (20 overs) |
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Rocks
153/3 (18.4 overs) |
Baxon Gopito 32 (18)
Tendai Chisoro 3/25 (4 overs) |
- Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
- Prosper Mugeri (Mountaineers) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Southern Rocks 2, Mountaineers 0
Durham
185/5 (20 overs) |
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Eagles
113/9 (20 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Durham 3, Mashonaland Eagles 0. (Durham were awarded a Bonus Point)
Rhinos
164/5 (20 overs) |
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Eagles
166/8 (19.4 overs) |
Tadiwanashe Marumani 75 (48)
Muhammad Adil 2/24 (4 overs) |
- Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Mashonaland Eagles 2, Mid West Rhinos 0
Durham
174/5 (20 overs) |
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Rocks
71/7 (9 overs) |
Roy Kaia 17 (11)
Oliver Gibson 3/12 (2 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- Southern Rocks were set a revised target of 88 runs in 9 overs.
- Oliver Gibson (Durham) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Durham 2, Southern Rocks 0
Mountaineers
110 (19.5 overs) |
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Tuskers
74/3 (11.4 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers elected to bat.
- Adrian Mupembe (Tuskers) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Mountaineers 2, Tuskers 0.
Eagles
190/6 (20 overs) |
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Mountaineers
191/6 (18.3 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Mountaineers 2, Eagles 0.
Tuskers
158/8 (20 overs) |
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Rocks
161/7 (19.3 overs) |
- Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Rocks 2, Tuskers 0.
Durham
161/7 (17 overs) |
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Rhinos
130/7 (17 overs) |
- Durham elected to bat
- Due to rain the match was reduced to 17 overs a side.
- Points: Durham 2, Mid West Rhinos 0
Rhinos
171/5 (20 overs) |
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Mountaineers
172/4 (18.2 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Mountaineers 2, Rhinos 0.
Tuskers
115 (19.4 overs) |
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Durham
119/4 (11.1 overs) |
- Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Durham 3, Tuskers 0.
Eagles
148/9 (20 overs) |
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Rocks
108 (18.4 overs) |
Tafadwza Tsiga 28 (30)
Marshal Takodza 3/23 (4 overs) |
- Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Eagles 3, Rocks 0.
Play-offs
5th place play-off
Matabeleland Tuskers
177/6 (20 overs) |
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Rocks
118 (19.2 overs) |
- Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd place play-off
Final
Durham
229/6 (20 overs) |
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Eagles
16 (8.1 overs) |
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- 16 runs by Eagles was the third-lowest total in men's T20s, and the 213 runs victory margin was the third-largest margin in men's T20s.[5]
References
- ^ SAGAR Singh Chauhan. "Domestic T20 Cup roars to life with Durham in the mix". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Domestic T20 Cup roars to life with Durham in the mix". zimcricket.org. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Durham to play in Zimbabwe's domestic T20 competition to prepare for T20 Blast | The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Agarwal, Naman (10 March 2024). "Durham Bowl Eagles Out For 16 In World Record Win In Zimbabwe T20 Competition | Latest Cricket News Today". Wisden. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Third-lowest total in men's T20s Third-largest margin of victory in men's T20s. County side Durham smashed Mashonaland Eagles in the final to lift Zimbabwe's domestic T20 title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via Twitter/X.
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