2024 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition
| Dates | 3 March – 9 March 2024 | 
|---|---|
| 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 2024 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
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | v | 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) | v | 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) | v | 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) | v | 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) | v | 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) | v | 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) | v | 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) | v | Rocks 71/7 (9 overs) | 
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- Southern Rocks were set a revised target of 88 runs in 9 overs.
- Oli Gibson (Durham) made his T20 debut.
- Points: Durham 2, Southern Rocks 0
| Mountaineers 110 (19.5 overs) | v | 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) | v | Mountaineers 191/6 (18.3 overs) | 
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Mountaineers 2, Eagles 0.
| Tuskers 158/8 (20 overs) | v | Rocks 161/7 (19.3 overs) | 
- Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Rocks 2, Tuskers 0.
| Durham 161/7 (17 overs) | v | 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) | v | Mountaineers 172/4 (18.2 overs) | 
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Mountaineers 2, Rhinos 0.
| Tuskers 115 (19.4 overs) | v | Durham 119/4 (11.1 overs) | 
- Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Durham 3, Tuskers 0.
| Eagles 148/9 (20 overs) | v | 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) | v | Rocks 118 (19.2 overs) | 
- Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd place play-off
Final
| Durham 229/6 (20 overs) | v | 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.