Joburg Buffaloes dominate league stage finish second

The Joburg Buffaloes were in superb touch in what was the final game of the league stage of the inaugural edition of the Zim Afro T10, defeating the Harare Hurricanes by 9 wickets, and 22 deliveries to spare. Will Smeed top-scored with an unbeaten 44 as Joburg jumped into the second spot on the points table behind the Durban Qalandars. The Cape Town Samp Army and Harare Hurricanes came in third and fourth, with the Bulawayo Braves rounding up the table. Batting first, the Harare Hurricanes had a slow start, as they lost Robin Uthappa for 6 early on. Evin Lewis was the next to depart for 1, as the Joburg Buffaloes had the advantage in the early exchanges. Regis Chakabva (10) could not convert his start. Donovan Ferreira and Mohammad Nabi then put on 19 runs as they looked to steady the ship, but, in the 7th over, the Buffaloes struck again through Blessing Muzarabani.
In a spot of bother at this point, Nabi, who was joined by Irfan Pathan, took charge. The partnership added 20 runs to the cause before Nabi was dismissed for 19, and Luke Jongwe was packed off right after for a duck. Samit Patel could not keep Irfan and was knocked over for 2 by Junior Dala, and then it was up to Irfan and Tashinga Musekiwa to finish things up.