Zim Afro T10 Final: Joburg Buffaloes vs Durban Qalandars
The T10 final was certainly breathtaking, because it went till the last over of the match. The winner of the Zim Afro T10 final is Durban Qalandars. They have shown that they were the strongest team of the tournament. The last ball four by Zazai is going to be remembered as an iconic shot for the tournament. Initially it was thought that the decision of bowling by Durban Qalandars was not the right decision, but they proved it right.
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Key moment of the match:
The key moments of the match are given below. It will show the rollercoaster ride of the Durban Qalandars to win the Zim Afro T10 final.
- Durban Qalandars won the toss and elected to bowl first.
- With a number of boundaries in the first two overs. The opening partnership was able to set a quickfire start with 28 runs in only 2 overs.
- In the 3rd over they batted even better, and took the score to 47.
- Soon, the partnership reached a total of 53 runs. On the 3.4 Hafeez made an attempt to play a reverse sweep, and he was clean bowled on the bowl by Linde. Hafeez expected the bowl to turn, but it didn’t.
- After 8 over, the score was 108, and it looked like the Joburg Buffaloes had done the damage.
- At the end of the 10 overs, 127 runs were scored by the Buffaloes. That means the target was 128 for Durban Qalandars.
- Durban got only a 33 run start, which was not as good if compared to the Buffaloes start.
- However, Zazai was determined to hold one end till the end of the game for his team.
- In the last four overs the required run rate was 13 runs per over. But it looked like it was very easy for Durban, because Zazai was there on the other end.
- In the last over, Zazai hit a brilliant four to make his team win the tournament.
This is certainly a moment to cherish for the team. Winning a tournament is certainly a dream come true for any team.
