The Cape Town Samp Army will face Harare Hurricanes in the Eliminator of the Zim Afro T10 League. The match will be played at Harare Sports Club, Harare.

The Cape Town Samp Army will take on the Harare Hurricanes in the Eliminator of the Zim Afro T10 2023 on Friday, July 28. Harare Sports Club in Harare will host this exciting competition where the loser is eliminated from the competition.

The Cape Town Samp Army won four games and lost as many in the league stage and finished third in the points table. They lost three games before the knockout stages and will try to turn the tables. They lost their last league game to the Joburg Buffaloes.

After being asked to bat first, the Samp Army batters failed to get going. At the end of their 10 overs, they managed to score just 89 runs. The bowlers failed to defend the total as the Buffaloes defended them in just 6.5 overs with nine wickets in hand.

The Harare Hurricanes, on the other hand, finished the league stages below the Cape Town Samp Army. They also won four out of eight games and finished with eight points. They lost in their last game to the Joburg Buffaloes but managed to advance to the knockout stages of the competition.

The batters faltered against the Buffaloes, finishing their innings 81/7. Mohammad Nabi scored the best goal for the Hurricanes at 19. The bowlers managed to pick just one wicket as the Buffaloes drove to victory in the seventh game.

Match Preview

Cape Town Samp Army (CTSA) and Harare Hurricanes (HH) will face off in the Eliminator of the Zim Afro T10 2023 at Harare Sports Club in Harare on Friday (28 July). Both teams had a good run in the tournament, winning four games each and finishing third and fourth in the points table, respectively.

In their most recent game against the Joburg Buffaloes, the Cape Town Samp Army suffered a nine-wicket loss. Rahmanullah Gurbaz was the CTSA's standout player, hitting 27 runs with 12 balls, showing his aggressive batting ability. Karim Janat also made valuable contributions with 20 runs and 13 balls.

On the other hand, the Harare Hurricanes played their last game against Durban Qalandars and secured a 24-run win. Robin Uthappa was the star player for HH, playing a remarkable innings of 53 runs on 23 balls, proving his ability to dominate the bowlers. Regis Chakabva also made valuable contributions with 43 runs and 23 balls. In the bowling department, Luke Jongwe impressed with two wickets.

Pitch Report

The playing pitch has slowed down and is therefore a little harder to hit, especially against the spinners. A score of 110 can be difficult to achieve.

Weather Report

Temperatures in Harare are expected to range between 8 and 24 degrees Celsius on Friday. It will remain comfortable throughout the day.

Toss Prediction

The pitch of Harare Sports Club is a balanced surface. The team, winning the toss will choose to bat first.

Match Prediction

The Samp Army lost three games in a row and will need to bounce back in the 2023 Zim Afro T10 playoffs. The Hurricanes also suffered a loss in their last game and expect both teams to come out of it as tough as the loser was eliminated from the tournament.

The Joburg Buffaloes have performed well in recent games and expect to emerge victorious.

Prediction: The Joburg Buffaloes will win this Zim Afro T10 2023 competition.

Probable Playing XI

Cape Town Samp Army

Tadiwanashe Marumani, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Parthiv Patel (c & wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Karim Janat, Sean Williams, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Tom Curran, Peter Hatzoglou, Richard Ngarava, and Sheldon Cottrell.

Harare Hurricanes

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Cape Town Samp Army

Donavon Ferreira is the Harare Hurricanes' top runs scorer with 192 runs and a batting average of 192. He has hit 17 sixes and 11 fours. Robin Uthappa also has 154 runs with a 154 batting average.

Mohammad Nabi was the Harare Hurricanes' top bowler, bowling six wickets with an average of 23 and a save rate of 10.62.

Harare Hurricanes

Rahmanullah Gurbaz is the Cape Town Samp Army's top runs scorer with 220 runs and a batting average of 184. He has hit 20 sixes and 14 fours. Tadiwanashe Marumani also has 172 runs with a batting average of 189.

Tom Curran was the Cape Town Samp Army's top bowler, bowling 8 wickets with an average of 12 and a save rate of 9.36.