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.