Harare Sports Club, Harare – Pitch Report & Venue Details

Average First Innings Score in T10 matches at the venue since 2022: 98

Bat First vs Bowl First in all T10 matches at Harare since 2022: Win batting first – 48%, Win chasing – 52%

Wickets by Bowling Type in Zim Afro T10 2023 so far: 1ST INNS: RAP - 24, LAP - 4, WS - 11, ROB - 12, SLAO - 4; 2ND INNS: RAP - 24, LAP - 12, SLAO - 8, ROB - 12, WS - 6

Ground Dimensions: The venue has long straight boundaries (80m) and short square boundaries (71m, 65m). ThirdMan-DeepMidWicket (65m, 75m) and FineLeg-DeepCover (61m, 80m). These boundary sizes are for international matches and in the case of T10 matches, they might be adjusted to make it smaller than usual.

Pitch Report: Since Match Day 2, chasing teams have won 4 out of the 6 matches. There is almost no grass on the pitch - spinners and pacers with variations are likely to play important roles on this surface.

Fantasy XI - Cape Town Samp Army vs Harare Hurricanes, Match 14 

WK: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Robin Uthappa

BAT: Evin Lewis, Donavan Ferreira, Tadiwanashe Marumani

AR: Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Tom Curran, Samit Patel

BOWL: Peter Hatzoglu, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

C/VC: Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi

Note: Return after the toss for a fully updated XI, Also stay tuned to our telegram for regular updates

Stats Credit: Cricmetric

Fantasy XI - Bulawayo Braves vs Joburg Buffaloes, Match 15

WK: Tom Banton, Ben McDermott

BAT: Will Smeed

AR: Sikandar Raza, Mohammad Hafeez, Beau Webster

BOWL: Noor Ahmad, Taskin Ahmed, Tymal Mills

C/VC:  Sikandar Raza, Mohammad Hafeez

Differentials: Patrick Dooley (26%), Usman Khan Shinwari (11.5%), Wellington Masakadza (30%)

C/VC options: Ben McDermott, Tom Banton, Noor Ahmed

Note: Return after the toss for a fully updated XI, Also stay tuned to our telegram for regular updates

Stats Credit: Cricmetric

Fantasy XI - Joburg Buffaloes vs Durban Qalandars, Match 13 (Updated)

WK: Tim Seifert, Andre Fletcher, Mushfiqur Rahim

BAT: Hazratullah Zazai

AR: Mohammad Hafeez, George Linde, Ravi Bopara

BOWL: Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Amir, Tendai Chatara, Usman Khan Shinwari

C/VC: Tim Seifert, Mohammad Amir

Note: Return after the toss for a fully updated XI, Also stay tuned to our telegram for regular updates

Stats Credit: Cricmetric

SHORT NOTES:

  • T Seifert vs SLAO in T20s since 2021: 7 Outs at 26 Avg, 112 SR (Wellington Masakadza pressure and Noor Ahmad threat with left arm wrist spin). Rotate him out in some GLs especially if the pitch is the slow one. Keep him for other leagues.
  • Even Hazratullah Zazai does not have a great record against these bowling types and also has Hafeez threat if he opens the bowling. That said, he is one of the most experienced batters in this format with an average of 50 and is the top scorer in the Ab Dhabi T10 league.
  • Tom Banton vs Express Pace since 2021: T20: 9 outs at 15 Avg, 118 SR; T10: 3 Outs at 5 Avg, 84 SR (Mohammad Amir threat). The main threat for the Buffaloes top order will be Amir and if Dupavillon bowls from the other end, then they cold be very vulnerable. The last time these two sides met, Banton scored a half century but Amir di not play in that match  and he gained most of the momentum by smashing Brad Evans in the second over.
  • Yusuf Pathan came out to bat at Number 4 and while he did not look very comfortable against the pacers and scored most of his runs against an inexperienced spinner. Alternatively, there is Ravi Bopara, who is in good form coming from the T20 Blast and he seems to be a much more reliable pick for today.
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