Zimbabwe Cricket: NPL expanded to 14 teams, playoff fixtures announced

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Zimbabwe Cricket is the governing body for cricket in Zimbabwe. A full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), ZC oversees the national team and organizes international Test, ODI, and T20 matches. It also manages domestic cricket competitions such as the Castle Logan Cup, Coca-Cola Metbank Pro50 Championship, and Stanbic Bank 20 Series.

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The 2023/24 edition of the National Premier League (NPL) will be a grand affair featuring 14 teams following a decision by Zimbabwe Cricket to add four more participants in order to open up the top-flight club cricket competition to men’s teams from all the 10 provinces in the country.

The new qualification pathway will see nine teams qualify directly on sporting merit through their top provincial club championships, while the other five spots will be filled up through playoffs.

Harare Metropolitan will have four teams securing their places directly in the NPL, followed by Bulawayo Metropolitan with two guaranteed berths.

Manicaland, Masvingo and Midlands will each have one spot through direct qualification.

The best teams from Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West, Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South will have to go through NPL playoffs against clubs from the top provinces.

In the first playoff match played at Kadoma Sports Club on Sunday, Kadoma Sports Club beat Kwekwe Sports Club by 220 runs to book their place in the main tournament.

Four other playoff matches are scheduled to take place on 27 and 28 May at venues across the country.

2023/24 NPL PLAYOFF FIXTURES:

TEAM ATEAM BVENUEDATE
Mutare Sports Club(Manicaland)Masters Cricket Club(Mashonaland East)Mutare Sports Club27 May 2023
Bulawayo Athletic Club(Bulawayo Metropolitan)Mosi Titans(Matabeleland North)Emakhandeni28 May 2023
Lowveld Warthogs(Masvingo)Golden Bulls(Matabeleland South)Masvingo Sports Club27 May 2023
Takashinga 2(Harare Metropolitan)Wadzanai(Mashonaland Central)Bindura Sports Club28 May 2023
Kwekwe Cricket Club(Midlands)Kadoma Cricket Club(Mashonaland West)Kadoma Cricket Club21 May 2023

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