Durban Qalanders vs Joburg Buffaloes, Qualifier 1 - Live Cricket Score

Durban Qalandars will lock horns with Joburg Buffaloes in the first qualifier match of the Zimbabwe Afro T10 at the Harare Sports Club in Harare on July 28. Durban Qalandars have won five games from eight that they have played and finished the league stage at the top of the table. On the other hand, Joburg Buffaloes played eight matches where they won and lost four matches each and were in second place after the end of the group stage.

In their last match, Durban Qalandars had squared off against Bulawayo Braves, where Durban Qalandars had won the toss and elected to bat. Qalandars had a horrible start, losing four wickets just for the score of 14, and it looked grim for them. Asif Ali and George Linde then joined hands to propel the team to a good total of 103 runs. The Braves were not too far away from their opponents and had lost three wickets already by the time they made 15 runs. Their middle order did try and score some runs, but it proved to be too little too late, and Durban Qalandars won the match by seven runs.

Joburg Buffaloes had played against Harare Hurricanes in their last encounter, where the toss was won by Harare Hurricanes, who had chosen to bat. Hurricanes did not start too well and were going ahead decently. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals, and by the end of the innings, they could manage to score 81 runs for the loss of seven wickets. Buffaloes lost a wicket early but did not look back after the early loss. They had an unbeaten partnership of 72 runs, due to which they easily won the match by nine wickets with almost four overs to spare.