Zim T10 match fixing allegations: ZC,title sponsor Zim Cyber City profess ignorance on purported ICC investigations

Harare- ZIMBABWE Cricket (ZC) and title sponsor Zim Cyber City have professed ignorance on match fixing allegations and subsequent investigations purportedly carried out by International Cricket Council (ICC) in the just ended successful ZimAfro T10 league, Express Mail Zim can report.

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According to reports from some sections of the media, the International Cricket Council is said to have launched an investigation into alleged suspicious activities with emphasising on an isolated match between Durban Wolves and Harare Bolts .

The said investigation has it’s major focus on two overs that raised alarm due to high numbers of extras , including wides and no balls in that articular match.

ZC managing director Givemore Makoni has however categorically stated that the sports governing body has not received any communication to that effect.

Naturally,ICC is obliged to raise larm with the host country’s cricket mother body in face of such scarhing allegations.

“We have not received anything from ICC.No communication has come to us,we haven’t received anything official.We cannot comment on social media posts,” Makoni told Zimpapers Sports Hub Tuesday.

In an interview with Express Mail Zim , Zim Cyber City chief executive Tendai Hlupo- Mamvura on Tuesday, shared the same sentiments and made it clear as pie stuff that they have zero tolerance to matchfixing .

“As the sponsor of the Zim Afro T10 League, Zim Cyber City is not aware of any ongoing match-fixing investigation by the ICC related to the recently concluded tournament. We have a zero-tolerance policy toward match-fixing. If an investigation is confirmed, we will address the matter once the official findings are released. Our commitment to maintaining the integrity of the sport remains unwavering,” she said.

T Ten Global Sports has also strongly denied the claims made by a segment of the media, which alleged an ongoing investigation into suspicious activities in the Zim Afro T10 tournament.

In a statement, a spokesperson from the management dismissed the report as entirely unfounded and malicious.

“There is no known formal investigation in progress,” the spokesperson clarified.

“The newspaper cast aspersions without any proof and based the story merely on assumptions and speculation.”

Both T Ten Global Sports and Zimbabwe Cricket expressed regret over the dissemination of unverified information, stating that such content not only damages the reputation of the tournament but also undermines professional journalism.

T Ten Global Sports also clarified that it outsources all anti-corruption monitoring to the ICC Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) and works closely with them to maintain the highest standards of integrity and ensure the game remains clean.

The organization reaffirmed its commitment to the integrity of the Zim Afro T10. The league ensures that all necessary measures are in place to protect the tournament’s integrity and emphasizes a zero-tolerance policy against any wrongdoing.

Express Mail Zim understands that the so called ‘whistle blower’ is Pakistani journalist,Saleem Khaliq who made the claims on his X (formerly Twitter)account .

In his post, Khaliq made claims that ICC anti corruption unit has questioned implicated players and officials, information that is alien to ZC.

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