Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has secured a significant financial boost, announcing a US$50,000 sponsorship deal with CABS, a prominent financial institution in Zimbabwe. The sponsorship is aimed at strengthening the domestic cricket setup by directly supporting the country’s five first-class provincial teams—Eagles, Rhinos, Tuskers, Mountaineers, and Southern Rocks. These teams compete in the Logan Cup, the Pro50 Championship, and the national T20 league.
In a statement released by ZC, the funds will be disbursed through a direct-to-team model. This system is expected to improve transparency and allow teams to allocate resources toward crucial areas like player welfare, coaching infrastructure, and youth development.
Zimbabwe Cricket Gets Financial Boost from CABS
“We are grateful to CABS for coming on board as a valued partner in our domestic cricket journey,” said ZC Managing Director Givemore Makoni. “For our provincial teams, it means greater stability and the ability to invest more consistently in key areas such as player welfare, coaching and talent development.”
Investment Aims to Strengthen Domestic Structure
CABS has been involved in Zimbabwe cricket since 2004 and has quietly supported local tournaments and talent-building efforts over the years. Their renewed commitment is seen as a positive step for the game’s long-term growth in the country.
“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕—𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒁𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒘𝒆’𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆,” 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝑪𝑨𝑩𝑺 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑫𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝑴𝒆𝒉𝒍𝒖𝒍𝒊 𝑴𝒑𝒐𝒇𝒖. “𝑩𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕, 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒆 𝒂 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒁𝒊𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒆.”
The financial support comes during a promising year for Zimbabwe cricket. The national team has already played seven Test matches and recently hosted a T20I tri-series featuring South Africa and New Zealand. Zimbabwe is also set to host New Zealand for a two-Test series beginning July 30.
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