Tanzania Cricket Association (TCA) have announced that the Annual event, Advanced Players Premier League (APL T20), will be held from Aug 08th – 16th, 2020 at the Gymkhana ground in Dar-es-Salaam. A total of six teams will participate in the tournament, with each team comprising of 14 players including senior squad members and U19 players in the country.
A total of 84 players will take part in the competition, with 14 players each allocated to the 6 teams, and the selection will be done by a panel set up by Tanzania Cricket Association, that will include the national squad Head Coach, Steve Tikolo. TCA have sent invites to all the clubs in the domestic circuit to send their player nominations. Tikolo himself has played in the inaugural edition of the APL back in 2008.
The 6 teams (Buffalo Blasters, Tembo Stars, Simba Kings, Royal Rhinos, Twica Titans and Chui Challengers) will play each other in a single round-robin group stage format, before the knock-out stages of the competition, which will see 19 matches played across 9 days of the event. Domestic cricket has resumed in Tanzania across all the divisions in the T20, 30-overs and 50-overs format competitions.
The U19 players will benefit a lot from the competition playing alongside the senior players, as they prepare themselves for U19 African Qualifier Division 2 early next year, which likely will be held in Tanzania itself. The U19 players went through a training camp and trial games in Jun 2020 under the supervision of Head coach Steve Tikolo and Head of Development Officer Hamisi Abdallah.
Tanzania were the last International team to have played games during Mar 2020 before the global lockdowns due to coronavirus pandemic, when they toured Zimbabwe and played a 6-match T20 series against Mid West Rhinos, a domestic club franchise in the country.
2020 Domestic/International Stats – Batting
| Player | Innings | Runs | S/R | Average |
| Athumani Kakonzi(Union Sports Club) | 14 | 380 | 114.80 | 31.67 |
| Nandakishan Pottachira(Mcc) | 9 | 282 | 158.43 | 40.29 |
| Issa Kikasi(Aksc) | 12 | 263 | 103.14 | 29.22 |
| Jatin Darji(Tanzania) | 9 | 262 | 102.75 | 32.75 |
| Abbas Adamjee(Annadil Burhani) | 11 | 260 | 139.04 | 28.89 |
| Arsalaan Premji(Ilala Boys) | 9 | 260 | 57.40 | 32.50 |
| Abdullah Jabiri(Gp) | 7 | 253 | 109.05 | 36.14 |
| Mufaddal Seifuddin(Annadil Burhani) | 11 | 238 | 103.03 | 23.80 |
| Adil Kassam(Dcc) | 11 | 231 | 110.00 | 25.67 |
| Abhik Patwa(Gymkhana) | 8 | 229 | 97.45 | 32.71 |
| Danish Unia(Union Sports Club) | 10 | 215 | 139.61 | 23.89 |
| Ashish Kamania(Strikers A) | 9 | 184 | 99.46 | 23.00 |
| Ashvin Pindoria(Estim) | 10 | 183 | 106.40 | 22.88 |
| Kassimu Nassoro(Caravans) | 7 | 177 | 75.32 | 29.50 |
| Riziki Kizito(Aksc) | 9 | 173 | 96.65 | 24.71 |
| Aahil Jasani(Aksc) | 8 | 171 | 62.87 | 24.43 |
| Naga Gurijala(K&p Constructions) | 9 | 159 | 113.57 | 17.67 |
| Shahazad Ali(Dar Black Panthers) | 10 | 158 | 120.61 | 19.75 |
| Faraj Athumani(Mcc) | 5 | 156 | 82.98 | 31.20 |
| Jitin Pratap Singh(Caravans) | 7 | 155 | 88.57 | 25.83 |
| Hari P(Tamil Nadu Sports Club) | 9 | 154 | 146.67 | 19.25 |
| Meet Jetha(Dcc) | 11 | 154 | 100.00 | 19.25 |
| Takudzwanashe Kaitano(Midwest Rhinos) | 6 | 151 | 98.69 | 25.17 |
| Dharmin Parmar(Dcc) | 11 | 150 | 94.34 | 15.00 |
| Mufaddal Moiz(Annadil Seifee) | 8 | 145 | 118.85 | 29.00 |
| Abhishek Rathod(Sandy’s Super Strikers) | 7 | 144 | 113.39 | 24.00 |
| Mauleshkumar Patel(Patel Brotherhood) | 10 | 143 | 114.40 | 15.89 |
| Ally Mpeka(Tanzania) | 6 | 143 | 68.10 | 35.75 |
| Mahendra Kerai(Estim) | 10 | 137 | 152.22 | 17.12 |
| Abdulsamad Ahmed(Lions CC) | 9 | 137 | 83.03 | 17.12 |
| Shiraz Shokat(Union Sports Club) | 10 | 136 | 128.30 | 17.00 |
| Mubin Hassan(Lions Castilla) | 8 | 132 | 110.92 | 22.00 |
| Sefu Khalifa(Union Sports Club) | 11 | 132 | 107.32 | 18.86 |
| Lakshmikanth Sukavasi(K&p Constructions) | 7 | 129 | 118.35 | 25.80 |
| Nanda Kumar(Sandy’s Super Strikers) | 8 | 127 | 115.45 | 21.17 |
| Adnan Zariwala(Annadil Burhani) | 9 | 123 | 112.84 | 17.57 |
| Chetan Patel(Patel Brotherhood) | 9 | 122 | 119.61 | 24.40 |
| Bhavik Bhudia(Estim) | 10 | 122 | 116.19 | 13.56 |
| Dhrumit Mehta(Aksc) | 6 | 122 | 100.00 | 24.40 |
| Ejaz Aziz(Alaf Aces) | 6 | 122 | 76.25 | 20.33 |
| Lalji Halai(Estim) | 9 | 121 | 149.38 | 13.44 |
| Zamoyoni Ramadhani(Gymkhana) | 9 | 120 | 125.00 | 20.00 |
| Mehul Ravat(Strikers) | 9 | 115 | 105.50 | 16.43 |
| Venkateswararao Katru(K&p Constructions) | 9 | 113 | 107.62 | 16.14 |
| Arif Khatri(Strikers) | 6 | 113 | 91.13 | 22.60 |
| Nilesh Varsani(Sklpsc) | 1 | 111 | 156.34 | 111.00 |
| Tarisai Musakanda(Midwest Rhinos) | 5 | 109 | 147.30 | 27.25 |
| Sameer Mussa(Union Sports Club) | 11 | 100 | 120.48 | 20.00 |
| Remembrance Nyathi(Midwest Rhinos) | 5 | 99 | 133.78 | 33.00 |
| Taher Abbas(Annadil Seifee) | 8 | 99 | 97.06 | 14.14 |
2020 Domestic/International Stats – Bowling
| Player | Innings | Wickets | Economy | S/R |
| Aahil Jasani(Aksc) | 8 | 23 | 3.74 | 13.4 |
| Mohammad Ali(Tanzania) | 10 | 22 | 4.10 | 15 |
| Salum Jumbe(Tanzania) | 9 | 17 | 5.28 | 17.5 |
| Mufaddal Moiz(Annadil Seifee) | 8 | 17 | 5.33 | 6.4 |
| Mitul Jethalal(Dcc) | 8 | 16 | 5.57 | 7.9 |
| Sadiki Iddi(Aksc) | 7 | 15 | 4.76 | 14.5 |
| Ashvin Pindoria(Estim) | 10 | 15 | 5.27 | 10.9 |
| Dharmin Parmar(Dcc) | 11 | 15 | 6.84 | 11.4 |
| Murtaza Shk Kaderbhai(Annadil Burhani) | 11 | 14 | 5.26 | 14.6 |
| Lakshmikanth Sukavasi(K&p Constructions) | 8 | 14 | 7.33 | 9.4 |
| Deepak Joshi(Dcc) | 9 | 13 | 5.21 | 11.1 |
| Zamoyoni Ramadhani(Gymkhana) | 9 | 13 | 5.33 | 18 |
| Mandeep Singh(Patel Brotherhood) | 7 | 13 | 6.27 | 8.5 |
| Sridhar Srinivasan(Tamil Nadu Sports Club) | 8 | 13 | 6.36 | 6.5 |
| Gulraiz Haideri(Lions CC) | 10 | 12 | 5.44 | 13.5 |
| Shabbar Rattansi(Union Sports Club) | 12 | 12 | 5.85 | 13.5 |
| Abdulsamad Ahmed(Lions CC) | 9 | 12 | 6.32 | 10.8 |
| Abdulrahman Akida(Upanga Warriors) | 5 | 11 | 4.64 | 15.3 |
| Riteshkumar Tailor(Patel Brotherhood) | 10 | 11 | 5.23 | 14.2 |
| Gulam Yassin(K&p Constructions) | 8 | 11 | 5.54 | 10.7 |
| Bhavik Bhudia(Estim) | 10 | 11 | 6.85 | 14.2 |
| Ali Sumar(Union Sports Club) | 11 | 11 | 7.53 | 8.2 |
| Harnish Hirani(Estim) | 10 | 11 | 7.79 | 11.9 |
| Wahid Hussain(Gp) | 5 | 10 | 3.24 | 20 |
| Kassimu Nassoro(Tanzania) | 7 | 10 | 3.57 | 25.4 |
| Riyaz Mytheen(Tamil Nadu Sports Club) | 9 | 10 | 5.58 | 10.1 |
| Abubakar Selemani(Lions Castilla) | 11 | 10 | 6.33 | 18 |
| Sajad Ratansi(Dcc) | 11 | 10 | 7.62 | 12.6 |
| Yash Hirwania(Gymkhana) | 3 | 9 | 2.67 | 10 |
| Jatin Darji(Tanzania) | 5 | 9 | 3.50 | 12.8 |
| Harsheed Chohan(Aksc) | 7 | 9 | 4.82 | 22 |
| Ally Mpeka(Aces) | 7 | 9 | 5.60 | 20.2 |
| Imrankhan Pathan(Dar Black Panthers) | 9 | 9 | 5.67 | 10 |
| Gaurang Patel(Patel Brotherhood) | 6 | 9 | 6.13 | 10 |
| Adnan Zariwala(Annadil Burhani) | 12 | 9 | 6.31 | 23.3 |
| Yusuf Abdulhaleem(Royal Strikers CC) | 7 | 9 | 6.87 | 10 |
| Sanjay Bhatia(Strikers) | 6 | 9 | 7.08 | 8 |
| Harvinder Khurana(Dar Black Panthers) | 10 | 9 | 7.14 | 9.3 |
| Chetan Patel(Patel Brotherhood) | 10 | 9 | 7.25 | 14.4 |
| Nanda Kumar(Sandy’s Super Strikers) | 8 | 9 | 7.29 | 9.3 |
| Athumani Siwa(Sklpsc) | 4 | 8 | 5.11 | 16.9 |
| Hussein Mohsin(Union Sports Club) | 8 | 8 | 5.12 | 12.8 |
| Sreejesh Puthiyaveetil(Mcc) | 9 | 8 | 5.31 | 18.5 |
| Rijali Fentu(Lions Academy) | 9 | 8 | 5.77 | 19.4 |
| Jitesh Pindoria(Estim) | 8 | 8 | 6.40 | 15 |
| Akil Raja(Annadil Burhani) | 9 | 8 | 6.65 | 15 |
| Vinesh KV(Mcc) | 8 | 8 | 6.81 | 15.8 |
| Narendra Kumar(Sandy’s Super Strikers) | 8 | 8 | 7.16 | 14.2 |
| Faraj Athumani(Mcc) | 4 | 8 | 7.16 | 14.9 |
