The 2014–15 Pro50 Championship was the thirteenth edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament in Zimbabwe. The competition began on 9 November 2014 and the final was played on 21 March 2015.[1] After the 2013-14 season, Southern Rocks had their franchise suspended, leaving only four teams to compete.[2]
| Dates | 9 November 2014 – 21 March 2015 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Zimbabwe Cricket |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin + Final |
| Champions | Mashonaland Eagles (3rd title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 19 |
| Most runs | Roy Kaia (382) |
| Most wickets | Christopher Mpofu (19) |
Mashonaland Eagles won the tournament for the third time, having finished in second place in the round-robin, but defeated the Matabeleland Tuskers in the final by 4 wickets.[3][4]
Mountaineers batsman Roy Kaia was the tournament's leading run-scorer with a total of 382 runs.[5] Matabeleland Tuskers bowler Christopher Mpofu was the leading wicket-tacker with a total of 19 wickets.[6]
Points table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matabeleland Tuskers | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0.418 |
| 2 | Mashonaland Eagles | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | −0.105 |
| 3 | Mountaineers | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0.278 |
| 4 | Mid West Rhinos | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.581 |
Source: [7]
Qualified for the final
Fixtures edit
Round-robin edit
9 November 2014
Scorecard |
Mid West Rhinos
148 (42.5 overs) |
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Mashonaland Eagles
198 (44.3 overs) |
- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ryan Burl (Mashonaland Eagles) made his List A debut.
9 November 2014
Scorecard |
Matabeleland Tuskers
261/6 (50 overs) |
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Mountaineers
191/8 (50 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
- Devesh Hassani (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his List A debut.
22 November 2014
Scorecard |
Matabeleland Tuskers
207/8 (50 overs) |
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Mid West Rhinos
107 (35.3 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shoun Handirisi (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his List A debut.
22 November 2014
Scorecard |
Mountaineers
292/7 (50 overs) |
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Mashonaland Eagles
246 (45.2 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
7 December 2014
Scorecard |
Mashonaland Eagles
125 (40.4 overs) |
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Matabeleland Tuskers
128/7 (40.3 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
7 December 2014
Scorecard |
Mid West Rhinos
194/8 (50 overs) |
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Mountaineers
195/4 (38 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
14 January 2015
Scorecard |
Matabeleland Tuskers
213 (49.2 overs) |
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Mashonaland Eagles
216/2 (41.4 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
14 January 2015
Scorecard |
Mountaineers
175 (45.5 overs) |
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Mid West Rhinos
179/6 (42.2 overs) |
- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
17 January 2015
Scorecard |
Mashonaland Eagles
267/5 (44 overs) |
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Mountaineers
172/4 (30 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
- A rain delay during the Eagles innings resulted in a loss of six overs. The Mountaineers response was ended by rain after 30 overs with a DLS victory target of 174 runs.
17 January 2015
Scorecard |
Matabeleland Tuskers
223 (49.2 overs) |
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Mid West Rhinos
188 (44.5 overs) |
- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
21 January 2015
Scorecard |
Mashonaland Eagles
281/9 (50 overs) |
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Mid West Rhinos
238 (45.3 overs) |
- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
- James Bruce (Mid West Rhinos) made his List A debut.
21 January 2015
Scorecard |
Mountaineers
255/9 (50 overs) |
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Matabeleland Tuskers
124 (27.2 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
25 January 2015
Scorecard |
Mountaineers
267/5 (50 overs) |
v
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Mashonaland Eagles
207 (44.5 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
25 January 2015
Scorecard |
Mid West Rhinos
185 (43.2 overs) |
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Matabeleland Tuskers
188/6 (46.2 overs) |
- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
1 March 2015
Scorecard |
Mid West Rhinos
206/9 (50 overs) |
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Mashonaland Eagles
195/6 (44 overs) |
- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
- (D/L) target for the Eagles after 44 overs was 170 runs to win.
- Ryan Bezuidenhout (Mid West Rhinos) made his List A debut.
1 March 2015
Scorecard |
Mountaineers
197 (49.2 overs) |
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Matabeleland Tuskers
141/6 (30.4 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
- A rain delay after the first 12 overs of the Matabeleland Tuskers innings resulted in a revised (D/L) target of 139 runs from 31 overs.
- Ainsley Ndlovu (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his List A debut.
17 March 2015
Scorecard |
Matabeleland Tuskers
279/5 (50 overs) |
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Mashonaland Eagles
205 (43 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
17 March 2015
Scorecard |
Mountaineers
211/8 (50 overs) |
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Mid West Rhinos
212/7 (35.3 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
Final edit
21 March 2015
Scorecard |
Matabeleland Tuskers
266/7 (50 overs) |
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Mashonaland Eagles
268/6 (49.3 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mashonaland Eagles won the 2014–15 Pro50 Championship
References edit
- ^ "Pro50 Championship, 2014/15 / Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "ZC heeds ICC advice, Southern Rocks to be dissolved". Daily News Live. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Tuskers, Eagles to clash in final". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Mutombodzi steers Eagles to Pro50 title". ESPN Cricinfo. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Records / Pro50 Championship, 2014/15 / Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Records / Pro50 Championship, 2014/15 / Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Pro50 Championship, 2014/15 / Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2019.