2018–19 Pro50 Championship

The 2018–19 Pro50 Championship was the seventeenth edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament that was played in Zimbabwe, which started on 8 December 2018.[1] The tournament featured four teams, instead of the five that took part in the previous edition, with the Rising Stars being disbanded.[2][3] The other change to the 2018–19 tournament was that it was played across six rounds, instead of ten, as per previous years.[2] The Rising Stars were the defending champions.[4]

2018–19 Pro50 Championship
Dates8 December 2018 – 9 March 2019
Administrator(s)Zimbabwe Cricket
Cricket formatList A cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Final
ChampionsMashonaland Eagles (5th title)
Participants4
Matches13
Most runsCraig Ervine (422)
Most wicketsDaniel Jakiel (13)

The Mashonaland Eagles were the first team to qualify for the final of the tournament.[5] They were joined in the final by the Matabeleland Tuskers, after they won their penultimate fixture by eight wickets.[6] Mashonaland Eagles won the tournament, beating Matabeleland Tuskers by two wickets in the final.[7]

Points table

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Team[8] Pld W L NR Pts NRR
Mashonaland Eagles 6 5 0 1 24 +1.276
Matabeleland Tuskers 6 3 2 1 15 +0.239
Mountaineers 6 2 4 0 9 –0.049
Mid West Rhinos 6 1 5 0 4 –1.181

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Fixtures

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Round-robin

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8 December 2018
Scorecard
Mountaineers
230/7 (50 overs)
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Mid West Rhinos
231/7 (43.3 overs)
Roy Kaia 99* (131)
Graeme Cremer 2/41 (10 overs)
Tarisai Musakanda 78 (77)
Victor Nyauchi 3/28 (8 overs)
Mid West Rhinos won by 3 wickets
Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe
Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Iknow Chabi
  • Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
  • William Mashinge (Mountaineers) made his List A debut.

9 December 2018
Scorecard
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  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

12 December 2018
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Mid West Rhinos
232 (45.4 overs)
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Mashonaland Eagles
236/5 (46 overs)
Bothwell Chapungu 54 (69)
Chamu Chibhabha 3/40 (10 overs)
Elton Chigumbura 76* (98)
Graeme Cremer 2/46 (10 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 5 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Langton Rusere and Walter Musakwa
  • Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
  • Keith Jaure (Mashonaland Eagles) made his List A debut.

23 February 2019
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Mashonaland Eagles
302/8 (50 overs)
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Mountaineers
175 (38.2 overs)
Regis Chakabva 105 (115)
Shingi Masakadza 3/42 (8 overs)
Timycen Maruma 45 (49)
Daniel Jakiel 3/40 (7 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 127 runs
Mutare Sports Club, Mutare
Umpires: Percival Sizara and Iknow Chabi
  • Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Daniel Jakiel (Mashonaland Eagles) made his List A debut.

23 February 2019
Scorecard
Mid West Rhinos
231/9 (50 overs)
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Matabeleland Tuskers
235/4 (40.3 overs)
Peter Moor 77 (103)
Charlton Tshuma 3/61 (10 overs)
Craig Ervine 86* (98)
Tendai Chisoro 2/54 (10 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 6 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Langton Rusere and Christopher Phiri
  • Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Charlton Tshuma (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his List A debut.

24 February 2019
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Mashonaland Eagles
181 (43 overs)
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Mountaineers
180 (36.3 overs)
Regis Chakabva 53 (63)
Natsai M'shangwe 3/32 (8 overs)
Shingi Masakadza 31 (20)
Chamu Chibhabha 3/24 (7.3 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 1 run
Mutare Sports Club, Mutare
Umpires: Percival Sizara and Iknow Chabi
  • Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.

24 February 2019
Scorecard
Matabeleland Tuskers
191 (44.1 overs)
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Mid West Rhinos
81 (26 overs)
Cunningham Ncube 65 (99)
Ryan Burl 3/35 (10 overs)
Tarisai Musakanda 29 (50)
Sean Williams 4/16 (6 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 110 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Langton Rusere and Christopher Phiri
  • Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.

1 March 2019
Scorecard
Mountaineers
228/8 (50 overs)
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Mid West Rhinos
181 (43.2 overs)
Innocent Kaia 82 (92)
Kyle Jarvis 6/35 (10 overs)
Prince Masvaure 71 (96)
Roy Kaia 4/40 (9.2 overs)
Mountaineers won by 47 runs
Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe
Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Iknow Chabi
  • Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.

1 March 2019
Scorecard
Matabeleland Tuskers
283/5 (20 overs)
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Mashonaland Eagles
284/6 (49.1 overs)
Craig Ervine 168* (131)
Trevor Garwe 2/41 (10 overs)
Richmond Mutumbami 99 (99)
Sean Williams 2/47 (10 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 4 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Tafadzwa Musakwa and Langton Rusere
  • Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
  • Brian Mudzinganyama (Mashonaland Eagles) made his List A debut.

3 March 2019
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Mashonaland Eagles
96/4 (18.5 overs)
Ryan Burl 23 (33)
Daniel Jakiel 6/26 (7.4 overs)
Tinashe Kamunhukamwe 27 (28)
Carl Mumba 1/7 (4 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 6 wickets
Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe
Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Iknow Chabi
  • Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.

3 March 2019
Scorecard
Mountaineers
235/9 (50 overs)
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Matabeleland Tuskers
236/2 (44.3 overs)
Forster Mutizwa 73 (84)
Ernest Masuku 6/56 (10 overs)
Craig Ervine 111* (123)
Natsai M'shangwe 1/41 (6.3 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 8 wickets
Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Percival Sizara
  • Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.

5 March 2019
Scorecard
Mountaineers
331/6 (50 overs)
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Matabeleland Tuskers
207 (44.2 overs)
Timycen Maruma 122 (92)
Charlton Tshuma 2/64 (9 overs)
Charles Kunje 51 (58)
Wellington Masakadza 4/25 (10 overs)
Mountaineers won by 124 runs
Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Walter Musakwa
  • Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

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9 March 2019
Scorecard
Matabeleland Tuskers
202 (45.2 overs)
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Mashonaland Eagles
203/8 (46.1 overs)
Ernest Masuku 67 (78)
Patrick Mambo 2/36 (9 overs)
Tinashe Kamunhukamwe 73 (60)
Ainsley Ndlovu 3/23 (10 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 2 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Langton Rusere
  • Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.

References

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  1. ^ "Mountaineers favourites as Zimbabwe's new domestic season begins". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Zimbabwe abridge first-class season, dismantle Rising Stars". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe domestic season set to get underway". The Chronicle (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Rising Stars topple Mountaineers to clinch Pro50 Championship". 3-Mob. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Ervine hits top form". Nehanda Radio. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Chari, Ervine propel Tuskers to 8-wicket victory". Chronicle. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Kamunhukamwe leads Eagles to Pro50 title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Pro50 Championship 2018-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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