2020–21_Pro50_Championship
2020–21 Pro50 Championship
Cricket tournament
The 2020–21 Pro50 Championship was the nineteenth edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament that was played in Zimbabwe. It started on 18 April 2021, with five teams taking part,[1] and was the final domestic tournament in Zimbabwe's cricket calendar for the 2020–21 season.[2] There was no defending champion, as the previous tournament was voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4]
Quick Facts Dates, Administrator(s) ...
| Dates | 18 – 28 April 2021 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Zimbabwe Cricket |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Final |
| Champions | Rhinos (1st title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Most runs | Takudzwanashe Kaitano (247) |
| Most wickets | John Nyumbu (11) |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
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Following the conclusion of the group stage, Tuskers and Eagles advanced to the third-place play-off, and Rocks and Rhinos qualified for the final of the tournament.[5] Rhinos won the tournament, beating Rocks by 47 runs in the final.[6]
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocks | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1.486 |
| 2 | Rhinos | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1.284 |
| 3 | Tuskers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | −0.095 |
| 4 | Eagles | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | −1.267 |
| 5 | Mountaineers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | −1.398 |
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Source: Cricinfo
Advanced to the Final Advanced to the 3rd Place Play-Off
Round-robin
18 April 2021 Scorecard |
Mountaineers 177 (44 overs) |
v |
Tuskers 179/7 (35.5 overs) |
Tuskers won by 3 wickets Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: David Shawane and Stanley Gogwe Player of the match: Brian Chari (Tuskers) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bright Phiri, Clive Madande, Panashe Maphosa (Tuskers), Brighton Chipungu, Dion Myers and John Masara (Mountaineers) all made their List A debuts.
18 April 2021 Scorecard |
Eagles 226 (49.5 overs) |
v |
Rhinos 229/2 (37.3 overs) |
Rodney Mupfudza 53 (83) Chris Mpofu 3/41 (9.5 overs) |
Rhinos won by 8 wickets Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Percival Sizara and Walter Musakwa Player of the match: Tarisai Musakanda (Rhinos) |
- Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashley Mufandauya, Brad Evans, Gareth Chirawu, Rodney Mupfudza, Tadiwanashe Nyangani and Tinashe Nenhunzi (Eagles) all made their List A debuts.
20 April 2021 Scorecard |
Tuskers 132 (34.4 overs) |
v |
Rocks 134/2 (15 overs) |
- Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
- Privilege Chesa (Rocks) made his List A debut.
20 April 2021 Scorecard |
Eagles 231 (44.4 overs) |
v |
Mountaineers 208 (45.5 overs) |
Kevin Kasuza 35 (28) Honest Ziwira 3/52 (8.5 overs) |
Eagles won by 23 runs Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Oscar Tafirenyika and Tafadzwa Musakwa |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
- Akshay Patel (Mountaineers) and Malcolm Chikuwa (Eagles) both made their List A debuts.
22 April 2021 Scorecard |
Rocks 235 (46.3 overs) |
v |
Rhinos 236/7 (49.2 overs) |
Bright Matsiwe 64 (62) Roy Kaia 3/25 (10 overs) |
- Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
- Bright Matsiwe (Rhinos) made his List A debut.
22 April 2021 Scorecard |
Tuskers 260/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Eagles 188 (40.4 overs) |
Elton Chigumbura 55 (43) Tawanda Dzikiti 3/32 (7.4 overs) |
- Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Tawanda Dzikiti (Tuskers) made his List A debut.
24 April 2021 Scorecard |
Rhinos 219 (49 overs) |
v |
Tuskers 220/8 (50 overs) |
- Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
24 April 2021 Scorecard |
Rocks 142 (31.5 overs) |
v |
Mountaineers 137 (38.2 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
- Nkosilathi Nungu (Rocks) and Spencer Magodo (Mountaineers) both made their List A debuts.
26 April 2021 Scorecard |
Eagles 170 (33.5 overs) |
v |
Rocks 172/6 (25.1 overs) |
Brian Mudzinganyama 66 (48) Tadiwanashe Nyangani 3/43 (8 overs) |
- Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tadiwanashe Marumani (Rocks) made his List A debut.
26 April 2021 Scorecard |
Rhinos 335/6 (50 overs) |
v |
Mountaineers 153 (35.2 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
- Nigel Bonyongwe (Mountaineers) and Tashinga Musekiwa (Rhinos) both made their List A debuts.
Finals
Tuskers 221 (49 overs) |
v |
Eagles 136 (36.1 overs) |
Gareth Chirawu 63 (91) John Nyumbu 5/21 (7.1 overs) |
- Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
Rhinos 297/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Rocks 250 (49 overs) |
- Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
- Sydney Murombo (Rocks) made his List A debut.
- "Pro50 Championship 2021: Full schedule, squads, match timings and live streaming details". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- "Tuskers shift focus to upcoming T20 competition". Chronicle. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- "Zimbabwe Cricket void 2019-20 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- "Zimbabwe Cricket annulled 2019-20 domestic season due to COVID-19". ANI News. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- "JUST IN: Tuskers out of Pro-50 final". Chronicle. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- "Rhinos win first trophy after beating Rocks in Pro50 Final". 263 Chat. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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