2014–15 Pro50 Championship

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2014–15 Pro50 Championship
Dates9 November 2014 – 21 March 2015
Administrator(s)Zimbabwe Cricket
Cricket formatList A cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin + Final
ChampionsMashonaland Eagles (3rd title)
Participants4
Matches19
Most runsRoy Kaia (382)
Most wicketsChristopher Mpofu (19)

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]

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[]

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[]

Round-robin[]

9 November 2014
Scorecard
Mid West Rhinos
148 (42.5 overs)
v
Mashonaland Eagles
198 (44.3 overs)
Nyasha Mayavo 43 (65)
Tinotenda Mutombodzi 3/32 (10 overs)
Ryan Burl 68* (99)
Steven Trenchard 1/11 (3 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 5 wickets
Old Hararians, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Jeremiah Matibiri
  • 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)
v
Mountaineers
191/8 (50 overs)
Sean Williams 100 (109)
Victor Nyauchi 2/60 (6 overs)
Roy Kaia 66 (95)
Brian Vitori 3/50 (9 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 70 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: and Langton Rusere
  • Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
  • (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his List A debut.
22 November 2014
Scorecard
Matabeleland Tuskers
207/8 (50 overs)
v
Mid West Rhinos
107 (35.3 overs)
Nkosana Mpofu 46 (72)
Kudakwashe Munyede 3/32 (10 overs)
Mark Mbofana 25 (45)
Tawanda Mupariwa 3/13 (6 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 100 runs
Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe
Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Russell Tiffin
  • 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)
v
Mashonaland Eagles
246 (45.2 overs)
Kevin Kasuza 89 (106)
Trevor Garwe 3/43 (10 overs)
Tinotenda Mutombodzi 38 (49)
Cuthbert Musoko 3/46 (8 overs)
Mountaineers won by 46 runs
Mutare Sports Club, Mutare
Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Owen Chirombe
  • Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
7 December 2014
Scorecard
Mashonaland Eagles
125 (40.4 overs)
v
Matabeleland Tuskers
128/7 (40.3 overs)
Tinotenda Mutombodzi 41* (54)
John Nyumbu 4/19 (8 overs)
Godwill Mamhiyo 45 (97)
Trevor Garwe 3/25 (8 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 3 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Russell Tiffin and Christopher Phiri
  • Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
7 December 2014
Scorecard
Mid West Rhinos
194/8 (50 overs)
v
Mountaineers
195/4 (38 overs)
Tendai Chisoro 59 (68)
Shingirai Masakadza 3/45 (10 overs)
Stuart Matsikenyeri 100* (83)
Neville Madziva 1/13 (4 overs)
Mountaineers won by 6 wickets
Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe
Umpires: Owen Chirombe and Iknow Chabi
  • Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
14 January 2015
Scorecard
Matabeleland Tuskers
213 (49.2 overs)
v
Mashonaland Eagles
216/2 (41.4 overs)
Craig Ervine 103 (124)
Sikandar Raza 4/33 (9 overs)
Sikandar Raza 106* (11)
Christopher Mpofu 1/41 (9 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 8 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Langton Rusere
  • Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
14 January 2015
Scorecard
Mountaineers
175 (45.5 overs)
v
Mid West Rhinos
179/6 (42.2 overs)
Stuart Matsikenyeri 31 (46)
Brian Vitori 3/50 (8 overs)
Prince Masvaure 49 (56)
Natsai M'shangwe 2/26 (10 overs)
Mid West Rhinos won by 4 wickets
Mutare Sports Club, Mutare
Umpires: Ashby Mutumbami and Owen Chirombe
  • Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
17 January 2015
Scorecard
Mashonaland Eagles
267/5 (44 overs)
v
Mountaineers
172/4 (30 overs)
Sikandar Raza 104 (97)
Donald Tiripano 2/54 (8 overs)
Hamilton Masakadza 93* (93)
Taurai Muzarabani 2/27 (5 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 1 run (D/L method)
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Russell Tiffin and Iknow Chabi
  • 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)
v
Mid West Rhinos
188 (44.5 overs)
Craig Ervine 70 (89)
Kudakwashe Munyede 4/41 (7 overs)
Malcolm Waller 62 (77)
Christopher Mpofu 3/36 (9 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 35 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: and Langton Rusere
  • Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
21 January 2015
Scorecard
Mashonaland Eagles
281/9 (50 overs)
v
Mid West Rhinos
238 (45.3 overs)
Brendan Taylor 61 (69)
Michael Chinouya 3/52 (6 overs)
Prince Masvaure 58 (69)
Sikandar Raza 3/43 (10 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 43 runs
Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe
Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Owen Chirombe
  • 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)
v
Matabeleland Tuskers
124 (27.2 overs)
Hamilton Masakadza 85 (79)
Christopher Mpofu 3/46 (10 overs)
Godwill Mamhiyo 35 (52)
Tendai Chatara 4/31 (9 overs)
Mountaineers won by 131 runs
Mutare Sports Club, Mutare
Umpires: Ashby Mutumbami and Iknow Chabi
  • Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
25 January 2015
Scorecard
Mountaineers
267/5 (50 overs)
v
Mashonaland Eagles
207 (44.5 overs)
Roy Kaia 85* (102)
Wellington Masakadza 2/43 (10 overs)
Greg Lamb 73 (74)
Tapiwa Mufudza 4/28 (9.5 overs)
Mountaineers won by 60 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Russell Tiffin and Sifelani Rwaziyeni
  • Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
25 January 2015
Scorecard
Mid West Rhinos
185 (43.2 overs)
v
Matabeleland Tuskers
188/6 (46.2 overs)
Prince Masvaure 51 (82)
Thabo Mboyi 4/21 (7.2 overs)
Brian Chari 63 (84)
Tawanda Mupariwa 3/43 (9.2 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 4 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Owen Chirombe and
  • Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
1 March 2015
Scorecard
Mid West Rhinos
206/9 (50 overs)
v
Mashonaland Eagles
195/6 (44 overs)
Malcolm Waller 48 (62)
Trevor Garwe 4/24 (10 overs)
Mark Pettini 74 (84)
Mark Mbofana 2/37 (7 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 26 runs (D/L method)
Old Hararians, Harare
Umpires: Russell Tiffin and Iknow Chabi
  • 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)
v
Matabeleland Tuskers
141/6 (30.4 overs)
Tino Mawoyo 43 (60)
Keith Dabengwa 3/35 (10 overs)
Keith Dabengwa 49* (58)
Roy Kaia 3/32 (7 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 4 wickets (D/L method)
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: and Owen Chirombe
  • 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)
v
Mashonaland Eagles
205 (43 overs)
Brian Chari 115 (125)
Cephas Zhuwao 2/48 (6 overs)
Joylord Gumbie 39 (40)
Brian Vitori 3/39 (10 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 74 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Jeremiah Matibiri and
  • Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
17 March 2015
Scorecard
Mountaineers
211/8 (50 overs)
v
Mid West Rhinos
212/7 (35.3 overs)
Roy Kaia 101* (144)
Tendai Chisoro 3/38 (10 overs)
Prince Masvaure 68* (78)
Natsai M'shangwe 3/40 (10 overs)
Mid West Rhinos won by 3 wickets
Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe
Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Owen Chirombe
  • Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.

Final[]

21 March 2015
Scorecard
Matabeleland Tuskers
266/7 (50 overs)
v
Mashonaland Eagles
268/6 (49.3 overs)
Godwill Mamhiyo 63 (55)
Wellington Masakadza 2/39 (10 overs)
Tinotenda Mutombodzi 79 (76)
Keith Dabengwa 1/22 (5 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 4 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Russell Tiffin and Jeremiah Matibiri
Player of the match: Tinotenda Mutombodzi (Mashonaland Eagles)
  • Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mashonaland Eagles won the 2014–15 Pro50 Championship

References[]

  1. ^ "Pro50 Championship, 2014/15 / Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. ^ "ZC heeds ICC advice, Southern Rocks to be dissolved". Daily News Live. 8 April 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Tuskers, Eagles to clash in final". ESPN Cricinfo. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Mutombodzi steers Eagles to Pro50 title". ESPN Cricinfo. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Records / Pro50 Championship, 2014/15 / Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Records / Pro50 Championship, 2014/15 / Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Pro50 Championship, 2014/15 / Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 January 2019.

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