2020–21 Pro50 Championship

2020–21 Pro50 Championship
Dates18 – 28 April 2021
Administrator(s)Zimbabwe Cricket
Cricket formatList A cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Final
ChampionsRhinos (1st title)
Participants5
Matches12
Most runsTakudzwanashe Kaitano (247)
Most wicketsJohn Nyumbu (11)

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]

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]

Points table

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
Source: Cricinfo

  Advanced to the Final   Advanced to the 3rd Place Play-Off

Fixtures

Round-robin

18 April 2021
Scorecard
Mountaineers
177 (44 overs)
v
Tuskers
179/7 (35.5 overs)
Kevin Kasuza 43 (34)
John Nyumbu 3/25 (10 overs)
Brian Chari 46 (26)
Brighton Chipungu 4/46 (9 overs)
Tuskers won by 3 wickets
Old Hararians, Harare
Umpires: David Shawane and Stanley Gogwe
Player of the match: Brian Chari (Tuskers)
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)
Tarisai Musakanda 77* (67)
Ashley Mufandauya 1/22 (4 overs)
Rhinos won by 8 wickets
Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare
Umpires: Percival Sizara and Walter Musakwa
Player of the match: Tarisai Musakanda (Rhinos)
20 April 2021
Scorecard
Tuskers
132 (34.4 overs)
v
Rocks
134/2 (15 overs)
Nkosana Mpofu 42 (56)
Tendai Chisoro 4/12 (6.4 overs)
Cephas Zhuwao 69* (35)
Panashe Maphosa 1/15 (2 overs)
Rocks won by 8 wickets
Old Hararians, Harare
Umpires: Collin Tlou and Percival Sizara
  • 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)
Brad Evans 109 (92)
Victor Nyauchi 5/41 (9 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)
Tafadzwa Tsiga 50 (76)
Carl Mumba 5/57 (9.3 overs)
Bright Matsiwe 64 (62)
Roy Kaia 3/25 (10 overs)
Rhinos won by 3 wickets
Old Hararians, Harare
Umpires: David Shawane and Stanley Gogwe
  • 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)
Alvin Chiradza 49* (43)
Malcolm Chikuwa 2/34 (10 overs)
Elton Chigumbura 55 (43)
Tawanda Dzikiti 3/32 (7.4 overs)
Tuskers won by 72 runs
Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare
Umpires: N Ndiweni and Tafadzwa Musakwa
  • 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)
Carl Mumba 47* (50)
Ainsley Ndlovu 3/35 (10 overs)
Brian Chari 61 (70)
Prince Masvaure 3/30 (9 overs)
Tuskers won by 2 wickets
Old Hararians, Harare
Umpires: N Ndiweni and Percival Sizara
  • Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
24 April 2021
Scorecard
Rocks
142 (31.5 overs)
v
Mountaineers
137 (38.2 overs)
Larvet Masunda 36 (46)
Akshay Patel 3/25 (4 overs)
Shingi Masakadza 53 (66)
Tendai Chisoro 3/29 (10 overs)
Rocks won by 5 runs
Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare
Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Walter Musakwa
  • 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)
Ashley Mufandauya 47 (54)
Brian Mudzinganyama 4/18 (6.5 overs)
Brian Mudzinganyama 66 (48)
Tadiwanashe Nyangani 3/43 (8 overs)
Rocks won by 4 wickets
Old Hararians, Harare
Umpires: Oscar Tafirenyika and Tafadzwa Musakwa
26 April 2021
Scorecard
Rhinos
335/6 (50 overs)
v
Mountaineers
153 (35.2 overs)
Tashinga Musekiwa 61* (40)
Akshay Patel 2/54 (6 overs)
Baxon Gopito 49 (60)
Brandon Mavuta 5/37 (10 overs)
Rhinos won by 182 runs
Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare
Umpires: Collin Tlou and Walter Musakwa
  • Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Nigel Bonyongwe (Mountaineers) and Tashinga Musekiwa (Rhinos) both made their List A debuts.

Finals

3rd Place Play-Off
28 April 2021
Scorecard
Tuskers
221 (49 overs)
v
Eagles
136 (36.1 overs)
Brian Chari 92 (91)
Daniel Jakiel 5/21 (8 overs)
Gareth Chirawu 63 (91)
John Nyumbu 5/21 (7.1 overs)
Tuskers won by 85 runs
Old Hararians, Harare
Umpires: Tafadzwa Musakwa and Percival Sizara
  • Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
Final
28 April 2021
Scorecard
Rhinos
297/8 (50 overs)
v
Rocks
250 (49 overs)
Takudzwanashe Kaitano 122 (118)
Nkosilathi Nungu 3/80 (10 overs)
Brian Mudzinganyama 53 (65)
Brandon Mavuta 3/40 (10 overs)
Rhinos won by 47 runs
Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare
Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and David Shawane
  • Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sydney Murombo (Rocks) made his List A debut.

References

  1. ^ "Pro50 Championship 2021: Full schedule, squads, match timings and live streaming details". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Tuskers shift focus to upcoming T20 competition". Chronicle. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe Cricket void 2019-20 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Zimbabwe Cricket annulled 2019-20 domestic season due to COVID-19". ANI News. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  5. ^ "JUST IN: Tuskers out of Pro-50 final". Chronicle. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Rhinos win first trophy after beating Rocks in Pro50 Final". 263 Chat. Retrieved 29 April 2021.


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