2014–15 Pro50 Championship

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]

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
Matches played19
Most runsRoy Kaia (382)
Most wicketsChristopher 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

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: Trevor Phiri and Langton Rusere
  • 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)
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: Trevor Phiri 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 Lucky Ngwenya
  • 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: Trevor Phiri 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 Lucky Ngwenya
  • 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.
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