2016–17 Pro50 Championship

The 2016–17 Pro50 Championship was the fifteenth edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament in Zimbabwe. The competition ran from 10 February to 6 June 2017. It was originally scheduled to start in May, but was brought forward to February in preparation for Zimbabwe's One Day International (ODI) series against Afghanistan.[1] The opening fixtures replaced the scheduled fixtures in the Logan Cup, which were rescheduled for later in the competition.[2][3] The Pro50 Championship restarted late in May 2017, following the conclusion of the Logan Cup.[4]

2016–17 Pro50 Championship
Dates10 February – 6 June 2017
Administrator(s)Zimbabwe Cricket
Cricket formatList A cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
ChampionsMatabeleland Tuskers (1st title)
Participants4
Matches12
Most runsMalcolm Waller (402)
Most wicketsBrian Vitori (20)

Matabeleland Tuskers won the tournament with one game to spare.[5]

Points table

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Team[6] Pld W L NR Pts NRR
Matabeleland Tuskers 6 5 1 0 23 +1.016
Mid West Rhinos 6 3 2 1 16 +0.791
Mountaineers 6 2 4 0 8 –0.609
Mashonaland Eagles 6 1 4 1 6 –1.415

  Champions

Fixtures

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Round-robin

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10 February 2017
Scorecard
Mashonaland Eagles
257/8 (50 overs)
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Mountaineers
144/4 (31.5 overs)
Regis Chakabva 76 (107)
Innocent Kaia 2/30 (6 overs)
Hamilton Masakadza 59 (61)
Sikandar Raza 2/24 (5.5 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 3 runs (D/L method)
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Owen Chirombe and Sifelani Rwaziyeni
  • Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.

10 February 2017
Scorecard
Mid West Rhinos
238/9 (50 overs)
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Matabeleland Tuskers
239/4 (49.1 overs)
Malcolm Waller 115* (130)
Brian Vitori 4/49 (10 overs)
Craig Ervine 74 (98)
Neville Madziva 2/31 (8 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 6 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Jeremiah Matibiri and Lucky Ngwenya
  • Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.

12 February 2017
Scorecard
Mid West Rhinos
188/7 (40.1 overs)
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Bothwell Chapungu 76 (89)
Sikandar Raza 3/34 (7.1 overs)
  • Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
  • Lightning stopped play, with no further play possible due to a wet outfield.

12 February 2017
Scorecard
Mountaineers
148 (46.3 overs)
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Matabeleland Tuskers
149/3 (35.1 overs)
Vusi Sibanda 42 (66)
Chris Mpofu 2/12 (7.3 overs)
Brian Chari 84* (121)
Wellington Masakadza 1/26 (10 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 7 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Christopher Phiri and Langton Rusere
  • Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.

25 May 2017
Scorecard
Matabeleland Tuskers
276/9 (50 overs)
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Mashonaland Eagles
99 (28.5 overs)
Brian Chari 105 (130)
Brighton Zhawi 4/41 (9 overs)
Tinotenda Mutombodzi 46 (73)
Brian Vitori 7/29 (8.5 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 177 runs
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Owen Chirombe and Christopher Phiri
  • Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ernest Masuku (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his List A debut.

25 May 2017
Scorecard
Mid West Rhinos
263/9 (50 overs)
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Mountaineers
264/6 (45 overs)
Bothwell Chapungu 73 (66)
Donald Tiripano 3/65 (10 overs)
Forster Mutizwa 61* (74)
Michael Chinouya 3/45 (10 overs)
Mountaineers won by 4 wickets
Mutare Sports Club, Mutare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Jeremiah Matibiri
  • Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.

28 May 2017
Scorecard
Mashonaland Eagles
236 (43.3 overs)
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Mountaineers
238/6 (44.5 overs)
Tinotenda Mutombodzi 81 (85)
Shingi Masakadza 2/42 (6 overs)
Innocent Kaia 70 (80)
Sikandar Raza 2/38 (8 overs)
Mountaineers won by 4 wickets
Mutare Sports Club, Mutare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Russell Tiffin
  • Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.

28 May 2017
Scorecard
Matabeleland Tuskers
244/9 (50 overs)
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Mid West Rhinos
245/6 (45 overs)
Sean Williams 101 (101)
Neville Madziva 3/14 (9 overs)
Solomon Mire 101 (107)
Thabo Mboyi 2/32 (8 overs)
Mid West Rhinos won by 4 wickets
Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe
Umpires: Owen Chirombe and Josphat Mutapure
  • Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.

2 June 2017
Scorecard
Mashonaland Eagles
174 (42.1 overs)
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Mid West Rhinos
176/8 (37.2 overs)
Chamu Chibhabha 59 (80)
Graeme Cremer 3/25 (8.1 overs)
Peter Moor 67 (75)
Tinotenda Mutombodzi 3/7 (3 overs)
Mid West Rhinos won by 2 wickets
Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe
Umpires: Owen Chirombe and Stanley Gogwe
  • Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.

2 June 2017
Scorecard
Mountaineers
209 (48.4 overs)
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Matabeleland Tuskers
166/3 (42 overs)
Timycen Maruma 40 (67)
Brian Vitori 3/39 (9.4 overs)
Brian Chari 69* (103)
Wellington Masakadza 1/33 (10 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 7 runs (D/L method)
Mutare Sports Club, Mutare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Jeremiah Matibiri
  • Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Clive Chitumba (Mountaineers) made his List A debut.

6 June 2017
Scorecard
Mashonaland Eagles
208 (44.2 overs)
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Matabeleland Tuskers
209/1 (38.5 overs)
Chamu Chibhabha 65 (90)
John Nyumbu 3/17 (6 overs)
Brian Chari 105* (123)
T Munyoro 1/39 (7 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 9 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Owen Chirombe and Langton Rusere
  • Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
  • T Munyoro (Mashonaland Eagles) made his List A debut.

6 June 2017
Scorecard
Mid West Rhinos
298/8 (50 overs)
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Mountaineers
168 (36.5 overs)
Malcolm Waller 113 (86)
Tendai Chatara 4/53 (10 overs)
Kevin Kasuza 71 (67)
Graeme Cremer 6/33 (10 overs)
Mid West Rhinos won by 130 runs
Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe
Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Russell Tiffin
  • Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.

References

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  1. ^ "Solomon Mire back in Zimbabwe squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. ^ "ZC's provincial One-Day competition preponed". Cricket County. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe: Mire Returns to Chevrons". All Africa. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Tough battles expected as Pro50 Championship resumes". The Chronicle. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Champions Tuskers descend on Harare". Daily News. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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