The 2018–19 Pro50 Championship was the seventeenth edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament that was played in Zimbabwe, which started on 8 December 2018.[1] The tournament featured four teams, instead of the five that took part in the previous edition, with the Rising Stars being disbanded.[2][3] The other change to the 2018–19 tournament was that it was played across six rounds, instead of ten, as per previous years.[2] The Rising Stars were the defending champions.[4]
| Dates | 8 December 2018 – 9 March 2019 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Zimbabwe Cricket |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Final |
| Champions | Mashonaland Eagles (5th title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 13 |
| Most runs | Craig Ervine (422) |
| Most wickets | Daniel Jakiel (13) |
The Mashonaland Eagles were the first team to qualify for the final of the tournament.[5] They were joined in the final by the Matabeleland Tuskers, after they won their penultimate fixture by eight wickets.[6] Mashonaland Eagles won the tournament, beating Matabeleland Tuskers by two wickets in the final.[7]
Points table edit
| Team[8] | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mashonaland Eagles | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | +1.276 |
| Matabeleland Tuskers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | +0.239 |
| Mountaineers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | –0.049 |
| Mid West Rhinos | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | –1.181 |
Advanced to the final
Fixtures edit
Round-robin edit
8 December 2018
Scorecard |
Mountaineers
230/7 (50 overs) |
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Mid West Rhinos
231/7 (43.3 overs) |
- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
- William Mashinge (Mountaineers) made his List A debut.
12 December 2018
Scorecard |
Mid West Rhinos
232 (45.4 overs) |
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Mashonaland Eagles
236/5 (46 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Keith Jaure (Mashonaland Eagles) made his List A debut.
23 February 2019
Scorecard |
Mashonaland Eagles
302/8 (50 overs) |
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Mountaineers
175 (38.2 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
- Daniel Jakiel (Mashonaland Eagles) made his List A debut.
23 February 2019
Scorecard |
Mid West Rhinos
231/9 (50 overs) |
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Matabeleland Tuskers
235/4 (40.3 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
- Charlton Tshuma (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his List A debut.
24 February 2019
Scorecard |
Mashonaland Eagles
181 (43 overs) |
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Mountaineers
180 (36.3 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
24 February 2019
Scorecard |
Matabeleland Tuskers
191 (44.1 overs) |
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Mid West Rhinos
81 (26 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
1 March 2019
Scorecard |
Mountaineers
228/8 (50 overs) |
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Mid West Rhinos
181 (43.2 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
1 March 2019
Scorecard |
Matabeleland Tuskers
283/5 (20 overs) |
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Mashonaland Eagles
284/6 (49.1 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Brian Mudzinganyama (Mashonaland Eagles) made his List A debut.
3 March 2019
Scorecard |
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Mashonaland Eagles
96/4 (18.5 overs) | |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
3 March 2019
Scorecard |
Mountaineers
235/9 (50 overs) |
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Matabeleland Tuskers
236/2 (44.3 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
5 March 2019
Scorecard |
Mountaineers
331/6 (50 overs) |
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Matabeleland Tuskers
207 (44.2 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
Final edit
9 March 2019
Scorecard |
Matabeleland Tuskers
202 (45.2 overs) |
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Mashonaland Eagles
203/8 (46.1 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
References edit
- ^ "Mountaineers favourites as Zimbabwe's new domestic season begins". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Zimbabwe abridge first-class season, dismantle Rising Stars". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Zimbabwe domestic season set to get underway". The Chronicle (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Rising Stars topple Mountaineers to clinch Pro50 Championship". 3-Mob. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Ervine hits top form". Nehanda Radio. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Chari, Ervine propel Tuskers to 8-wicket victory". Chronicle. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Kamunhukamwe leads Eagles to Pro50 title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Pro50 Championship 2018-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2019.