2010–11 Metbank Pro40 Championship

The 2010–11 Metbank Pro40 Championship was the ninth edition of the List A cricket tournament in Zimbabwe. In previous, and following, years the competition was a 50-over tournament, but this edition was played in a 40-over format. The competition began on 11 September 2010 and the final was played on 27 March 2011.[1]

2010–11 Pro50 Championship
Dates11 September 2010 – 27 March 2011
Administrator(s)Zimbabwe Cricket
Cricket formatList A cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
ChampionsSouthern Rocks (1st title)
Participants5
Matches played23
Most runsJonathan Beukes (301)
Most wicketsNatsai M'shangwe (13)

The first semi-final was won by the Southern Rocks who dismissed the Matabeleland Tuskers for just 94, with Brian Vitori leading the way with a five-wicket haul.[2] The second semi-final saw the Mid West Rhinos eliminate the defending champions Mountaineers. After the Rhinos compiled a moderate total of 200/6 with Malcolm Waller scoring a 54 and a late fightback by the tail which saw Solomon Mire compile 45*, Mountaineers were dismissed for only 84, with spinner Graeme Cremer taking 4/13.[3]

Southern Rocks won the tournament for the first time, comfortably defeating the Mid West Rhinos by 8 wickets in the final.[4]

Mountaineers South African batsman Jonathan Beukes was the tournament's leading run-scorer with a total of 301 runs.[5] Mountaineers bowler Natsai M'shangwe was the leading wicket-tacker with a total of 13 wickets.[6]

Points table
Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Mountaineers 8 5 2 0 1 2 24 0.861
2 Matabeleland Tuskers 8 3 2 0 3 0 18 −0.413
3 Southern Rocks 8 3 3 0 2 0 16 0.145
4 Mid West Rhinos 8 2 3 0 3 0 14 −0.454
5 Mashonaland Eagles 8 2 5 0 1 0 10 −0.408
Source: Cricinfo[7]

  Qualified for the knockout stages

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 March – Harare
 
 
Mid West Rhinos200/6 (40 ov)
 
27 March – Harare
 
Mountaineers84 (25 ov)
 
Mid West Rhinos151 (36.4 ov)
 
26 March – Harare
 
Southern Rocks155/2 (34.5 ov)
 
Matabeleland Tuskers94 (31.1 ov)
 
 
Southern Rocks97/1 (20.3 ov)
 

Semi-Finals
25 March
16:00
Scorecard
Mid West Rhinos
200/6 (40 overs)
v
Mountaineers
84 (25 overs)
Malcolm Waller 54 (64)
Shingirai Masakadza 2/17 (5 overs)
Kevin Kasuza 30 (49)
Graeme Cremer 4/13 (7 overs)
Mid West Rhinos won by 116 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Ian Robinson and Langton Rusere
  • Mountaineers, who chose to field
26 March
16:00
Scorecard
Matabeleland Tuskers
94 (31.1 overs)
v
Southern Rocks
97/1 (20.3 overs)
Bradley Staddon 25 (50)
Brian Vitori 5/26 (7.1 overs)
Chamu Chibhabha 45* (56)
Christopher Mpofu 1/23 (6 overs)
Southern Rocks won by 9 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Owen Chirombe and Trevor Phiri
  • Matabeleland Tuskers, who chose to bat

Final
27 March
16:00
Scorecard
Mid West Rhinos
151 (36.4 overs)
v
Southern Rocks
155/2 (34.5 overs)
Malcolm Waller 68 (82)
Tafadzwa Kamungozi 3/35 (8 overs)
Sikandar Raza 44 (72)
Malcolm Waller 1/14 (2 overs)
Southern Rocks won by 8 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Jeremiah Matibiri and Russell Tiffin
  • Southern Rocks, who chose to field
  • Southern Rocks won the 2010/11 Metbank Pro40 Championship

References
  1. "Metbank Pro40 Championship, 2010/11 / Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. Brian Vitori leads Rocks into finals with easy win Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019
  3. Cremer spins Rhinos into finals Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019
  4. "Rocks cruise to Pro40 title". ESPN Cricinfo. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. "Records / Metbank Pro40 Championship, 2010/11 / Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  6. "Records / Metbank Pro50 Championship, 2010/11 / Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  7. "Metbank Pro40 Championship Points Table". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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