2011–12 Pro50 Championship

The 2011–12 Pro50 Championship was the tenth edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament in Zimbabwe. After a 40-over tournament in 2010/11, the tournament was again increased to a 50-overs a side format. The new sponsor of the tournament was cold drinks brand Coca-Cola.[1] The competition began on 24 September 2011 and the final was played on 25 February 2012.[2]

2011–12 Pro50 Championship
Dates24 September 2011 – 25 February 2012
Administrator(s)Zimbabwe Cricket
Cricket formatList A cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin + Final
ChampionsMashonaland Eagles (1st title)
Participants5
Matches played21
Most runsGary Ballance (432)
Most wicketsTendai Chatara (17)

Mashonaland Eagles won the tournament for the first time, defeating the Mid West Rhinos by 63 runs in the final. Elton Chigumbura's all-round performance was the key for the Eagles, scoring an unbeaten 104 runs and then taking three wickets for 27 runs in nine overs.[3]

Mid West Rhinos batsman Gary Ballance was the tournament's leading run-scorer with a total of 432 runs.[4] Mountaineers bowler Tendai Chatara was the leading wicket-tacker with a total of 17 wickets.[5]

Points table
Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Mashonaland Eagles 8 6 2 0 0 4 28 1.027
2 Mid West Rhinos 8 5 2 1 0 2 24 0.390
3 Matabeleland Tuskers 8 3 5 0 0 2 14 0.018
4 Southern Rocks 8 3 4 1 0 0 14 −0.478
5 Mountaineers 8 2 6 0 0 2 10 −0.758
Source: Cricinfo[6]

  Champions

Final
25 February
Scorecard
Mashonaland Eagles
220/8 (50 overs)
v
Mid West Rhinos
157 (42.1 overs)
Elton Chigumbura 104* (115)
Ed Rainsford 3/56 (12 overs)
Graeme Cremer 47 (60)
Elton Chigumbura 3/27 (9 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 63 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Russell Tiffin and Owen Chirombe
  • Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field
  • Mashonaland Eagles won the 2011/12 Pro50 Championship

References
  1. allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: It's Twenty20 Magi allAfrica. Retrieved 30 November 2011
  2. "Pro50 Championship, 2011/12 / Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. "Mashonaland Eagles win rain-hit final". ESPN Cricinfo. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. "Records / Coca-Cola Pro50 Championship, 2011/12 / Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. "Records / Coca-Cola Pro50 Championship, 2011/12 / Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. "Coca-Cola Pro50 Championship Points Table". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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