2017–18 Pro50 Championship
The 2017–18 Pro50 Championship was the sixteenth edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament that was played in Zimbabwe. The tournament included a new team, the Rising Stars, along with the existing four teams.[1] Matabeleland Tuskers were the defending champions.[2]
| Dates | 1 December 2017 – 2 June 2018 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Zimbabwe Cricket |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Final |
| Champions | Rising Stars (1st title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Player of the series | Tony Munyonga |
| Most runs | Tinashe Kamunhukamwe (379) |
| Most wickets | Natsai Mushangwe (17) |
The competition was originally scheduled to run from 1 December 2017 to 31 March 2018.[1] However, in December 2017, Zimbabwe Cricket postponed all the remaining fixtures scheduled to take place in the tournament.[3] Zimbabwe Cricket were struggling to pay players' salaries for November and December and wanted to upgrade their facilities for the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, which took place in Zimbabwe in March 2018.[3] Initially, the tournament did not resume after the Cricket World Cup Qualifier, with only the first round of fixtures taking place.[4] However, in April 2018, Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed that the tournament would restart, with the remaining rounds of the competition to be played during April, May and June 2018.[5][6][7] After a gap of more than four months, the second round of fixtures resumed on 17 April 2018.[8][9]
Following the conclusion of the penultimate round of fixtures, both Rising Stars and Mountaineers advanced to the final, after the defending champions, Matabeleland Tuskers, failed to secure a bonus point with their victory over Mountaineers.[10] In the final, Rising Stars beat Mountaineers by 144 runs to win their first title.[11]
Points table
The following teams competed in the tournament:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rising Stars | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0.950 |
| 2 | Mountaineers | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0.284 |
| 3 | Matabeleland Tuskers | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0.083 |
| 4 | Mashonaland Eagles | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.615 |
| 5 | Mid West Rhinos | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | −0.558 |
Advanced to the final
Fixtures
Round 1
1 December 2017 Scorecard |
Mid West Rhinos 283/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Mashonaland Eagles 287/5 (48.2 overs) |
- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
- Liam Roche (Mashonaland Eagles) and Trevor Gwandu (Mid West Rhinos) both made their List A debuts.
1 December 2017 Scorecard |
Matabeleland Tuskers 169 (44.1 overs) |
v |
Mountaineers 170/5 (33.4 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Eqlakh (Mountaineers) made his List A debut.
Round 2
17 April 2018 Scorecard |
Mountaineers 226 (47.4 overs) |
v |
Mid West Rhinos 122 (35 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jabulisa Tshuma (Mid West Rhinos) made his List A debut.
17 April 2018 Scorecard |
Rising Stars 276/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Mashonaland Eagles 273/6 (46.3 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Tinashe Kamunhukamwe, Tony Munyonga, Thamsanqa Keith Nunu, Faraz Akram and Patrick Mambo (Rising Stars) all made their List A debuts.
Round 3
29 April 2018 Scorecard |
Mid West Rhinos 218 (48.4 overs) |
v |
Rising Stars 220/5 (44.3 overs) |
- Rising Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Tinashe Muchawaya, Honest Ziwira, Rugare Magarira (Rising Stars) and Trevor Chibvongodze (Mid West Rhinos) all made their List A debuts.
30 April 2018 Scorecard |
Matabeleland Tuskers 236/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Mashonaland Eagles 116 (38.1 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Larvet Masunda and Brendon Timoni (Mashonaland Eagles) both made their List A debuts.
Round 4
11 May 2018 Scorecard |
Mid West Rhinos 193 (47 overs) |
v |
Matabeleland Tuskers 194/5 (30.5 overs) |
- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
11 May 2018 Scorecard |
Mountaineers 126 (40 overs) |
v |
Rising Stars 127/1 (26.4 overs) |
- Rising Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Ngoni Mupamba (Mountaineers) made his List A debut.
Round 5
22 May 2018 Scorecard |
Rising Stars 214 (40.2 overs) |
v |
Matabeleland Tuskers 215/4 (45.5 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
- Allan Chigoma (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his List A debut.
22 May 2018 Scorecard |
Mashonaland Eagles 116 (36.3 overs) |
v |
Mountaineers 117/2 (25.2 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
- Zaheer Muhammad (Mashonaland Eagles) made his List A debut.
Round 6
23 May 2018 Scorecard |
Mashonaland Eagles 212/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Matabeleland Tuskers 196 (45.1 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
23 May 2018 Scorecard |
Rising Stars 207 (46.4 overs) |
v |
Mid West Rhinos 141 (30.5 overs) |
- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
- Takudzwanashe Kaitano (Mid West Rhinos) made his List A debut.
Round 7
25 May 2018 Scorecard |
Matabeleland Tuskers 114 (19.5 overs) |
v |
Rising Stars 115/2 (20 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
25 May 2018 Scorecard |
Mashonaland Eagles 186 (44.1 overs) |
v |
Mountaineers 180/6 (43.5 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 8
27 May 2018 Scorecard |
Matabeleland Tuskers 39/4 (11.5 overs) |
v |
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- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was called off due to an unsafe pitch.[13]
27 May 2018 Scorecard |
Mountaineers 241 (47 overs) |
v |
Rising Stars 101/3 (15.4 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
Round 9
28 May 2018 Scorecard |
Mid West Rhinos 217/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Mashonaland Eagles 208 (38.3 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
28 May 2018 Scorecard |
Matabeleland Tuskers 275/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Mountaineers 222/6 (46 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
- Baxon Gopito (Mountaineers) made his List A debut.
Round 10
30 May 2018 Scorecard |
Mid West Rhinos 269/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Mountaineers 173 (38.2 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
- Travor Mutsamba (Mountaineers) made his List A debut.
30 May 2018 Scorecard |
Rising Stars 257/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Mashonaland Eagles 236 (49.1 overs) |
- Rising Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
2 June 2018 Scorecard |
Rising Stars 281/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Mountaineers 137 (30.1 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
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