2016–17 Pro50 Championship

2016–17 Pro50 Championship

Dates	10 February – 6 June 2017
Administrator(s)	Zimbabwe Cricket
Cricket format	List A cricket
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin
Champions	Matabeleland Tuskers (1st title)
Participants	4
Matches	12
Most runs	Malcolm Waller (402)
Most wickets	Brian Vitori (20)

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]

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

Points table

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

Round-robin

10 February 2017 Scorecard

Mashonaland Eagles 257/8 (50 overs)	v	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.

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10 February 2017 Scorecard

Mid West Rhinos 238/9 (50 overs)	v	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.

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12 February 2017 Scorecard

Mid West Rhinos 188/7 (40.1 overs)	v	Mashonaland Eagles
Bothwell Chapungu 76 (89) Sikandar Raza 3/34 (7.1 overs)

No result Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Russell Tiffin

• Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
• Lightning stopped play, with no further play possible due to a wet outfield.

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12 February 2017 Scorecard

Mountaineers 148 (46.3 overs)	v	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.

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25 May 2017 Scorecard

Matabeleland Tuskers 276/9 (50 overs)	v	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.

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25 May 2017 Scorecard

Mid West Rhinos 263/9 (50 overs)	v	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.

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28 May 2017 Scorecard

Mashonaland Eagles 236 (43.3 overs)	v	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.

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28 May 2017 Scorecard

Matabeleland Tuskers 244/9 (50 overs)	v	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.

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2 June 2017 Scorecard

Mashonaland Eagles 174 (42.1 overs)	v	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.

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2 June 2017 Scorecard

Mountaineers 209 (48.4 overs)	v	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.

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6 June 2017 Scorecard

Mashonaland Eagles 208 (44.2 overs)	v	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.

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6 June 2017 Scorecard

Mid West Rhinos 298/8 (50 overs)	v	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

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.

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo