Cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
The 2023–24 Logan Cup was the 30th edition of the Logan Cup , a first-class cricket competition in Zimbabwe , which started on 6 December 2023. The tournament included twenty matches, eight games per team and the tournament concluded on 18 February 2024.[ 1] The Mashonaland Eagles were the defending champions.[ 2] [ 3] The Mountaineers clinched victory in the tournament with a final-round triumph, defeating the defending champions, the Eagles, by an innings and 123 runs. This win propelled them to the top of the table, surpassing the Rocks who were on their bye week.[ 4]
Points table
Champions.
10 points for a win, 6 for a tie, 5 for a draw, 0 for a loss. An extra 2 points are awarded for an innings victory.
Batting bonus points: 1 point each for reaching 200, 250, 300, and 350 runs in each innings.
Bowling bonus points: 1 point each for taking 3, 5, 7, and 9 wickets in each innings
Match Summary
The total team points at the end of each round are listed.
Win
Loss
Draw
Abandoned
Bye
Fixtures
Round 1
v
311/5 (130 overs)
Mathew Welch 90 (165)Mamoon Ur Riaz] 1/20 (17.1 overs)
Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
Hamza Sajjad (Eagles), Mathew Welch (Eagles) and Mamoon Ur Riaz (Tuskers) made their first-class debuts.
Tinashe Kamunhukamwe (Eagles) scored his maiden first-class century.[ 6]
Points: Tuskers 15, Eagles 11
v
255 (47.5 overs)
Salman Mirza 46 (39)Privilege Chesa 4/41 (8.5 overs)
Mountaineers won by 169 runs Old Hararians , Harare Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and David Shawane
Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
Jalat Khan (Rocks), Salman Mirza and Tariro Makauyo (Mountaineers) all made their first-class debuts.
Johnathan Campbell (Rocks) scored his maiden first-class century.[ 6]
Points: Mountaineers 24, Rocks 12
Round 2
v
86 (35.4 overs)Romario Roach 30 (62) Muhammad Adil 5/31 (13 overs)
206/9
d (62.5 overs)
Patrick Rowe 55 (127)Alex Falao 3/25 (9 overs)
Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
Only 8.3 overs were played on day 1 due to rain.
Only 11.4 overs were played on day 2 due to rain.
Only 24.4 overs were played on day 3 due to rain.
Romario Roach (Eagles), Muhammad Adil and Wallace Mubayiwa (Rhinos) all made their first-class debuts.
Points: Eagles 9, Rhinos 10
v
285 (82.3 overs)
Dom Bess 63 (86)Brandon James 4/39 (12.3 Overs)
71 (24.3 overs)
Awad Naqvi 19* (59) Jalat Khan 5/14 (8 overs)
Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
Only 13 overs were played on day 1 due to rain.
Day 2 ended after 70.2 overs played due to rain.
Only 23.1 overs were played on day 3 due to rain.
Adrian Mupembe and Brandon James (Tuskers) both made their first-class debut.
Points: Rocks 21, Tuskers 8
Round 3
No toss
No play was possible on day 1 due to rain and wet outfield.
No play was possible on day 2 due to rain and wet outfield.
No play was possible on day 3 due to rain and wet outfield.
No play was possible on day 4 due to rain and wet outfield.
Points: Mountaineers 5, Rhinos 5
Round 4
Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Rocks 18, Rhinos 14.
v
187 (32 overs)
Peter Moor 56 (28)Mamoon Ur Riaz 5/55 (14 overs)
210 (81.2 overs)
Dalubhle Mboyi 48 (134) Salman Mirza 6/42 (18 overs)
320 (93.4 overs)
Dion Myers 156 (270)Mamoon Ur Riaz 4/93 (21 overs)
Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Mountaineers 21, Tuskers 9.
Round 5
Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
Points: Mountaineers 18, Mashonaland Eagles 19
Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
Nkosibongwe Gogodo (Tuskers) made his first-class debut.
Antum Naqvi became the first batter ever to record a triple-century for any Zimbabwean team.[ 8]
Points: Mid West Rhinos 24, Matabeleland Tuskers 5
Round 6
v
122 (42.4 overs)
Adrian Mupembe 26 (22) Alex Russell 5/38 (8.4 overs)
205/6d (45.2 overs)
Kudzai Maunze 56 (90)Tinotenda Maposa 4/85 (16.2 overs)
14/0 (1.4 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles elected to field first
No play was possible on Day 3 due to rain and wet outfield
Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 7, Mashonaland Eagles 14
No toss
No play was possible on day 1 due to rain and wet outfield.
No play was possible on day 2 due to rain and wet outfield.
No play was possible on day 3 due to rain and wet outfield.
No play was possible on day 4 due to rain and wet outfield.
Points: Mountaineers 5, Southern Rocks 5
Round 7
Mashonaland Eagles elected to bat
Points: Southern Rocks 22, Mashonaland Eagles 9
Mountaineers elected to bat
Tony Munyonga scored his maiden first-class century. [citation needed ]
Points: Mountaineers 24, Mid West Rhinos 7
Round 8
Mid West Rhinos elected to field first
Points: Mashonaland Eagles 20, Mid West Rhinos 8
Southern Rocks elected to field
Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 15, Southern Rocks 16
Round 9
v
175 (48 overs)Spencer Magodo 52 (65) Mamoon Ur Riaz 4/51 (17 overs)
Mountaineers elected to field
Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 25, Mountaineers 9
v
139/4 (28.5 overs)
Roy Kaia 80* (87)Jabulisa Tshuma 2/48 (9 overs)
Southern Rocks elected to field
Points: Southern Rocks 22, Mid West Rhinos 9
Round 10
v
631/7d (108 overs)
Brian Bennett 264* (259)Hamza Sajjad 3/84 (21 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles elected to field
Points: Mountaineers 24, Mashonaland Eagles 7
v
233/7d (59.5 overs)
Nkosana Mpofu 89 (150)Victor Chirwa 5/83 (27 overs)
Mid West Rhinos elected to field
Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 23, Mid West Rhinos 7
Statistics
Most Runs
Most Wickets
Awards
On March 7, 2024, at the end of the season, the following awards were made.[ 9]
References
External links
Domestic cricket in 2023–24
First-class List A Twenty20