The 2010–11 Stanbic Bank 20 Series was a Twenty20 cricket competition held in Zimbabwe from 13 – 21 November 2010.[1] It was won by the Mashonaland Eagles, who defeated the Mid West Rhinos in the final by one run.[2]
| Administrator(s) | Zimbabwe Cricket |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | Mashonaland Eagles (1st title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 14 |
| Player of the series | Ryan Butterworth (Mashonaland Eagles) |
| Most runs | 233 – Nick Compton (Mashonaland Eagles) |
| Most wickets | 33 – Graeme Cremer (Mid West Rhinos) 33 – Chamu Chibhabha (Southern Rocks) |
The Eagles finished the group stage of the competition as the top team, losing only one match of the four-match round-robin.[3] They then edged past the Tuskers in the first semi-final, winning a low-scoring match with their final pair of batsmen, passing their opponent's total of 70 with just nine balls remaining.[4] They met the Rhinos in the final, where thanks to 74 runs from Nick Compton, a late unbeaten 39 runs off 17 balls from Andrew Hall, and economical bowling from Ray Price, they won by just one run.[2] Compton finished the competition as the leading run-scorer, amassing 233 runs from his six matches, at an average of 38.83.[5] Graeme Cremer and Chamu Chibhabha of the Southern Rocks and Mashonaland Eagles respectively claimed the most wickets, taking 11 each.[6]
The competition also saw the return of Brian Lara to professional cricket after a two-year absence.[7] Lara was described by international contemporary Kumar Sangakkara as "one of the greatest batsmen the world has seen",[8] shortly after the West Indian's retirement from cricket. However, in early 2010 he had negotiations with Surrey to play Twenty20 cricket for them in the 2010 Friends Provident t20. When the talks fell through, Lara insisted that he still wanted to return to play Twenty20 cricket, a format which he hadn't played during his career.[9] On 5 November, it was announced that he would join the Southern Rocks to play in the Stanbic Bank 20 Series.[10] On his debut for the Rocks, and his first-ever Twenty20 match,[7] he scored a half-century, top-scoring for the Rocks with 65.[11] He added 34 runs in his next two innings, but then left the competition, citing "commitments elsewhere".[12]
Fixtures and results
editGroup stage
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | N/R | Pts | Net R/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mashonaland Eagles | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.739 |
| Mid West Rhinos | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.287 |
| Southern Rocks | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.313 |
| Matabeleland Tuskers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.243 |
| Mountaineers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.563 |
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 20 November – Harare | ||||||
| Matabeleland Tuskers | 70 (19.2 ov) | |||||
| 21 November – Harare | ||||||
| Mashonaland Eagles | 74/9 (18.3 ov) | |||||
| Mashonaland Eagles | 167/7 (20 ov) | |||||
| 20 November – Harare | ||||||
| Mid West Rhinos | 166/6 (20 ov) | |||||
| Southern Rocks | 151/8 (20 ov) | |||||
| Mid West Rhinos | 152/2 (18.3 ov) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 November – Harare | ||||||
| Southern Rocks | 154/8 (20 ov) | |||||
| Matabeleland Tuskers | 158/1 (18.2 ov) | |||||
Semi-finals
edit 20 November
Scorecard |
Matabeleland Tuskers
70 (19.2 overs) |
v
|
Mashonaland Eagles
74/9 (18.3 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
20 November
Scorecard |
Southern Rocks
151/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Mid West Rhinos
152/2 (18.3 overs) |
- Southern Rocks won the toss and elected to bat.
Third-place play-off
edit 20 November
Scorecard |
Southern Rocks
154/8 (20 overs) |
v
|
Matabeleland Tuskers
158/1 (18.2 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
Final
edit 20 November
Scorecard |
Mashonaland Eagles
167/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Mid West Rhinos
166/6 (20 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
References
edit- ^ "Stanbic Bank 20 Series 2010/11 / Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ a b Brickhill, Liam (21 November 2010). "Eagles soar to trophy in thrilling one-run win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ "Stanbic Bank 20 Series 2010/11 / Points table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ ESPNcricinfostaff (20 November 2010). "Eagles and Rhinos into final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ "Stanbic Bank 20 Series, 2010/11 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ "Stanbic Bank 20 Series, 2010/11 / Records / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ a b "Player Profile: Brian Lara". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ Sangakkara, Kumar (30 October 2008). "The spectacular Mr Lara". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ ESPNcricinfo staff (26 June 2010). "Lara maintains Twenty20 comeback plans". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ ESPNcricinfostaff (5 November 2010). "Rocks sign Lara, Sidebottom for T20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ ESPNcricinfo staff (13 November 2010). "Mountaineers, Eagles open with wins". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
- ^ ESPNcricinfo staff (18 November 2010). "Lara signs as Zimbabwe 'batting consultant'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2010.