The 2023–24 Pro50 Championship was the 21st edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament that was played in Zimbabwe. It started on 20 October 2023 and the final game was played on 2 December 2023.[1][2] The Mountaineers were the defending champions.[3][4]
| Dates | 20 October 2023 – 2 December 2023 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Zimbabwe Cricket |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and Final |
| Champions |  Mashonaland Eagles (6th title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | Antum Naqvi (514) |
| Most wickets | Tapiwa Mufudza (18) |
Games took place at various grounds such as the Takashinga Cricket Club, Mutare Sports Club, Queens Sports Club, Kwekwe Sports Club, Harare Sports Club and Masvingo Sports Club. The teams Eagles, Tuskers, Rhinos, Mountaineers and Southern Rocks played each other in a double round-robin group stage format, following which the top two (2) teams in the points table will competed in the final on 2 December 2023.
The Mashonaland Eagles won the tournament after only losing 1 game out of 9. They defeated the Mid West Rhinos in the final. Antum Naqvi was named the batter and player of the Pro50 Championship, while Tapiwa Mufudza was named bowler of the tournament.[5]
Following the Zim Afro T10, Zimbabwe Cricket and the Lahore Qalandars parent of Durban Qalandars signed an MoU to send five Pakistani fast bowlers from the local Qalandars High Performance Center in the Zimbabwe domestic series.[6] Five players namely: Mohammad Adil, Mamoon Riaz, Ameer Hamza, Jalat Khan and Salman Mirza; were sent to Zimbabwe as part of this camp.[7] Four out of the five players were in the squads in the remaining four games on November 24 and 26, many of whom made their List A debut.
Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eagles | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.687 |
| 2 | Rhinos | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.376 |
| 3 | Rocks | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.370 |
| 4 | Mountaineers | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.895 |
| 5 | Tuskers | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | −0.568 |
Advanced to the Final
Match summary
editThe total team points at the end of each round are listed.
| Team | Round | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Mashonaland Eagles | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Mid West Rhinos | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Southern Rocks | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Mountaineers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Matabeleland Tuskers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Win | Loss | Bye |
Fixtures
editEagles
255/10 (47.5 overs) |
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Rocks
249 (44.3 overs) |
Kudzai Maunze 65 (82)
Kudakwashe Macheka 4/36 (8.4 overs) |
- Southern Rocks elected to field first.
- Romario Roach (Eagles) made his List A debut.
- Points: Mashonaland Eagles 2, Southern Rocks 0
Mountaineers
295/7 (50 overs) |
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Rhinos
296/6 (49 overs) |
- Mountaineers elected to bat first.
- Antum Naqvi (Rhinos) made his List A debut.
- Points: Mid West Rhinos 2, Mountaineers 0
Rocks
270 (49 overs) |
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Eagles
273/7 (49.2 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles elected to field first
- Jayden Schadendorf (Rocks), Owen Muzondo (Eagles) & Matthew Wlech (Eagles) made their List A debut.
- Points: Mashonaland Eagles 2, Southern Rocks 0
Mountaineers
295 (49.3 overs) |
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Rhinos
298/2 (39 overs) |
Spencer Magodo 75 (74)
Brandon Mavuta 3/44 (10 overs) |
- Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
- Ben Curran, Patrick Row (Rhinos) and Mashford Shungu (Mountaineers) all made their List A debuts.
- Points: Mid West Rhinos 2, Mountaineers 0
Tuskers
178 (46 overs) |
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Eagles
179/9 (46.2 overs) |
Rodney Mupfudza 54 (80)
Brandon James 3/19 (5 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers elected to bat first.
- Brandon James (Tuskers) made his List A debut.
- Points: Mashonaland Eagles 2, Matabeleland Tuskers 0
Mountaineers
121 (24.2 overs) |
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Rocks
122/5 (22 overs) |
- Southern Rocks elected to field first.
- Brian Bennet & Prosper Mugeri (Mountaineers) made their List A debut.
- Points: Southern Rocks 2, Mountaineers 0
Tuskers
198 (42.5 overs) |
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Eagles
201/5 (45.1 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers elected to bat first.
- Adrian Mupembe (Tuskers) made their List A debut.
- Points: Mashonaland Eagles 2, Matabeleland Tuskers 0
Rocks
315/5 (50 overs) |
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Mountaineers
318/3 (46.2 overs) |
- Mountaineers elected to field first
- Points: Mountaineers 2, Southern Rocks 0
Mountaineers
205 (43.1 overs) |
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Eagles
206/5 (36.3 overs) |
Nick Welch 59 (43)
Prosper Mugeri 2/18 (5 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles elected to field first
- Points: Mashonaland Eagles 2, Mountaineers 0
Tuskers
237 (49.1 overs) |
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Rhinos
238/4 (42.3 overs) |
- Mid West Rhinos elected to field first
- Mgcini Dube (Tuskers) made his List A debut.
- Points: Mid West Rhinos 2, Matabeleland Tuskers 0
Mountaineers
168 (35.2 overs) |
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Eagles
169/1 (21.2 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles elected to field first
- Points: Mashonaland Eagles 2, Mountaineers 0
Tuskers
252/9 (50 overs) |
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Rhinos
249 (48 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers elected to bat first
- Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 2, Mid West Rhinos 0
Rhinos
278/8 (50 overs) |
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Eagles
248 (46.4 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles elected to bat first
- Points: Mashonaland Eagles 2, Mid West Rhinos 0
Rocks
233/7 (50 overs) |
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Tuskers
218 (48.5 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers, elected to field first
- Points: Southern Rocks 2, Matabeleland Tuskers 0
Rhinos
350/6 (50 overs) |
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Eagles
305/9 (50 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles elected to field first
- Points: Mid West Rhinos 2, Mashonaland Eagles 0
Tuskers
282 (49.5 overs) |
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Rocks
283/5 (47 overs) |
- Southern Rocks elected to field first
- Points: Southern Rocks 2, Matabeleland Tuskers 0
Rhinos
211 (49.2 Overs) |
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Rocks
217/8 (42.3 Overs) |
Johnathan Campbell 50 (62)
Muhammad Adil 3/37 (9 overs) |
- Southern Rocks elected to field first
- Jalat Khan (Rocks) and Muhammad Adil (Rhinos) made their List A debut.
- Points: Southern Rocks 2, Mid West Rhinos 0
Tuskers
195/8 (50 Overs) |
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Mountaineers
199/5 (39.4 Overs) |
Hamid Ali 48 (91)
Tony Munyonga 3/29 (6 Overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers elected to bat first
- Mamoon Ur Riaz and Awad Naqvi (Tuskers); Salman Mirza, Hendrichs Machekeand, Tariro Makuyo (Mountaineers) made their List A debut.
- Points: Mountaineers 2, Matabeleland Tuskers 0
Rhinos
234/6 (39.3 Overs) |
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Rocks
153 (22.1 Overs) |
Roy Kaia 28 (22)
Muhammad Adil 3/20 (4.1 Overs) |
- Southern Rocks elected to field first
- Rain interrupted play. Rhino's innings were cut short at 39.3. Rocks were set a revised target of 212 in 28 overs.
- Points: Mid West Rhinos 2, Southern Rocks 0
Tuskers
259/5 (50 Overs) |
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Mountaineers
262/6 (39.5 Overs) |
- Mountaineers elected to field first
- Arnold Shara (Tuskers) and Tinashe Chiorah (Mountaineers) made their List A debut.
- Points: Mountaineers 2, Matabeleland Tuskers 0
Final
editRhinos
246/9 (50 overs) |
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Eagles
247/5 (44.3 Overs) |
Brandon Mavuta 69 (88)
Hamza Sajjad 4/46 (8 overs) |
Tinashe Kamunhukamwe 63 (49)
Muhammad Adil 2/59 (7 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles elected to field first
- Hamza Sajjad (Eagles) made his List A debut.
References
edit- ^ "Pro50 Championship action gets 2023/24 season Starts on October". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Pro50 Championship 2023/24 season". ESPNCricInfo. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Zimbabwe cricket to host men's pro50 championship in October/December 2023". czarsportzauto.com. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "MIDWEST RHINOS IN PRO50 FINAL". herald.co.zw. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ "Eagles clinch Pro50 Championship title". zimcricket.org. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Lahore Qalandars sign MoU with Zimbabwe Cricket". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ PDP boys are packed and geared up🙌 | PDP to Zimbabwe🏏, retrieved 28 November 2023