2019–20 Pro50 Championship

The 2019–20 Pro50 Championship was the eighteenth edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament that was played in Zimbabwe.[1] It started on 4 February 2020, with five teams taking part.[2][3] Mashonaland Eagles were the defending champions.[4]

2019–20 Pro50 Championship
Dates4 February 2020 –
Administrator(s)Zimbabwe Cricket
Cricket formatList A cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Final
Participants5

On 18 March 2020, Zimbabwe Cricket suspended all forms of cricket in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] On 4 May 2020, Zimbabwe Cricket voided the tournament due to the pandemic with no winner being declared.[6][7]

Points table
Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Matabeleland Tuskers 5 4 0 0 1 2 11 1.895
2 Mountaineers 5 3 1 0 1 2 9 1.065
3 Mashonaland Eagles 5 2 2 0 1 2 7 −0.228
4 Mid West Rhinos 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 −0.528
5 Rangers 5 0 4 0 1 0 1 −2.345
Source: [8]

Fixtures

Round-robin
4 February 2020
Scorecard
Mountaineers
289/7 (50 overs)
v
Mashonaland Eagles
160 (42.2 overs)
Joylord Gumbie 90 (122)
Daniel Jakiel 2/55 (6 overs)
Tony Munyonga 46 (63)
Shingi Masakadza 3/14 (7 overs)
Mountaineers won by 129 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Ashby Mutumbami and Forster Mutizwa
  • Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
4 February 2020
Scorecard
Rangers
148 (44.2 overs)
v
Matabeleland Tuskers
149/2 (20.3 overs)
Johnathan Campbell 42 (87)
Sheunopa Musekwa 3/29 (10 overs)
Sean Williams 51* (28)
Charlton Tshuma 1/36 (4.3 overs)
Tuskers won by 8 wickets
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Trevor Phiri and Christopher Phiri
5 February 2020
Scorecard
Mountaineers
234 (48.4 overs)
v
Mashonaland Eagles
175 (43.4 overs)
Roy Kaia 40 (53)
Richard Ngarava 3/52 (10 overs)
Tinashe Kamunhukamwe 68 (76)
Donald Tiripano 4/29 (6.4 overs)
Mountaineers won by 58 runs (DLS method)
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Ashby Mutumbami and Forster Mutizwa
  • Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
5 February 2020
Scorecard
Rangers
169 (40.4 overs)
v
Matabeleland Tuskers
117/2 (16.3 overs)
Brendan Taylor 40 (42)
Sean Williams 4/44 (9 overs)
Sean Williams 61* (39)
Charlton Tshuma 1/27 (5 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 8 wickets (DLS method)
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Umpires: Trevor Phiri and Christopher Phiri
8 February 2020
Scorecard
Mid West Rhinos
141/7 (25 overs)
v
Mashonaland Eagles
143/1 (17.1 overs)
Tarisai Musakanda 40 (37)
Keith Jaure 2/31 (5 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 9 wickets (DLS method)
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Tafadzwa Musakwa
  • Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
  • Wesley Madhevere (Mashonaland Eagles) made his List A debut.
8 February 2020
Scorecard
Mountaineers
181/6 (24 overs)
v
Matabeleland Tuskers
183/1 (21.4 overs)
Richmond Mutumbami 55 (37)
Sean Williams 3/39 (5 overs)
Brian Chari 102* (72)
William Mashinge 1/10 (2 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 9 wickets (DLS method)
Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Forster Mutizwa and Walter Musakwa
  • Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
10 February 2020
Scorecard
Mashonaland Eagles
252/6 (36 overs)
v
Rangers
141 (32 overs)
Elton Chigumbura 70 (69)
Kudakwashe Macheka 3/41 (7 overs)
Marshal Takodza 56* (67)
Wesley Madhevere 4/28 (6 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 111 runs
Old Hararians, Harare
Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Percival Sizara
  • Rangers won the toss and elected to field.
10 February 2020
Scorecard
Mountaineers
279/8 (50 overs)
v
Mid West Rhinos
269/5 (50 overs)
Richmond Mutumbami 86 (77)
Carl Mumba 4/53 (10 overs)
Prince Masvaure 100 (99)
Victor Nyauchi 3/37 (10 overs)
Mountaineers won by 10 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: David Shawane and Christopher Phiri
  • Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
12 February 2020
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Old Hararians, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi and David Shawane
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
12 February 2020
Scorecard
Matabeleland Tuskers
161 (41.2 overs)
v
Mid West Rhinos
112 (30.1 overs)
Luke Jongwe 50 (68)
Carl Mumba 4/47 (9 overs)
Neville Madziva 27 (52)
Ainsley Ndlovu 4/36 (9 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 49 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Forster Mutizwa and Christopher Phiri
  • Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
  • Milton Shumba (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his List A debut.
14 February 2020
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Old Hararians, Harare
Umpires: Walter Musakwa and Christopher Phiri
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
14 February 2020
Scorecard
Mid West Rhinos
198/7 (44 overs)
v
Rangers
203 (43.2 overs)
Neville Madziva 65* (80)
Clive Chitumba 2/29 (7 overs)
Mid West Rhinos won by 10 runs (DLS method)
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Forster Mutizwa
  • Rangers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ronald Masocha (Mid West Rhinos) and Dylan Hondo (Rangers) both made their List A debuts.

References
  1. "Pro50 Championship 2020 - Fixtures and Results". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  2. "We're getting there: Rajput". Sunday Mail (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Domestic cricket comes back to Mutare". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. "Kamunhukamwe leads Eagles to Pro50 title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  5. @ZimCricketv (18 March 2020). "SUSPENDED: Following the measures announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the wake of the COVID-19 or coronavirus pandemic that has been declared a national disaster, @ZimCricketv has with immediate effect suspended all forms of cricket in the country" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 March 2020 – via Twitter.
  6. "Zimbabwe Cricket void 2019-20 season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  7. "Zimbabwe Cricket annulled 2019-20 domestic season due to COVID-19". ANI News. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  8. "Pro50 Championship 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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