Dates | 11 September 2010 β 27 March 2011 |
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Administrator(s) | Zimbabwe Cricket |
Cricket format | List A cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
Champions | Southern Rocks (1st title) |
Participants | 5 |
Matches | 23 |
Most runs | Jonathan Beukes (301) |
Most wickets | Natsai M'shangwe (13) |
The 2010β11 Metbank Pro40 Championship was the ninth edition of the List A cricket tournament in Zimbabwe. In previous, and following, years the competition was a 50-over tournament, but this edition was played in a 40-over format. The competition began on 11 September 2010 and the final was played on 27 March 2011. [1]
The first semi-final was won by the Southern Rocks who dismissed the Matabeleland Tuskers for just 94, with Brian Vitori leading the way with a five-wicket haul. [2] The second semi-final saw the Mid West Rhinos eliminate the defending champions Mountaineers. After the Rhinos compiled a moderate total of 200/6 with Malcolm Waller scoring a 54 and a late fightback by the tail which saw Solomon Mire compile 45 *, Mountaineers were dismissed for only 84, with spinner Graeme Cremer taking 4/13. [3]
Southern Rocks won the tournament for the first time, comfortably defeating the Mid West Rhinos by 8 wickets in the final. [4]
Mountaineers South African batsman Jonathan Beukes was the tournament's leading run-scorer with a total of 301 runs. [5] Mountaineers bowler Natsai M'shangwe was the leading wicket-tacker with a total of 13 wickets. [6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Mountaineers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0.861 |
2 | Matabeleland Tuskers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | β0.413 |
3 | Southern Rocks | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.145 |
4 | Mid West Rhinos | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | β0.454 |
5 | Mashonaland Eagles | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | β0.408 |
Qualified for the knockout stages
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
25 March β Harare | ||||||
Mid West Rhinos | 200/6 (40 ov) | |||||
27 March β Harare | ||||||
Mountaineers | 84 (25 ov) | |||||
Mid West Rhinos | 151 (36.4 ov) | |||||
26 March β Harare | ||||||
Southern Rocks | 155/2 (34.5 ov) | |||||
Matabeleland Tuskers | 94 (31.1 ov) | |||||
Southern Rocks | 97/1 (20.3 ov) | |||||
Matabeleland Tuskers
94 (31.1 overs) |
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Southern Rocks
97/1 (20.3 overs) |
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