- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR20.5 length ball angling towards down leg and batsman swings and nicks to keeper 57/128.4 caught and bowled , good length ball pitching on off stump and driven back to the bowler and taken on a forward dive 88/270.3 direct hit from E.Masuku 242/636.3 good length ball on out side off andcut it to point who took a routine catch 115/359.1 straight ball on the slot and beats the bat and stumps are sent tumbling 188/466.4 slogged to cow corner and taken 229/584.2 slogged to cow corner and taken 281/884 top edged to first slip from uprising delivery on off stump 281/796.1 good lengthball on ths slot and batsman tried to go back and missed the ball which found his pads 308/1089 given a googly and midstimed it , into his pads and given 291/9Extras16 (b 4, lb 2, nb 7, w 3)TOTAL308 all out (96.1 Overs, RR: 3.2, 416 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-57 (Joylord Gumbie, 20.5 ov), 2-88 (Alistair Frost, 28.4 ov), 3-115 (Clive Chitumba, 36.3 ov), 4-188 (Timycen Maruma, 59.1 ov), 5-229 (Definate Mawadzi, 66.4 ov), 6-242 (Nick Welch, 70.3 ov), 7-281 (Vincent Masekesa, 83.6 ov), 8-281 (Shingi Masakadza, 84.2 ov), 9-291 (Fortune Mhlanga, 88.6 ov), 10-308 (Victor Nyauchi, 96.1 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.3 inswinger into the stumps and sent them tumbling 4/136.1 tried to pull but managed to miscrue it from top edge and skied it and cugth at mid on 155/267.3 slower delivery decieving the batsman to play early and the ball find sits way through 235/371.3 good length ball on middle stump and Chari send sit back to bowler who takes an easy catch 247/490.3 good length ball on off stump and nicked to keeper 337/680 tossed up on off stump and nicked to 1st slip and nicely taken 281/5116.3 tossed up on middle stump and driven back to the bowler ho took a routine catch 422/1090.4 good length ball on off stump and nicked to keeper 337/795.2 short ball on outside off and cut to point and taken 356/8109.3 inswinger ripping through the air and taking his off stump with it 408/9Extras23 (b 8, lb 6, nb 6, w 3)TOTAL422 all out (116.3 Overs, RR: 3.62, 540 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Nkosana Mpofu, 0.3 ov), 2-155 (Tanunurwa Makoni, 36.1 ov), 3-235 (Taffy Mupariwa, 67.3 ov), 4-247 (Brian Chari, 71.3 ov), 5-281 (Hamid Ali, 79.6 ov), 6-337 (Will Fraine, 90.3 ov), 7-337 (Dalubhle Mboyi, 90.4 ov), 8-356 (Ernest Masuku, 95.2 ov), 9-408 (Tanatswa Bechani, 109.3 ov), 10-422 (Luke Jongwe, 116.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TL Chatara 24 4 77 2 3.2 0 0 VM Nyauchi 23 4 72 3 3.13 2 3 F Mhlanga 21 2 80 2 3.8 0 1 D Mawadzi 2 0 18 0 9 0 0 V Masekesa 29.3 2 94 3 3.18 0 1 SW Masakadza 12 1 39 0 3.25 1 1 AR Frost 5 0 28 0 5.6 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.2 good length ball swerving inwards nad beating the outside edge and sending the off stump reeling bacwards 10/114.4 good length ball on off stump and nicked it to keeper and taken 68/36.4 out swinger from off stump to 4th stump and nicked to 1st slip who took while diving to right 40/228.4 center stump uprooted from a perfect delivery 129/432 tossed up on middle stump but turned to off suddenly twisting the batsman as he tried to defended it and taken by silly fielder 133/546.3 full toss on middle and pulled away to deep backward square leg and taken 171/650 tossed up on middle stump , hs batsman tried to sweep and missed unto his pads 177/761.3 good length ball on middle stump and sent back to bowler who took a routine catch 224/862.2 good length ball sharply rising and batsman skied up to long on fielder who took it on the run 224/969.3 tossed up ball on leg and skied up to cow corner and taken 241/10Extras14 (lb 6, nb 5, w 3)TOTAL241 all out (69.3 Overs, RR: 3.46, 308 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Joylord Gumbie, 2.2 ov), 2-40 (Nick Welch, 6.4 ov), 3-68 (Alistair Frost, 14.4 ov), 4-129 (Clive Chitumba, 28.4 ov), 5-133 (Timycen Maruma, 31.6 ov), 6-171 (Definate Mawadzi, 46.3 ov), 7-177 (Shingi Masakadza, 49.6 ov), 8-224 (Vincent Masekesa, 61.3 ov), 9-224 (Victor Nyauchi, 62.2 ov), 10-241 (Fortune Mhlanga, 69.3 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR21.1 given a straight delivery and tried to cross bat and missed 89/121.3 outside off pitching on off stump and turned sharply inwards and the off stump is knocked 89/2Extras3 (b 1, lb 1, nb 1)TOTAL128/2 (26.2 Overs, RR: 4.86, 125 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-89 (Nkosana Mpofu, 21.1 ov), 2-89 (Taffy Mupariwa, 21.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB VM Nyauchi 5 1 16 0 3.2 0 0 TL Chatara 5 2 13 0 2.6 0 0 F Mhlanga 6 0 46 0 7.66 0 1 V Masekesa 8 1 40 2 5 0 0 D Mawadzi 2 0 10 0 5 0 0 NR Welch 0.2 0 1 0 3 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Matabeleland Tuskers , elected to field first
Season
Match days
21,22,23,24 February 2025 (4-day match)
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Matabeleland Tuskers 12, Mountaineers 8
Close of Play
- Fri, 21 Feb - day 1 - Mountaineers 1st innings 149/3 (NR Welch 59*, T Maruma 7*, 49 ov)
- Sat, 22 Feb - day 2 - Matabeleland Tuskers 1st innings 173/2 (TR Mupariwa 88*, BB Chari 7*, 42 ov)
- Sun, 23 Feb - day 3 - Mountaineers 2nd innings 67/2 (AR Frost 24*, C Chitumba 13*, 14 ov)
- Mon, 24 Feb - day 4 - Matabeleland Tuskers 2nd innings 128/2 (26.2 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Mountaineers 1st innings
- Day 1
- Tea: Mountaineers: 37 runs / 0 wkts after 14 overs, 3 ex, 5x4 0x6 ( J.Gumbie 15, A.Frost 19)
- Mountaineers: 50 runs after 17.4 overs(111 balls) 6x4 0x6
- 1st wicket: 50 runs off 111 balls in 87 mins, 6x4 0x6,( J.Gumbie 20, A.Frost 25) 5ex
- N.Welch: 50 runs off 71 balls in 108 minutes, 6x4 0x6
- Mountaineers: 100 runs after 33.4 overs, (210 balls) 11x4 0x6
- Drinks: Tuskers: 114 runs/ 1 after 26 overs, 19x4 0x6
- 2nd wicket: 100 runs off 133 balls in 90 mins 18 x4, 0x6, ( T.Makoni 45, T.Mupariwa 49) 6 ex
- T Mupariwa 50 runs off 77 ball in 90 minutes, 11x4 0x6
- T.Makoni: 51 runs off 79 balls in 160 minutes, 7x4 0x6
- Tuskers: 50 runs after 13.4 overs(85 balls ) 8x4 0x6
- Tuskers: 100 r after 22 overs(136 balls) 24x4 0x6
- Drinks: Tuskers: 205 runs/ 2 wkts, after 59 overs, 7 ex,29x4 0x6( T.Mupariwa 97, B.Chari 28)
- Lunch: Tuskers: 255 runs/ 4 wkts after 74 overs, 13 ex 33x4 0x6,( W.France 11, H.Ali 5)
- T Mupariwa : 100 runs off 205 balls in 292 minutes, 16x4 0x6
- B.Chari: 50 runs off 102 balls in 159 minutes, 5x4 0x6
- Tuskers: 200 runs after 55.3 overs(338balls)32x4 0x6
- Tuskers:250 runs after 73 overs(445 balls) in 375 minutes, 32x4 0x6
- new taken at 86.1 overs
- Drinks: Tuskers: 324 runs/ 5 wkts, after 88 overs 40x 4 0x6 (W.France 52 , L.Jongwe 16) 19 ex
- W.Fraine: 52 runs off 60 balls in 120 minutes, 6x4 0x6
- Tea: Tuskers: 372 runs/8 wkts after 100 overs 21 ex, 46x4 0x6,(L.Jongwe 35, T.Bechani 5)
- L.Jongwe: 50 runs off 77 balls in 124 minutes, 4x4 0x6
- Mountaineers 2nd innings
- Mountaineers: 50 runs after 9.5 overs(54 balls) 5ex
- Stumps: Mountaineers: 67 runs/ 2 wkts, after 14 overs, 5 ex, 8x4 1x6. (A.Frost 24. C.Chitumba 13)
- Drinks: Mountaineers: 129 runs/4 wkts after 28.4 overs, 8 ex,16x4 1x6 (T.Maruma 19, D.Mawadzi 0)
- C.Chitumba: 51 runs fromm 66 balls in 99 minutes, 7x4 0x6
- Lunch: Muntaineers: 713 runs/6 wkts, after 49 overs, 10ex 21x4 2x6,(S.Maskadza 9, V.Masekesa 1)
- Drinks: mountaineers : 224 runs/ 9 wkts, after 62.2 overs,12 ex, 28x4 2x6,( F.Mhlanga 0, T.Chatara 0)
- Tuskers 2nd innings
- Tuskers: 50 runafter 12.3 overs (75 balls) 2 ex 7x4 0x6
- Drinks: Tuskers: 66 runs/ 0 wkts, after 15 overs, 2 ex 9x4 0x6, T.Makoni 28,N.Mpofu 36)
- N Mpofu: 50 runs off 68 balls in 95 minutes 8x4 0x6
- Tuskers: 100 runs after 23 .5 overs(142 balls) 3ex