Cricket Update: Metbank One-Day Competition- Mountaineers crushed Mashonaland Eagles with 111-run defeat
Mountaineers crushed Mashonaland Eagles with a massive 111 runs defeat in the Metbank One-Day Competition clash at the Country Club, Harare on Sunday, 19th September. Chasing a daunting 40-overs total of 274 runs amassed by the Mountaineers, the
whole team of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mashonaland-Eagles-c814 was bowled out for only 163 runs on the second ball of 33rd over.
An opening stand of 140 runs shared by the explosive opening pair of Mountaineers, featuring http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tino-Mawoyo-c2683 and Jonathan Beukes, set the side on its way to a competitive 40-overs total. Mawoyo scored 73 runs from 79 balls with the help of 10 muscular boundaries,
while Beukes’ 80-ball 60 contained seven well timed fours and a lofty six. The strong opening partnership was well supported by a half century partnership between Timycen Maruma and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hamilton-Masakadza-c61354, with the bulk coming from the former. Maruma played a
pugnacious knock of 43 runs from just 29 balls looting six boundaries and a six. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Admire-Manyumwa-c933 and Trevor Garwe shared two wickets each, while Chinyoka finished with one for 53 from allotted 8 overs.
In reply, the whole team of Mashonaland Eagles was bowled out in just 32.2 overs with only 163 on the board. Simbarashe Gupo top scored with 36 runs from 43 balls while rest of the cast fell for scores below 30.
The skipper of Mashonaland Eagles, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ryan-Butterworth-c2385, after winning the toss opted to field. The explosive opening pair of Mountaineers featuring Tino Mawoyo and Jonathan Beukes, after being put in to bat first, trained their guns on the hittable length of
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Douglas-Hondo-c1395 and Admire Manyumwa. Both the partners looted a flurry of boundary off the new-ball pair. The mauling of Hondo and Manyumwa forced Butterworth bring a bowling change. However, not even the bowling change could stop the blitz of fluent, aggressive
openers.
The openers brought 100 up for the side quite easily. Both Mawoyo and Beukes cruised to their individual half-centuries as well. The Mashonaland Eagles had to wait for almost 25 overs for their first success. Trevor Grawe earned his side the first breakthrough
on the first ball of 26th over having Tino Mawoyo caught by Douglas Hondo. Mawoyo compiled 73 runs from 79 balls with the help of 10 muscular boundaries.
Mawoyo was followed back by his opening partner Jonathan Beukes the next over slashing Admire Manyumwa to Douglas Hondo. Beukes scored 69 runs after playing 80 balls. His 104 minutes stay at the crease entertained the audience with seven well-timed boundaries
and a six as well. After the dismissal of the openers in successive overs, it was Timycen Maruma to carry on the assault of the fluent openers. Pugnacious Maruma played a whirlwind knock of 43 runs from just 29 balls.
Skipper Masakadza scored 19 runs from 16 balls before mistiming Chinyoka to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Price-c82662 while Mark Vermeulen played a blistering innings of 31 runs from 17 balls hitting three muscular sixes. The valiant innings of Mawoyo, Beukes and Maruma helped Mountaineers
amass daunting total of 274 runs from allotted forty overs.
Run chase of Mashonaland Eagles went off to a shaky start with the first two wickets scoring ducks for the side and the downhill stated with these two ducks. The whole line-up of Eagles failed to face the attack of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mountaineers-c818 with a confidence, floundering
against Silent Mujajni and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lance-Klusener-c72175. Simbarashe Gupo top scored with 36 runs from 43 balls hitting six foursm while rest of the cast succumbed for scores below 30. Five of the batsmen fell for single digit scores including two ducks.
Silent Mujajni finished with 3 for 30 from 8 overs while Lance Klusener returned with 2 for 20 after bowling 26 balls. Tinashe Panyangara, Steady Musoso, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Prosper-Utseya-c82728 shared one wicket each.
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