Mashonaland Eagles v Mountaineers – Pro50 Championship, 2012/13 – Match Recap – Eagles secure easy 8-wicket win
An unbeaten half-century from skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045.
The Eagles won the toss and chose to field first, with the bowling attack putting in a collective, concentrated effort. All six bowlers managed to claim at least one wicket each, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kyle-Malcolm-Jarvis-c71974 (10-1-37-2) led the charge.
The Mountaineers' turn at bat did not prove particularly successful, with just five batsmen progressing into double figures. Opening batsman Mark Pettini (2) was sent packing early by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Innocent-Chinyoka-c1594 in the 6th over, but skipper and opener Tino
Mawoyo (10), and number three batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/H-Masakadza-c1517 (49), teamed up and stuck it out at the crease long enough for a 24-run partnership for the second wicket.
Mawoyo followed Pettini back to the pavilion in the 13th over, caught out by Jarvis off http://www.senore.com/Cricket/E-Chigumbura-c1411, and H Masakadza proceeded to team up with Kevin Kasuza (15) for a 31-run third wicket stand. Their combined efforts got the team total up
to 69 by the 22nd over, after which Kasuza found himself dismissed by Ray Price.
His successor http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kudzai-Sauramba-c1817 both contributed 6 runs each. H Masakadza was finally dislodged via run out, by Sikandar Raza, and Lamb and Sauramba followed
him back to the pavilion soon afterwards, the former falling prey to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tinotenda-Mutombodzi-c2684, and the latter run out by Chigumbura.
Shingi Masakadza (who top-scored for the team with 52*) and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mountaineers-c818’ innings with a 42-run partnership for the 8th wicket. However, the stand did not last, as Jarvis intervened to
send both Tiripano and Natsai M’shangwe (0) packing in the 47th over. With S Masakadza and Tendai Chatara (3*) at the crease, and 9 wickets down, the Mountaineers posted a final total of 179 by the end of 50 overs.
The Eagles’ innings got off to a slow start, with the early dismissal of opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Regis-Wiriranai-Chakabva-c84623 (14) off Chatara in the 7th over. However, his fellow opener and skipper Stuart Matsikenyeri anchored the innings at the top with an unbeaten
77. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 it out for longer, and joined the captain for a second-wicket stand worth 55 runs, after which S Masakadza swept in to take Chibhabha out of the game.
By this point, the Eagles were at 80 for 2, but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sikandar-Raza-Butt-c90274 (46*) served as an effective partner for Matsikenyeri, and their unbeaten 102-run partnership got the team up to 182 with ease, allowing them to clinch an easy 8-wicket win, with 47 deliveries
still remaining.
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