Mashonaland Eagles v Southern Rocks – Logan Cup – Match Update
An intense bowling attack, led by skipper Tinashe Panyangara and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mashonaland-Eagles-c814 in the ongoing Logan Cup, during their first-class match played from October 30 to November
2 at the Harare Sports Club.
The match kicked off with the Rocks winning the toss and electing to bat first. Opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alester-Maregwede-c43107 (30) picked it
up from there, and went on to set up a 55-run partnership for the second wicket.
Tatenda Manatsa intervened in the 24th over to send Maregwede packing, but Slater powered on, going on to establish a 59-run stand with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mark-Mbofana-c1907 (18.5-6-70-2), Slater joined wicketkeeper
batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CJ-Chibhabha-c1263 succeeded in dislodging Slater.
The Rocks’ innings hinged on centuries from Mutumbami (141) and Peter Burgoyne (102*), both of whom joined forces for a 153-run stand for the fifth wicket. Their combined efforts got the team up to 350, after which Mutumbami was trapped lbw by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sikandar-Raza-Butt-c90274
– Burgoyne, however, managed to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adrian-Roger-Kirshaw-Pierson-c42135 it out until the very end.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TN-Garwe-c2695 (33) joined Burgoyne for a 69-run partnership for the 8th wicket, and by the 146th over, with 8 wickets down and 459 runs on the board, the Rocks declared
their first innings.
The Eagles’ first innings saw them suffering the loss of just one wicket – wicketkeeper batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Regis-Wiriranai-Chakabva-c84623 (1) off Panyangara. Chibhabha (102) and Sikandar Raza (48) joined forces for an unbeaten 147-run stand, which got the team up to 159, after which
the Eagles declared their innings. The Southern Rocks then proceeded to forfeit their second innings and the Eagles stepped up to the crease for their second innings, with a target of 301 runs in sight.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/F-Mutizwa-c1426
(21), http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Southern-Rocks-c845 went on to claim a massive 141-run win.
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