Matabeleland Tuskers v Southern Rocks – Logan Cup – Match Update [Day 3]
Half-centuries from Richmond Mutumbami and Prince Masvaure played a pivotal role in enabling the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Southern-Rocks-c845 to work their way up to a lead over the Matabeleland Tuskers on the third day of their ongoing first-class match in the Logan Cup, reaching 259
for 7 by stumps on November 15 at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.
The Rocks had played a poor first innings after winning the toss and choosing to bat on the first day of play. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kudzai-Maunze-c1816 (26) saw
the Rocks reaching 152 before they were all out, courtesy the Tuskers’ http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Moeen-Ali-c1990 (16-5-34-2).
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CK-Coventry-c1267 (50), all of whom got the Tuskers up to
380 before they were all out as a result of the Rocks’ assault, comprising http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tafadzwa-Kamungozi-c92576 (18.3-1-84-2), and Burgoyne (11-0-46-2).
Slater and Maunze kicked off the Rocks’ second innings but were only able to get them up to 17 for 0 before stumps on day two.
Day three saw both batsmen, Slater (42), and Maunze (30), setting up an opening stand which yielded 47 runs. Their partnership came to an end in the 20th over, with Maunze bowled by Mpofu, and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alester-Maregwede-c43107 (6) followed soon after, trapped
lbw by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richmond-Mutumbami-c85399 chipped in with a solid 75, and his 44-run partnership for the 3rd wicket with Slater came to an end with the dismissal of the latter off Moeen Ali (28-8-68-3).
Peter Burgoyne only managed to contribute 12 runs, after which he was run out by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Prince-Masvaure-c82674 (63*), however, joined Mutumbami for a 68-run partnership for the 5th wicket, which got the team up to 206.
Mutumbami was then sent packing by Querl, but his successor http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tendai-Chisoro-c2655 (15) teamed up with Masvaure for a 47-run 6th-wicket stand. Chisoro and Garwe (0) were both dismissed by Ali, and by stumps on day 3, with Masvaure and skipper Tinashe
Panyangara (1*) at the crease, the Rocks found themselves at 259 for 7 – leading by 31 runs with 3 wickets remaining.
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