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Mid West Rhinos 151 & 247 v Mountaineers 299 & 100/2 (24.3 ov) - Mountaineers won by 8 wickets
Mountaineers on Thursday, won their four-day match against Mid West Rhinos by eight wickets on the third day of the match, at Mutare Sports Club.
Requiring exactly 100 runs to win, Mountaineers raced to the target in 24.3 overs for the loss of just two wickets.
Dismissing five batsmen a day earlier had given the Mountaineers enough confidence to believe that they actually had a shot at winning the match by ripping apart the remaining batting line-up. For that it was imperative for them to nab wickets right from the word go on Thursday.
Having scored 76 for five, Mid West Rhinos, were in deep trouble and needed the act of God to avert a humiliating end to the match.
They did not have any options, their only way of saving some pride was to go for a draw, but that required them to bat for as long as possible on the penultimate day, but with another day still to go, it was Armageddon for them.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BRM-Taylor-c1200 had the pressure of the world on his shoulders, but the ask was even too big for him.
The player exhibited his supreme form, as while he saw batsmen fall at the other end, he hammered a brilliant knock of 133 to help his side post a second innings score of 247.
However, the target required to win was by no means good enough to let Mid West Rhinos’ bowlers relax.
They needed to put pressure on their opposition, and give a magical performance to bowl them out.
After conceding 21 runs, the fielding side grabbed their first wicket on the demise of DM http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hodgson-c63281, who perished after scoring only six runs.
Skipper, TMK Mawoyo, was the next to walk back to the pavilion as he lost his wicket after scoring 16 runs.
Middle-order batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/H-Masakadza-c1517 and ML Pettini then took charge as they neutralized the bowlers and smacked their side to victory by scoring 47 and 31 runs.
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