http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Southern-Rocks-c845 thrash Matabeleland Tuskers by one wicket off the final delivery – Cricket News Update
Southern Rocks thrashed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matabeleland-Tuskers-c815 after a nail biting contest by just one wicket in the
http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-domestic-2011/engine/series/530690.html http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/index.html?class=5, Played at http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-domestic-2011/content/ground/290130.html on 15 October, 2011. Rocks crept to their target
of 265 runs off the final delivery of the 50th over, with just one wicket in hand.
Therefore, Tuskers’ seamer Njabulo Ncube’s first five wicket haul went begging as the Rocks’ last man, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tafadzwa-Kamungozi-c92576, smashed the five runs needed on the final couple of deliveries of the last over, delivered by Ncube.
Rocks, after winning the toss, invited the opposition to bat first. The Tuskers, after batting first, posted a challenging total of 264 for the loss of nine wickets on the board in their allotted ration of 50 overs.
Tuskers' total was built on opener Gavin Ewing's enduring 67 and useful assistance from four of the other top five batsmen. Medium-pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Symonds-c44611 Kaia was the most booming bowler for Rocks, who took three wickets conceding just 32 runs.
In response, the Rocks started their innings with full enthusiasm but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richard-Glenn-Querl-c85016 and Ncube bowled superbly and restricted them to 30 for the loss of three wickets at the initial stages of their innings.
The Rocks’ batsmen, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alester-Maregwede-c43107, brought their team back into the game as they built a solid partnership of 95 runs for the fifth-wicket.
Mutumbami smashed 94 runs off just 79 balls and whacked 13 boundaries ahead of Ncube’s brilliant spell, in which he dismissed a couple of Rocks’ batsmen in the 40th over including Mutumbami and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tendai-Chisoro-c2655. After the couple of wickets, Maregwede
then built another 75-run partnership along with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hilary-Matanga-c63176 to reduce the Rocks’ target to just 14 runs off 13 balls.
In the 48th over, Tuskers' pacer, Ncube, shifted the balance towards his side by dimissing Matanga. In the 50th over Ncube removed the well set Rocks’ batsman Maregwede who scored 70. However, Kamungozi managed to steer the Rocks home
on the final delivery of the last over.
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