http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 Domestic: Stanbic Bank 20 Series - Matabeleland Tuskers v Mountaineers – Match Update
Matabeleland Tuskers 167 v Mountaineers 170 - Mountaineers won by 7 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
On Friday, December 02, 2011, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matabeleland-Tuskers-c815 by seven wickets at Harare Sports Club.
The match held great importance for Mountaineers as they needed to win in order to secure a berth in the final.
After winning the toss, Tuskers chose to bat first on a batting track in order to post a mammoth total against their rivals.
The side raced to 40 runs before losing their first wicket in the 5th over when opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tom-Smith-c2704 was dismissed after scoring 14 runs off 16 deliveries.
With 64 runs on the board, Tuskers lost their second wicket when skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Horton-c2167 was dismissed after posting nine runs.
Meanwhile, opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221, steadfast at his end and countered the Mountaineers bowlers by exhibiting dominant batting form.
The demise of Horton, brought http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CK-Coventry-c1267 on the crease, and he batted superbly alongside Gayle, to leave the fielding side in a spot of bother.
The duo clobbered 40 runs in the third-wicket partnership, which played a vital role in helping the team post a fighting total.
With 104 runs on the board, Gayle’s wicket was picked by Mountaineers in the 14th over after the batsman had clobbered a stupendous knock of 45 runs.
Coventry, then also lost his wicket on 45 runs in the 16th over. At the time of this wicket, Tuskers had posted 125 runs on the board for the loss of four wickets.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Craig-Richard-Ervine-c51733, then amassed 23 runs to help the side post 167 runs on the board in 20 overs.
Coming out to bat, Mountaineers openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/H-Masakadza-c1517 ripped the Tuskers bowling attack right from the word go as they posted 64 runs before the demise of Mustard in 7th over. The batsman smashed 44 runs before finding his way back to the pavilion.
Meanwhile, his opening partner, Masakadza, played an unbeaten knock of 80 runs to help is side reach the required tally in 19.2 overs for the loss of three wickets.
The opener was later named as the Player of the Match for his astounding performance.
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