2014–15 Pro50 Championship
# 2014–15 Pro50 Championship

The 2014–15 Pro50 Championship was the thirteenth edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament in Zimbabwe. The competition began on 9 November 2014 and the final was played on 21 March 2015. After the 2013-14 season, Southern Rocks had their franchise suspended, leaving only four teams to compete.

Mashonaland Eagles won the tournament for the third time, having finished in second place in the round-robin, but defeated the Matabeleland Tuskers in the final by 4 wickets.

Mountaineers batsman Roy Kaia was the tournament's leading run-scorer with a total of 382 runs. Matabeleland Tuskers bowler Christopher Mpofu was the leading wicket-tacker with a total of 19 wickets.

## Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Matabeleland Tuskers | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0.418 |
| 2 | Mashonaland Eagles | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | −0.105 |
| 3 | Mountaineers | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0.278 |
| 4 | Mid West Rhinos | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.581 |

Qualified for the final

## Fixtures

### Round-robin

* 9 November 2014 Scorecard

| Mid West Rhinos 148 (42.5 overs) | v | Mashonaland Eagles 198 (44.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Nyasha Mayavo 43 (65) Tinotenda Mutombodzi 3/32 (10 overs) | | Ryan Burl 68* (99) Steven Trenchard 1/11 (3 overs) |

* Mashonaland Eagles won by 5 wickets Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Jeremiah Matibiri
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ryan Burl (Mashonaland Eagles) made his List A debut.
* 9 November 2014 Scorecard

| Matabeleland Tuskers 261/6 (50 overs) | v | Mountaineers 191/8 (50 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Sean Williams 100 (109) Victor Nyauchi 2/60 (6 overs) | | Roy Kaia 66 (95) Brian Vitori 3/50 (9 overs) |

* Matabeleland Tuskers won by 70 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Trevor Phiri and Langton Rusere
* Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
* Devesh Hassani (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his List A debut.
* 22 November 2014 Scorecard

| Matabeleland Tuskers 207/8 (50 overs) | v | Mid West Rhinos 107 (35.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Nkosana Mpofu 46 (72) Kudakwashe Munyede 3/32 (10 overs) | | Mark Mbofana 25 (45) Tawanda Mupariwa 3/13 (6 overs) |

* Matabeleland Tuskers won by 100 runs Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Russell Tiffin
* Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Shoun Handirisi (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his List A debut.
* 22 November 2014 Scorecard

| Mountaineers 292/7 (50 overs) | v | Mashonaland Eagles 246 (45.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Kevin Kasuza 89 (106) Trevor Garwe 3/43 (10 overs) | | Tinotenda Mutombodzi 38 (49) Cuthbert Musoko 3/46 (8 overs) |

* Mountaineers won by 46 runs Mutare Sports Club, Mutare Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Owen Chirombe
* Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
* 7 December 2014 Scorecard

| Mashonaland Eagles 125 (40.4 overs) | v | Matabeleland Tuskers 128/7 (40.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Tinotenda Mutombodzi 41* (54) John Nyumbu 4/19 (8 overs) | | Godwill Mamhiyo 45 (97) Trevor Garwe 3/25 (8 overs) |

* Matabeleland Tuskers won by 3 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Russell Tiffin and Christopher Phiri
* Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
* 7 December 2014 Scorecard

| Mid West Rhinos 194/8 (50 overs) | v | Mountaineers 195/4 (38 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Tendai Chisoro 59 (68) Shingirai Masakadza 3/45 (10 overs) | | Stuart Matsikenyeri 100* (83) Neville Madziva 1/13 (4 overs) |

* Mountaineers won by 6 wickets Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe Umpires: Owen Chirombe and Iknow Chabi
* Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
* 14 January 2015 Scorecard

| Matabeleland Tuskers 213 (49.2 overs) | v | Mashonaland Eagles 216/2 (41.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Craig Ervine 103 (124) Sikandar Raza 4/33 (9 overs) | | Sikandar Raza 106* (11) Christopher Mpofu 1/41 (9 overs) |

* Mashonaland Eagles won by 8 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Langton Rusere
* Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
* 14 January 2015 Scorecard

| Mountaineers 175 (45.5 overs) | v | Mid West Rhinos 179/6 (42.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Stuart Matsikenyeri 31 (46) Brian Vitori 3/50 (8 overs) | | Prince Masvaure 49 (56) Natsai M'shangwe 2/26 (10 overs) |

* Mid West Rhinos won by 4 wickets Mutare Sports Club, Mutare Umpires: Ashby Mutumbami and Owen Chirombe
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
* 17 January 2015 Scorecard

| Mashonaland Eagles 267/5 (44 overs) | v | Mountaineers 172/4 (30 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Sikandar Raza 104 (97) Donald Tiripano 2/54 (8 overs) | | Hamilton Masakadza 93* (93) Taurai Muzarabani 2/27 (5 overs) |

* Mashonaland Eagles won by 1 run (D/L method) Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Russell Tiffin and Iknow Chabi
* Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
* A rain delay during the Eagles innings resulted in a loss of six overs. The Mountaineers response was ended by rain after 30 overs with a DLS victory target of 174 runs.
* 17 January 2015 Scorecard

| Matabeleland Tuskers 223 (49.2 overs) | v | Mid West Rhinos 188 (44.5 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Craig Ervine 70 (89) Kudakwashe Munyede 4/41 (7 overs) | | Malcolm Waller 62 (77) Christopher Mpofu 3/36 (9 overs) |

* Matabeleland Tuskers won by 35 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Trevor Phiri and Langton Rusere
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
* 21 January 2015 Scorecard

| Mashonaland Eagles 281/9 (50 overs) | v | Mid West Rhinos 238 (45.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Brendan Taylor 61 (69) Michael Chinouya 3/52 (6 overs) | | Prince Masvaure 58 (69) Sikandar Raza 3/43 (10 overs) |

* Mashonaland Eagles won by 43 runs Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Owen Chirombe
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
* James Bruce (Mid West Rhinos) made his List A debut.
* 21 January 2015 Scorecard

| Mountaineers 255/9 (50 overs) | v | Matabeleland Tuskers 124 (27.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Hamilton Masakadza 85 (79) Christopher Mpofu 3/46 (10 overs) | | Godwill Mamhiyo 35 (52) Tendai Chatara 4/31 (9 overs) |

* Mountaineers won by 131 runs Mutare Sports Club, Mutare Umpires: Ashby Mutumbami and Iknow Chabi
* Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
* 25 January 2015 Scorecard

| Mountaineers 267/5 (50 overs) | v | Mashonaland Eagles 207 (44.5 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Roy Kaia 85* (102) Wellington Masakadza 2/43 (10 overs) | | Greg Lamb 73 (74) Tapiwa Mufudza 4/28 (9.5 overs) |

* Mountaineers won by 60 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Russell Tiffin and Sifelani Rwaziyeni
* Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
* 25 January 2015 Scorecard

| Mid West Rhinos 185 (43.2 overs) | v | Matabeleland Tuskers 188/6 (46.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Prince Masvaure 51 (82) Thabo Mboyi 4/21 (7.2 overs) | | Brian Chari 63 (84) Tawanda Mupariwa 3/43 (9.2 overs) |

* Matabeleland Tuskers won by 4 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Owen Chirombe and Lucky Ngwenya
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
* 1 March 2015 Scorecard

| Mid West Rhinos 206/9 (50 overs) | v | Mashonaland Eagles 195/6 (44 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Malcolm Waller 48 (62) Trevor Garwe 4/24 (10 overs) | | Mark Pettini 74 (84) Mark Mbofana 2/37 (7 overs) |

* Mashonaland Eagles won by 26 runs (D/L method) Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Russell Tiffin and Iknow Chabi
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
* (D/L) target for the Eagles after 44 overs was 170 runs to win.
* Ryan Bezuidenhout (Mid West Rhinos) made his List A debut.
* 1 March 2015 Scorecard

| Mountaineers 197 (49.2 overs) | v | Matabeleland Tuskers 141/6 (30.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Tino Mawoyo 43 (60) Keith Dabengwa 3/35 (10 overs) | | Keith Dabengwa 49* (58) Roy Kaia 3/32 (7 overs) |

* Matabeleland Tuskers won by 4 wickets (D/L method) Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Trevor Phiri and Owen Chirombe
* Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
* A rain delay after the first 12 overs of the Matabeleland Tuskers innings resulted in a revised (D/L) target of 139 runs from 31 overs.
* Ainsley Ndlovu (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his List A debut.
* 17 March 2015 Scorecard

| Matabeleland Tuskers 279/5 (50 overs) | v | Mashonaland Eagles 205 (43 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Brian Chari 115 (125) Cephas Zhuwao 2/48 (6 overs) | | Joylord Gumbie 39 (40) Brian Vitori 3/39 (10 overs) |

* Matabeleland Tuskers won by 74 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Jeremiah Matibiri and Lucky Ngwenya
* Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
* 17 March 2015 Scorecard

| Mountaineers 211/8 (50 overs) | v | Mid West Rhinos 212/7 (35.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Roy Kaia 101* (144) Tendai Chisoro 3/38 (10 overs) | | Prince Masvaure 68* (78) Natsai M'shangwe 3/40 (10 overs) |

* Mid West Rhinos won by 3 wickets Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Owen Chirombe
* Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.

### Final

* 21 March 2015 Scorecard

| Matabeleland Tuskers 266/7 (50 overs) | v | Mashonaland Eagles 268/6 (49.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Godwill Mamhiyo 63 (55) Wellington Masakadza 2/39 (10 overs) | | Tinotenda Mutombodzi 79 (76) Keith Dabengwa 1/22 (5 overs) |

* Mashonaland Eagles won by 4 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Russell Tiffin and Jeremiah Matibiri Player of the match: Tinotenda Mutombodzi (Mashonaland Eagles)
* Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mashonaland Eagles won the 2014–15 Pro50 Championship
