2018–19 Pro50 Championship Explained

2018–19 Pro50 Championship
Fromdate:8 December 2018
Todate:9 March 2019
Administrator:Zimbabwe Cricket
Cricket Format:List A cricket
Tournament Format:Round-robin and Final
Champions:Mashonaland Eagles
Count:5
Participants:4
Matches:13
Most Runs:Craig Ervine (422)
Most Wickets:Daniel Jakiel (13)
Previous Year:2017–18
Previous Tournament:2017–18 Pro50 Championship
Next Year:2019–20
Next Tournament:2019–20 Pro50 Championship

The 2018–19 Pro50 Championship was the seventeenth edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament that was played in Zimbabwe, which started on 8 December 2018.[1] The tournament featured four teams, instead of the five that took part in the previous edition, with the Rising Stars being disbanded.[2] [3] The other change to the 2018–19 tournament was that it was played across six rounds, instead of ten, as per previous years.[2] The Rising Stars were the defending champions.[4]

The Mashonaland Eagles were the first team to qualify for the final of the tournament.[5] They were joined in the final by the Matabeleland Tuskers, after they won their penultimate fixture by eight wickets.[6] Mashonaland Eagles won the tournament, beating Matabeleland Tuskers by two wickets in the final.[7]

Points table

Team[8]
Mashonaland Eagles6 5 0 1 24 +1.276
Matabeleland Tuskers6 3 2 1 15 +0.239
Mountaineers6 2 4 0 9 –0.049
Mid West Rhinos6 1 5 0 4 –1.181
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Fixtures

Round-robin

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mountaineers favourites as Zimbabwe's new domestic season begins . ESPN Cricinfo . 3 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Zimbabwe abridge first-class season, dismantle Rising Stars . ESPN Cricinfo . 31 October 2018.
  3. Web site: Zimbabwe domestic season set to get underway . The Chronicle (Zimbabwe) . 1 November 2018.
  4. News: Rising Stars topple Mountaineers to clinch Pro50 Championship . 3-Mob . 2 June 2018 . 2 June 2018.
  5. Web site: Ervine hits top form . Nehanda Radio . 5 March 2019.
  6. Web site: Chari, Ervine propel Tuskers to 8-wicket victory . Chronicle . 5 March 2019.
  7. Web site: Kamunhukamwe leads Eagles to Pro50 title . ESPN Cricinfo . 10 March 2019.
  8. Web site: Pro50 Championship 2018-19 . ESPN Cricinfo . 5 March 2019.