Fifty50 Challenge Explained

Fifty50 Challenge
Country:	Zimbabwe
Administrator:	Zimbabwe Cricket
Cricket Format:	Limited overs cricket (50 overs per side)
First:	2020–21
Last:	2024
Tournament Format:	Double round-robin
Participants:	4
Champions:	Eagles (3rd title)
Most Successful:	Eagles (3 titles)

The Fifty50 Challenge is a women's domestic one-day cricket competition organised by Zimbabwe Cricket. The competition began in the 2020–21 season, and sees four teams competing in 50-over matches.

Eagles are the current holders, winning the last two titles. The competition runs alongside the Women's T20 Cup.

History

The tournament began in October 2020, running alongside the Women's T20 Cup. The inception of the tournament was described by its founders, Zimbabwe Cricket, as "historic", becoming the first domestic women's competition to be played in Zimbabwe since the 2008–09 Inter-Provincial Tournament, which was the only previous such tournament.^{[1] [2]}

The tournament saw four teams, Eagles, Mountaineers, Rhinos and Tuskers compete in a double round-robin group stage, with the top two sides qualifying for the final. Mountaineers won the group on Net Run Rate, and went on to beat Rhinos in the final to become the inaugural winners of the competition.^{[3] [4]}

The second edition of the tournament began in February 2022, with the same format and teams competing.^[5] Eagles won the tournament to claim their first one-day title, beating Rhinos by 167 runs in the final.^[6]

The third edition of the tournament began in February 2023, operating as a double round-robin group without a final.^[7] Eagles won the tournament, their second in a row, edging out Rhinos on Net Run Rate.

Teams

	Team	Wins	Runners-up
	Eagles
	Mountaineers
	Rhinos
	Tuskers

Results

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Leading run-scorer	Leading wicket-taker	Ref
2020–21	Mountaineers	Rhinos	Josephine Nkomo (Rhinos) 294	Francesca Chipare (Mountaineers) 19	^[8] ^[9]
2021–22	Eagles	Rhinos	Josephine Nkomo (Rhinos) 268	Michelle Mavunga (Eagles) 15	^[10] ^[11] ^[12]
2022–23	Eagles	Rhinos	Ashley Ndiraya (Rhinos) 246	Nomatter Mutasa (Rhinos) 15	^[13] ^[14] ^[15]
2024	Eagles	Tuskers	Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano (Mountaineers) (248)	Nomvelo Sibanda (Tuskers) (17)	^[16] ^[17]

See also

• Women's T20 Cup
• Pro50 Championship

Notes and References

1. Web site: Women's one-day and T20 tournaments get underway . Zimbabwe Cricket . 7 March 2022.
2. Web site: Zimbabwe Women's Inter-Provincial Tournament 2008/09 . CricketArchive . 7 March 2022.
3. Web site: Fifty50 Challenge 2020/21 . CricketArchive . 7 March 2022.
4. Web site: Mountaineers Women lift Fifty50 Challenge trophy . Zimbabwe Cricket . 7 March 2022.
5. Web site: Fifty50 Challenge gets women's domestic season underway . Zimbabwe Cricket . 7 March 2022.
6. Web site: Eagles Women lift 2021/22 Fifty50 Challenge trophy . Zimbabwe Cricket . 13 March 2022.
7. Web site: Back-to-back T20, one-day games get women's season underway . Zimbabwe Cricket . 8 March 2023.
8. Web site: Batting and Fielding in Fifty50 Challenge 2020/21 (Ordered by Runs) . CricketArchive . 7 March 2022.
9. Web site: Bowling in Fifty50 Challenge 2020/21 (Ordered by Wickets) . CricketArchive . 7 March 2022.
10. Web site: Fifty50 Challenge 2021/22 . CricketArchive . 13 March 2022.
11. Web site: Records/Zimbabwe Cricket Women's Fifty50 Challenge 2021/22/Most Runs . ESPNcricinfo . 13 March 2022.
12. Web site: Records/Zimbabwe Cricket Women's Fifty50 Challenge 2021/22/Most Wickets . ESPNcricinfo . 13 March 2022.
13. Web site: Fifty50 Challenge 2022/23 . CricketArchive . 13 April 2023.
14. Web site: Batting and Fielding in Fifty50 Challenge 2022/23 (Ordered by Runs) . CricketArchive . 13 April 2023.
15. Web site: Bowling in Fifty50 Challenge 2022/23 (Ordered by Wickets) . CricketArchive . 13 April 2023.
16. Web site: Most wickets For Zimbabwe Cricket Women's 1-Day Cup, 2024 . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2024.
17. Web site: Most runs in Zimbabwe Cricket Women's 1-Day Cup, 2024 . ESPNcricinfo . 21 August 2024.