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2011–12 Pro50 Championship

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2011–12 Pro50 Championship
Dates24 September 2011 – 25 February 2012
Administrator(s)Zimbabwe Cricket
Cricket formatList A cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin + Final
ChampionsMashonaland Eagles (1st title)
Participants5
Matches21
Most runsGary Ballance (432)
Most wicketsTendai Chatara (17)

The 2011–12 Pro50 Championship was the tenth edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament in Zimbabwe. After a 40-over tournament in 2010/11, the tournament was again increased to a 50-overs a side format. The new sponsor of the tournament was cold drinks brand Coca-Cola.[1] The competition began on 24 September 2011 and the final was played on 25 February 2012.[2]

Mashonaland Eagles won the tournament for the first time, defeating the Mid West Rhinos by 63 runs in the final. Elton Chigumbura's all-round performance was the key for the Eagles, scoring an unbeaten 104 runs and then taking three wickets for 27 runs in nine overs.[3]

Mid West Rhinos batsman Gary Ballance was the tournament's leading run-scorer with a total of 432 runs.[4] Mountaineers bowler Tendai Chatara was the leading wicket-tacker with a total of 17 wickets.[5]

Points table

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Mashonaland Eagles 8 6 2 0 0 4 28 1.027
2 Mid West Rhinos 8 5 2 1 0 2 24 0.390
3 Matabeleland Tuskers 8 3 5 0 0 2 14 0.018
4 Southern Rocks 8 3 4 1 0 0 14 −0.478
5 Mountaineers 8 2 6 0 0 2 10 −0.758
Source: Cricinfo[6]

  Champions

Final

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25 February
Scorecard
Mashonaland Eagles
220/8 (50 overs)
v
Mid West Rhinos
157 (42.1 overs)
Elton Chigumbura 104* (115)
Ed Rainsford 3/56 (12 overs)
Graeme Cremer 47 (60)
Elton Chigumbura 3/27 (9 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 63 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Russell Tiffin and Owen Chirombe
  • Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field
  • Mashonaland Eagles won the 2011/12 Pro50 Championship

References

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  1. ^ allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: It's Twenty20 Magi allAfrica. Retrieved 30 November 2011
  2. ^ "Pro50 Championship, 2011/12 / Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Mashonaland Eagles win rain-hit final". ESPN Cricinfo. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Records / Coca-Cola Pro50 Championship, 2011/12 / Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Records / Coca-Cola Pro50 Championship, 2011/12 / Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Coca-Cola Pro50 Championship Points Table". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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