Cricket tournament
| Dates | 8 December 2018 – 9 March 2019 |
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| Administrator(s) | Zimbabwe Cricket |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Final |
| Champions | Mashonaland Eagles (5th title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 13 |
| Most runs | Craig Ervine (422) |
| Most wickets | Daniel Jakiel (13) |
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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. The tournament featured four teams, instead of the five that took part in the previous edition, with the Rising Stars being disbanded. The other change to the 2018–19 tournament was that it was played across six rounds, instead of ten, as per previous years. The Rising Stars were the defending champions.
The Mashonaland Eagles were the first team to qualify for the final of the tournament. They were joined in the final by the Matabeleland Tuskers, after they won their penultimate fixture by eight wickets. Mashonaland Eagles won the tournament, beating Matabeleland Tuskers by two wickets in the final.
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mashonaland Eagles | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | +1.276 |
| Matabeleland Tuskers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | +0.239 |
| Mountaineers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | –0.049 |
| Mid West Rhinos | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | –1.181 |
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Fixtures
Round-robin
| 8 December 2018 Scorecard |
| Mountaineers 230/7 (50 overs) |
v | Mid West Rhinos 231/7 (43.3 overs) |
| Roy Kaia 99* (131) Graeme Cremer 2/41 (10 overs) |
Tarisai Musakanda 78 (77) Victor Nyauchi 3/28 (8 overs) |
| Mid West Rhinos won by 3 wickets Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Iknow Chabi |
- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
- William Mashinge (Mountaineers) made his List A debut.
| 9 December 2018 Scorecard |
| Matabeleland Tuskers |
v | Mashonaland Eagles |
| Match abandoned Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Walter Musakwa |
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
| 12 December 2018 Scorecard |
| Mid West Rhinos 232 (45.4 overs) |
v | Mashonaland Eagles 236/5 (46 overs) |
| Bothwell Chapungu 54 (69) Chamu Chibhabha 3/40 (10 overs) |
Elton Chigumbura 76* (98) Graeme Cremer 2/46 (10 overs) |
| Mashonaland Eagles won by 5 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Langton Rusere and Walter Musakwa |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Keith Jaure (Mashonaland Eagles) made his List A debut.
| 23 February 2019 Scorecard |
| Mashonaland Eagles 302/8 (50 overs) |
v | Mountaineers 175 (38.2 overs) |
| Regis Chakabva 105 (115) Shingi Masakadza 3/42 (8 overs) |
Timycen Maruma 45 (49) Daniel Jakiel 3/40 (7 overs) |
| Mashonaland Eagles won by 127 runs Mutare Sports Club, Mutare Umpires: Percival Sizara and Iknow Chabi |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
- Daniel Jakiel (Mashonaland Eagles) made his List A debut.
| 23 February 2019 Scorecard |
| Mid West Rhinos 231/9 (50 overs) |
v | Matabeleland Tuskers 235/4 (40.3 overs) |
| Peter Moor 77 (103) Charlton Tshuma 3/61 (10 overs) |
Craig Ervine 86* (98) Tendai Chisoro 2/54 (10 overs) |
| Matabeleland Tuskers won by 6 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Langton Rusere and Christopher Phiri |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
- Charlton Tshuma (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his List A debut.
| 24 February 2019 Scorecard |
| Mashonaland Eagles 181 (43 overs) |
v | Mountaineers 180 (36.3 overs) |
| Regis Chakabva 53 (63) Natsai M'shangwe 3/32 (8 overs) |
Shingi Masakadza 31 (20) Chamu Chibhabha 3/24 (7.3 overs) |
| Mashonaland Eagles won by 1 run Mutare Sports Club, Mutare Umpires: Percival Sizara and Iknow Chabi |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
| 24 February 2019 Scorecard |
| Matabeleland Tuskers 191 (44.1 overs) |
v | Mid West Rhinos 81 (26 overs) |
| Cunningham Ncube 65 (99) Ryan Burl 3/35 (10 overs) |
Tarisai Musakanda 29 (50) Sean Williams 4/16 (6 overs) |
| Matabeleland Tuskers won by 110 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Langton Rusere and Christopher Phiri |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
| 1 March 2019 Scorecard |
| Mountaineers 228/8 (50 overs) |
v | Mid West Rhinos 181 (43.2 overs) |
| Innocent Kaia 82 (92) Kyle Jarvis 6/35 (10 overs) |
Prince Masvaure 71 (96) Roy Kaia 4/40 (9.2 overs) |
| Mountaineers won by 47 runs Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Iknow Chabi |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
| 1 March 2019 Scorecard |
| Matabeleland Tuskers 283/5 (20 overs) |
v | Mashonaland Eagles 284/6 (49.1 overs) |
| Craig Ervine 168* (131) Trevor Garwe 2/41 (10 overs) |
Richmond Mutumbami 99 (99) Sean Williams 2/47 (10 overs) |
| Mashonaland Eagles won by 4 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Tafadzwa Musakwa and Langton Rusere |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Brian Mudzinganyama (Mashonaland Eagles) made his List A debut.
| 3 March 2019 Scorecard |
| Mid West Rhinos 95 |
v | Mashonaland Eagles 96/4 (18.5 overs) |
| Ryan Burl 23 (33) Daniel Jakiel 6/26 (7.4 overs) |
Tinashe Kamunhukamwe 27 (28) Carl Mumba 1/7 (4 overs) |
| Mashonaland Eagles won by 6 wickets Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Iknow Chabi |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
| 3 March 2019 Scorecard |
| Mountaineers 235/9 (50 overs) |
v | Matabeleland Tuskers 236/2 (44.3 overs) |
| Forster Mutizwa 73 (84) Ernest Masuku 6/56 (10 overs) |
Craig Ervine 111* (123) Natsai M'shangwe 1/41 (6.3 overs) |
| Matabeleland Tuskers won by 8 wickets Takashinga Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Percival Sizara |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
| 5 March 2019 Scorecard |
| Mountaineers 331/6 (50 overs) |
v | Matabeleland Tuskers 207 (44.2 overs) |
| Timycen Maruma 122 (92) Charlton Tshuma 2/64 (9 overs) |
Charles Kunje 51 (58) Wellington Masakadza 4/25 (10 overs) |
| Mountaineers won by 124 runs Takashinga Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Walter Musakwa |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
| 9 March 2019 Scorecard |
| Matabeleland Tuskers 202 (45.2 overs) |
v | Mashonaland Eagles 203/8 (46.1 overs) |
| Ernest Masuku 67 (78) Patrick Mambo 2/36 (9 overs) |
Tinashe Kamunhukamwe 73 (60) Ainsley Ndlovu 3/23 (10 overs) |
| Mashonaland Eagles won by 2 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Langton Rusere |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
References
- "Mountaineers favourites as Zimbabwe's new domestic season begins". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Zimbabwe abridge first-class season, dismantle Rising Stars". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- "Zimbabwe domestic season set to get underway". The Chronicle (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- "Rising Stars topple Mountaineers to clinch Pro50 Championship". 3-Mob. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- "Ervine hits top form". Nehanda Radio. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Chari, Ervine propel Tuskers to 8-wicket victory". Chronicle. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Kamunhukamwe leads Eagles to Pro50 title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- "Pro50 Championship 2018-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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