Rhinos condemn Rocks to huge innings defeat

Rhinos – 621-9 declared in 139.5 overs (Prince Masvaure 166, Antum Naqvi 108, Remembrance Nyathi 100*; Takudzwa Chataira 4/100, Priviledge Chesa 4/159, Nigel Mupurura 1/104)

Southern Rocks – 203 and 227 all out in 75.3 overs (following on) (Alistair Frost 51, Cephas Zhuwao 50, Jayden Schadendorf 40; Antum Naqvi 4/47, Brandon Mavuta 3/112, Prince Masvaure 2/21)

Rhinos gained by an innings and 191 runs 

Nice bowling by Mike Chinouya and Brandon Mavuta on Friday broke the again of the Southern Rocks first innings of their Logan Cup match at Harare Sports activities Membership, resulting in an eventual large victory for Rhinos simply earlier than the shut by an innings and 191 runs.

Rocks started the day on 112 for 5 wickets in reply to the massive Rhinos first-innings rating of 621 for 9 wickets declared, with Jayden Schadendorf on 17 and Nigel Mupurura seven.

Chinouya eliminated them each in a short time after which ripped into the tail, taking 4 wickets in three overs and sending Rocks right into a tailspin at 142 for 9.

Full catastrophe was saved by Richmond Mutumbami, who performed brilliantly whereas the final man Sydney Murombo held on on the different finish.

Mutumbami hit 68 runs off 66 balls earlier than being caught off Mavuta, having taken the rating to 203.

He scored principally in boundaries, hitting a six and 13 fours, and monopolising the strike expertly.

Murombo solely needed to face 16 balls in 11 overs, making eight runs.

Chinouya completed with 4 wickets for under 38 runs, whereas Mavuta had 5 for 78.

Rhinos had a lead of 418, in order that they naturally made Rocks comply with on.

The very best a part of the Rocks second innings was a third-wicket partnership of 75 between the kids Schadendorf and Alistair Frost.

Schadendorf performed a really dour innings, taking 153 balls to attain 40 runs, whereas Frost did effectively to run to a maiden first-class fifty – out for 51.

The center order didn’t final too lengthy towards the wily spin of Mavuta, aside from Cephas Zhuwao, who made his normal large hits and scored 50 off 70 balls, with three sixes and 5 fours.

Antum Naqvi dismissed him and helped Mavuta to hustle out the tail, the final wicket falling simply after 5pm for a complete of 227.

Naqvi with 4 for 47 was probably the most profitable bowler, whereas Mavuta took three wickets, however they value him 112 runs.

That is Rhinos’ third victory within the Logan Cup competitors this season, and their largest.

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Mega Market Mountaineers – 320 and 253-5 in 76 overs (Dion Myers 83, Kevin Kasuza 75, Brian Bennett 57*; Nkosana Mpofu 2/36, Tanatswa Bechani 2/71, Ernest Masuku 1/37) 

Tuskers – 434 all out in 108.5 overs (Tafara Mupariwa 91, Luke Jongwe 88, Dalubuhle Mboyi 68*; Vincent Masekesa 5/144, Baxon Gopito 2/15, Dion Myers 1/32)

Day 3 – Stumps: Mega Market Mountaineers lead by 139 runs

A nice second-wicket partnership of 156 between Kevin Kasuza and Dion Myers introduced Mega Market Mountaineers again into their Logan Cup sport at Previous Hararians Sports activities Membership on Friday after they’d conceded a first-innings lead of 114 to Tuskers.

The day started with Tuskers on 362 for seven, with Dalubhle Mboyi on 25 and Tanatswa Bechani but to attain.

Bechani and Mgcini Dube didn’t final lengthy, and the ninth wicket fell at 370.

Mboyi and the final man, Tinotenda Maposa, determined that assault was the most effective coverage, they usually hit out boldly so as to add 64 for the final wicket in simply 10.4 overs.

Maposa was lastly out for twenty-four off 30 balls, whereas Mboyi in his second match recorded a fifty, 68 not out in the long run, off 124 balls with 9 fours.

Vincent Masekesa was the most effective of the bowlers, taking 5 wickets, although on the expense of 144 runs.

Mountaineers struggled firstly of their second innings, dropping Baxon Gopito for 9.

Kasuza was relatively unsure at first, however he started to seek out his kind, in partnership with Dion Myers, who performed confidently from the beginning.

So effectively did they bat in partnership that Mountaineers cleared off the arrears with just one wicket down.

Kasuza finally fell to a return catch by Bechani for 75, with two sixes and eight fours off 127 balls, and 12 runs later Myers adopted him again to the pavilion, bowled by Nkosana Mpofu for 83 off the identical variety of deliveries as his associate – his rating included a six and 14 fours.

Two extra wickets fell pretty rapidly, however then Donald Tiripano settled in with Brian Bennett, who was batting effectively and reached 57 by the shut, when the rating was 253 for 5 wickets.

Mountaineers are 139 runs forward with 5 wickets in hand, and there may very well be an excellent end to this match this Saturday.