2018–19 Stanbic Bank 20 Series

The 2018–19 Stanbic Bank 20 Series was the eighth edition of the Stanbic Bank 20 Series, a Twenty20 cricket tournament in Zimbabwe. It took place from 11 to 17 March 2019.[1] The tournament featured four teams, instead of the five that were scheduled to take part in the previous edition, with the Rising Stars being disbanded.[1][2] There was no defending champion, as the previous edition of the tournament was cancelled.[3]

2018–19 Stanbic Bank 20 Series
Dates11 – 17 March 2019
Administrator(s)Zimbabwe Cricket
Cricket formatTwenty20 cricket
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Final
ChampionsMatabeleland Tuskers (1st title)
Participants4
Matches14
Most runsCraig Ervine (328)
Most wicketsTendai Chatara (7)

Following the conclusion of the group stage, Mashonaland Eagles and Mid West Rhinos advanced to the third-place play-off match.[4] Matabeleland Tuskers and Mountaineers progressed to the final.[5] The final finished as a no result due to rain, so Matabeleland Tuskers were declared the winners, after finishing highest in the group stage of the tournament.[6]

Points table

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The following teams competed in the tournament:

Team[7] Pld W L NR Pts NRR
Matabeleland Tuskers 6 3 2 1 16 +1.866
Mountaineers 6 2 2 2 13 –0.662
Mashonaland Eagles 6 2 2 2 12 –0.647
Mid West Rhinos 6 2 3 1 10 –0.922

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Fixtures

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Round-robin

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11 March 2019
Scorecard
Mid West Rhinos
219/4 (20 overs)
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Mountaineers
205/6 (20 overs)
Solomon Mire 109 (54)
Tendai Chatara 3/15 (4 overs)
Forster Mutizwa 58 (35)
Tendai Chisoro 2/24 (4 overs)
Mid West Rhinos won by 14 runs
Old Hararians, Harare
Umpires: Langton Rusere and Christopher Phiri
Player of the match: Solomon Mire (Mid West Rhinos)
  • Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Tafadzwa Tsiga (Mountaineers) and Anthony Moor (Mid West Rhinos) both made their T20 debuts.

11 March 2019
Scorecard
Matabeleland Tuskers
179/8 (20 overs)
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Mashonaland Eagles
155/8 (20 overs)
Tendai Maruma 53 (24)
Daniel Jakiel 3/34 (4 overs)
Regis Chakabva 61 (35)
Thabo Mboyi 3/31 (4 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 24 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Langton Rusere and Christopher Phiri

12 March 2019
Scorecard
Mashonaland Eagles
82 (16.3 overs)
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Mountaineers
84/4 (12.4 overs)
Cephas Zhuwao 51 (31)
Tendai Chatara 3/13 (4 overs)
Innocent Kaia 44 (36)
Richard Ngarava 2/23 (3.4 overs)
Mountaineers won by 6 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Walter Musakwa
  • Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.

12 March 2019
Scorecard
Matabeleland Tuskers
180/9 (20 overs)
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Mid West Rhinos
183/6 (18.5 overs)
Craig Ervine 96 (53)
Solomon Mire 2/28 (3 overs)
Prince Masvaure 48 (28)
John Nyumbu 2/27 (4 overs)
Mid West Rhinos won by 4 wickets
Old Hararians, Harare
Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Russell Tiffin
  • Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Cunningham Ncube (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his T20 debut.

13 March 2019
Scorecard
Mashonaland Eagles
197/4 (20 overs)
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Matabeleland Tuskers
182/2 (20 overs)
Brian Mudzinganyama 62 (38)
Ainsley Ndlovu 2/30 (4 overs)
Craig Ervine 83* (46)
Trevor Garwe 2/32 (4 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 15 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Langton Rusere
  • Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Brian Mudzinganyama (Mashonaland Eagles) made his T20 debut.

13 March 2019
Scorecard
Mid West Rhinos
182/5 (20 overs)
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Mountaineers
184/7 (19 overs)
Solomon Mire 55 (28)
Natsai M'shangwe 3/29 (4 overs)
Shingi Masakadza 48 (25)
Neville Madziva 2/30 (3 overs)
Mountaineers won by 3 wickets
Old Hararians, Harare
Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Christopher Phiri
  • Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Carl Mumba (Mid West Rhinos) made his T20 debut.

14 March 2019
Scorecard
Mid West Rhinos
158/4 (20 overs)
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Mashonaland Eagles
159/4 (17.3 overs)
Ryan Burl 77* (48)
Trevor Garwe 3/25 (4 overs)
Cephas Zhuwao 73 (46)
Kyle Jarvis 1/23 (3 overs)
Mashonaland Eagles won by 6 wickets
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Walter Musakwa
Player of the match: Cephas Zhuwao (Mashonaland Eagles)
  • Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.

14 March 2019
Scorecard
Matabeleland Tuskers
175/6 (20 overs)
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Mountaineers
69 (13.2 overs)
Brian Chari 93 (55)
William Mashinge 1/27 (4 overs)
Roy Kaia 18 (18)
Milton Shumba 4/4 (2.4 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 106 runs
Old Hararians, Harare
Umpires: Oscar Tafirenyika and Langton Rusere
  • Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Charlton Tshuma (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his T20 debut.

15 March 2019
Scorecard
Matabeleland Tuskers
189/4 (20 overs)
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Mid West Rhinos
106 (18.3 overs)
Craig Ervine 73* (43)
Solomon Mire 1/17 (2 overs)
Tendai Chisoro 21 (20)
Charlton Tshuma 3/23 (4 overs)
Matabeleland Tuskers won by 83 runs
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Oscar Tafirenyika
  • Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sheunopa Musekwa (Matabeleland Tuskers) and Christophe Masike (Mid West Rhinos) both made their T20 debuts.

15 March 2019
Scorecard
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  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

16 March 2019
Scorecard
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Match abandoned
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Langton Rusere
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

16 March 2019
Scorecard
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Match abandoned
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Tafadzwa Musakwa
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

Finals

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3rd place play-off
17 March 2019
Scorecard
Mashonaland Eagles
115/7 (20 overs)
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Mid West Rhinos
47/2 (7.3 overs)
Cephas Zhuwao 48 (29)
Manson Chikowero 3/10 (4 overs)
Solomon Mire 21 (20)
Faraz Akram 1/5 (2 overs)
Mid West Rhinos won by 7 runs (D/L method)
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Stanley Gogwe
  • Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tony Munyonga (Mashonaland Eagles) and Manson Chikowero (Mid West Rhinos) both made their T20 debuts.

Final
17 March 2019
Scorecard
Matabeleland Tuskers
113/5 (17.2 overs)
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Craig Ervine 55* (46)
Roy Kaia 3/8 (2 overs)
  • Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Zimbabwe abridge first-class season, dismantle Rising Stars". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe domestic season set to get underway". The Chronicle (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. ^ "National T20 tourney cancelled". Daily News. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Mashonaland Eagles vs Mid West Rhinos Cricket Score: 3rd Place Play-Off MWR vs ME Dream 11 Predictions". Kerala News 24x7. Archived from the original on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Zimbabwe Domestic T20 2019, Final: Matabeleland Tuskers vs Mountaineers: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update". CricTracker. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Zimbabwe board and players rally for victims of Cyclone Idai". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Domestic Twenty20 Competition 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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