NPL 2023: Gladiators upset Takashinga to maintain perfect startNPL 2023

Takashinga Patriots 2 – 189-6 in 45 overs (Aliakbar Hamid 61, Prince Masvaure 56, Data Kaia 26; Owen Muzondo 1/22, Munashe Zata 1/26, Malcom Chikuhwa 1/28)

Gladiators – 190-5 in 41.4 overs (Ashley Mufandauya 72, Owen Muzondo 36, Malcom Chikuhwa 29*; Takudzwa Chataira 2/29, Keith Jaure 1/21, Daich Nyandoro 1/33)

Gladiators received by 5 wickets

A superb innings of 72 runs by Ashley Mufandauya enabled Gladiators to inflict a uncommon defeat on a Takashinga workforce on their very own floor on Thursday, successful their Nationwide Premier League (NPL) match by 5 wickets.

Takashinga Patriots 2, put in to bat, struggled to attain shortly sufficient towards good bowling.

Their opening batter, Aliakbar Hamid, stayed in till the thirty second over to attain 61 off 101 balls, whereas Prince Masvaure took 80 balls to attain 56.

Not one of the different batters have been capable of dominate the bowling and after 45 overs there have been solely 189 runs on the board with six wickets down.

Probably the most economical bowler was Owen Muzondo, who took one wicket for less than 22 runs in his 9 overs.

Gladiators didn’t make a superb begin, shedding their first three wickets for 43 runs.

Then Mufandauya turned the primary batter within the match to grasp the bowling, and his 72 off 66 balls, helped by Muzondo (36) and Malcom Chikuhwa (29 not out), took Gladiators to a superb victory with 20 balls to spare.

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Rainbow – 245-8 in 45 overs (Lavert Masunda 45, Daniel Jakiel 39*, Tino Chiwara 31; Ernest Masuku 2/71, Keith Ndlovu 1/21, Admire Mupembe 1/23)

Amakhosi – 133 all out in 25 overs (Thabo Mboyi 28, Ashley Phiri 24, Mzingaye Mdlongwa 18; Patrick Nyamapfeni 5/24, Taru Munashe 3/32, Kudakwashe Munyede 1/5)

Rainbow received by 112 runs

Positive bowling from Taru Munashe (three wickets for 32) and Patrick Nyamapfeni (5 for twenty-four) noticed Rainbow via to a convincing 112-run victory over Amakhosi of their NPL assembly at Kwekwe Sports activities Membership on Thursday.

Rainbow, opting to bat, misplaced a wicket to Ernest Masuku with the primary ball of the match, however after that turned in a constant batting efficiency, the subsequent seven batters all reaching double figures.

The highest scorer was Lavert Masunda with a gradual 45 off 76 balls, whereas the impetus was supplied by Tino Chiwara (31 off 20), Muhammad Zaheer Tufail (30 off 23) and at last Daniel Jakiel (39 not out off 38).

The overall reached 245 for eight wickets, and it quickly regarded a successful rating when Amakhosi misplaced their first six wickets in reply for less than 55 runs.

Munashe maybe deserves the best credit score, as he shot down the primary three wickets for less than 5 runs amongst them, and Nyamapfeni took benefit of this to take 5 extra very cheaply.

Some resistance got here later from Ashley Phiri (24) and Thabo Mboyi (28), enabling their workforce to complete with a complete of 133.

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Bulawayo Athletic Membership – 242-8 in 45 overs (Tafara Mupariwa 134*, Present Mavhaire 37, Kudakwashe Kaitano 19; Patrick Chinengundu 4/32, Donald Tiripano 1/47, Tatenda Mupunga 1/49)

Mutare Sports activities Membership – 245-2 in 41.1 overs (Nigel Bonyongwe 107*, Clive Chitumba 89, Kudzai Sauramba 18; Thamsanqa Nunu 1/42, Prince Kaunda 1/51)

Mutare Sports activities Membership received by eight wickets

Nigel Bonyongwe’s 107 not out for Mutare Sports activities Membership ultimately trumped Tafara Mupariwa’s 134 not out for Bulawayo Athletic Membership, as the previous clinched a superb run-chase by eight wickets of their NPL fixture at Masvingo Sports activities Membership on Thursday.

Put in to bat, the BAC innings was largely a one-man present as, other than 37 by the opening batter Present Mavhaire, not one of the different batters reached 20.

After Mavhaire went out at 86 for 2, Mupariwa fought a lone battle, and did it magnificently, scoring his unbeaten 134 from 128 balls with 18 fours, the whole being 242 for eight wickets.

Patrick Chinengundu was the most effective bowler, breaking via the center order with 4 wickets for 32 runs, however he couldn’t take away Mupariwa.

Mutare opened their innings with Clive Chitumba and Bonyongwe, and their partnership of precisely 200 in 35.2 overs just about settled the match.

Chitumba, scoring barely sooner than Bonyongwe, made 89 off 98 balls, with 4 sixes and 7 4 wickets, whereas Bonyongwe hit 14 fours in making his 107 off 131 balls.

The eventual whole was 245 for 2 wickets, and Mutare received by 23 balls in hand.

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