Rhinos seal innings victory, Marumani saves Eagles from defeat

Tuskers – 128 and 370 all out in 136 overs (Hamid Ali 124*, Nkosana Mpofu 102, Shiny Phiri 30; Mike Chinouya 3/66, Muhammad Adil 3/87, Victor Chirwa 2/112)

Rhinos – 538-3 declared in 126.4 overs (Antum Naqvi 300*, Ben Curran 124, Tarisai Musakanda 48; Nkosana Mpofu 1/66, Mamoon ur Riaz 1/85, Tinotenda Maposa 1/86)

Rhinos received by an innings and 40 runs

Gallant centuries from Nkosana Mpofu and Hamid Ali couldn’t stop Rhinos, who misplaced solely three wickets on this Logan Cup match, from defeating Tuskers by an innings and 40 runs at Takashinga Sports activities Membership on Saturday.

In a single day Tuskers had been 143 for 2 wickets, with Mpofu on 65 and Brian Chari 26, needing to attain 410 runs simply to avoid wasting an innings defeat.

Chari quickly went within the morning for 28, however with assist from Tafara Mupariwa the 200 was handed with solely three wickets down and Mpofu having simply reached his century.

Then Mohammad Adil dismissed them each lbw with the second new ball, Mpofu having taken 273 balls for his 102 runs in a decided innings that contained a six and eight fours.

Mike Chinouya adopted up with two wickets with successive deliveries, and Tuskers seemed to be on their method out at 207 for seven wickets, the final 4 having fallen for 2 runs.

Nonetheless, Ali, higher famous for his tempo bowling, now stood as much as be counted and scored a effective maiden first-class century, with Mamoon Ur Riaz (23) his solely associate capable of attain double figures.

However the deficit was too nice and Tuskers had been all out for 370, with Ali finally unbeaten with 124, which got here off 147 balls with two sixes and 13 fours.

Adil and Chinouya each completed with three wickets, for 87 and 66 runs respectively, giving Rhinos their first victory within the Logan Cup this season.

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Mega Market Mountaineers – 237 and 578-8 declared in 98 overs (Dion Myers 204*, Timycen Maruma 110, Kevin Kasuza 101; Alex Russell 4/192, Nick Welch 1/41, Hamza Sajjad 1/59)

Eagles – 336 and 443-9 in 94.3 overs (Tadiwanashe Marumani 144*, Chamu Chibhabha 83, Larvet Masunda 78; Victor Nyauchi 3/62, Donald Tiripano 3/74, Salman Mirza 2/59)

Match drawn

A beautiful preventing century from Tadiwanashe Marumani saved Eagles from defeat as, set an unlikely 480 to beat Mega Market Mountaineers at Previous Hararians Sports activities Membership, they compelled a draw at 443 for 9 wickets when time ran out on Saturday night.

Eagles started the day on six for no wicket within the last innings of the match and had been clearly decided to make Mountaineers struggle all the best way.

Their opening batter Larvet Masunda set the stage with a dogged innings of 78, which lasted over 4 hours and 163 balls earlier than he was fifth out with the rating at 212.

This introduced in Marumani to hitch Chamu Chibhabha, and the 2 of them batted so properly in partnership that at one stage it appeared attainable that they may even have the ability to win the match for his or her workforce.

Each attacked the bowling in effective fashion, taking the rating to 380 earlier than Victor Nyauchi lastly broke by means of, instantly after Marumani reached his second profession century, by having Chibhabha caught by Shingi Masakadza for 83, scored off 99 balls with two sixes and 9 fours.

Remarkably, throughout the subsequent 5 overs Masakadza took two extra catches, and every was off a unique bowler, because the tail started to crumble, three successive batters scoring simply two runs amongst them.

On a regular basis Marumani, conserving the strike very efficiently, nonetheless saved up the assault, and though the match went on till after 6pm, the exhausted Mountaineers bowlers had been unable to dismiss both him or Hamza Sajjad, who needed to face solely 12 balls for 5 not out.

Marumani completed undefeated with 144, scored off 141 balls with three sixes and 17 fours.

Of the bowlers, Donald Tiripano and Nyauchi took three wickets every.

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