NPL 2023: Gladiators glide on, Bechani’s seven-wicket haul inspires Queens

Gladiators – 282-5 in 45 overs (Milton Shumba 75*, Tony Munyonga 74, Clive Madande 56; Brandon James 2/47, Jeffrey Mhuriyengwe 2/69, Palvin Ndlovu 1/39)

Bulawayo Athletic Membership – 105 all out in 29.1 overs (Tafara Mupariwa 35, Flemming Nkomo 26, Jeffrey Mhuriyengwe 11; Owen Muzondo 2/13, Munashe Zata 2/13, Malcom Chikuhwa 2/15)

Gladiators received by 177 runs

A wonderful all-round batting efficiency headed by Tony Munyonga and Milton Shumba paved the best way for Gladiators to proceed their Nationwide Premier League run of victories by the massive margin of 177 runs in opposition to Bulawayo Athletic Membership at Kwekwe Sports activities Membership on Sunday.

Deciding to bat, they misplaced Wessly Madhevere for one, however their center order got here via strongly, with Munyonga main the best way with a well-hit 74 off 56 balls.

His innings was adopted by a fifth-wicket partnership of 111 in lower than 19 overs between Shumba and Clive Madande, who each coincidentally scored precisely as many runs because the variety of balls they confronted.

Madande made 56 and Shumba 75 not out, the eventual complete being 282 for 5 wickets.

They then bundled out Bulawayo Athletic Membership for 105 inside 30 overs, Tafara Mupariwa being the highest scorer with 35, whereas 5 bowlers took two wickets every.

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Mbizo – 207-6 in 45 overs (Clifford Takaedza 36, Hammad Ul Hassan Aqil 30, Walter Matawu 29; Tapiwa Mufudza 2/20, Priviledge Chesa 1/32, Munashe Chipara 1/39)

Takashinga Patriots 1 – 208-2 in 23 overs (Timycen Maruma 85*, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe 76, Harmless Kaia 30*; Jabulisa Tshuma 2/60)

Takashinga Patriots 1 received by eights wickets

Aggressive fifties from Timycen Maruma and Tinashe Kamunhukamwe swept Takashinga Patriots 1 to an eight-wicket victory on their residence floor over Mbizo.

Mbizo did properly with the bat to attain 207 for six wickets.

Remarkably, their high seven batters all handed 20, and but not one among them was capable of attain 40, or they’d have been capable of set Takashinga a tougher job.

Their opener Clifford Takaedza was the highest scorer with 36 earlier than he was run out.

Tapiwa Mufudza was the most effective of the bowlers, bowling his 9 overs for less than 20 runs and two wickets.

Takashinga misplaced an early wicket, however Kamunhukamwe flayed the bowling with such ferocity that he scored 76 off solely 26 balls, with six sixes and eight fours.

He was out at 86 for 2, just for Maruma to take over his mantle and hit his technique to victory with 85 not out off 52 balls, together with 5 sixes and 9 fours.

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Queens – 183 all out in 43.5 overs (Chris Mpofu 44, Dalu Mboyi 40, Tinaye Shayamano 30; Nyasha Dube 4/29, Blessed Muzite 2/32, Nkosilathi Nungu 2/41)

Scorpions – 78 all out in 25.2 overs (Blessed Muzite 27, Costa Zhou 16, Gabriel Jaya 13; Tanatswa Bechani 7/13, Isheunopa Musekwa 3/22)

Queens received by 105 runs

A exceptional seven-wicket haul by Tanatswa Bechani made positive of a Queens victory by 105 runs over Scorpions at their residence floor in Bulawayo.

Runs weren’t straightforward for both staff to come back by, and Queens, put in to bat, made a rating of solely 183, their high scorers being Dalu Mboyi with 40 and Chris Mpofu, who adopted his latest batting strategy by taking 90 balls to attain 44.

Nyasha Dube was probably the most profitable bowler with 4 wickets for 29 runs.

Scorpions made an excellent begin to their run chase, with Blessed Muzite (27) and Gabriel Jaya (13) making 40 collectively for the primary wicket.

Then Muzite gave Bechani a return catch, enabling him to begin a tsunami of havoc among the many center order.

Solely Costa Zhou with 16 might stand up to the off-spinner for lengthy, and when he took the ultimate wicket Scorpions have been all out for 78 and Bechani had a private haul of seven for less than 13 runs in 7.2 overs.

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Westside – 304-8 in 45 overs (Tinashe Chiorah 105*, Kevin Kasuza 77, Prosper Mugeri 29; Rodney Mupfudza 2/34, Ryan Simbi 2/38, Keith Jaure 2/60)

Takashinga Patriots 2 – 6-0 in 1 over (Aliakbar Hamid 5*, Baxon Gopito 1*)

Match deserted (unhealthy gentle)

Sympathy have to be felt for Westside, who at Mutare Sports activities Membership amassed the high quality complete of 304 for eight wickets, together with a century from Tinashe Chiorah, solely to have the match deserted resulting from unhealthy gentle simply after Takashinga Patriots 2 began their reply.

Westside misplaced two early wickets and Chiorah retired damage, earlier than Kevin Kasuza rallied his staff with a high quality innings of 77 off 61 balls.

Chiorah later returned and went on to attain a superb 105, being nonetheless unbeaten when the innings closed, off 83 balls with a six and 12 fours.

Westside completed with the whole of 304 for eight wickets after their 45 overs.

Ryan Simbi was the most effective of their bowlers, bowling his 9 overs for 38 runs and two wickets.

Takashinga had a troublesome job forward of them, however after just one over for six runs the sunshine deteriorated and the match was finally deserted with out additional play.

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