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Top-of-the-table Mountaineers eased past bottom-of-the-table Tuskers in the second Faithwear match of the round in Mutare earlier. Batting first after winning the toss, Tuskers' batting once again let them down as they were bowled out for 197. Captain Greg Strydom's 53 spared some blushes for the visitors, while Sean Williams provided a useful 34 on his return from injury, but there wasn't much else in the lineup to write home about. Natsai Mushangwe took 4/40 from his 10 overs for Mountaineers to help pile the pain on Tuskers.

In reply, Mountaineers never really seemed to be in any trouble. Opener Tino Mawoyo led the way with an unbeaten 66, while Hamilton Masakadza added 58 and Timycen Maruma 47 as the side eased home in the 43rd over. Sean Williams (1/58) took the only wicket for Tuskers. The result leaves Tuskers' participation in the semi-finals looking very unlikely - the side need to win both their remaining matches, and hope that 4th-place Rocks lose both of theirs, if they're to gain a semi-final place. Personally, I wouldn't bet on it. Full scorecard below the cut.
Tuskers 197 (48.4 overs; Strydom 53, Mushangwe 4/40), Mountaineers 201/2 (42.1 overs; Mawoyo 66*, Williams 1/58). Mountaineers win by 8 wickets.

Matabeleland Tuskers innings (50 overs maximum)  	
                                                R  	M  	B  	4s  	6s  	SR
B Mujuru 	c †Taibu b Tiripano 	        11 	48 	33 	1 	0 	33.33
GM Ewing 	b Ncube 	                0 	14 	5 	0 	0 	0.00
SC Williams 	st & b Mushangwe 	        34 	89 	59 	3 	0 	57.62
DD Ebrahim 	c SW Masakadza b Utseya 	6 	37 	23 	0 	0 	26.08
CK Coventry† 	c H Masakadza b Mushangwe 	6 	10 	16 	0 	0 	37.50
GM Strydom* 	b Mushangwe 	                53 	69 	53 	2 	3 	100.00
KO Meth 	c †Taibu b Mushangwe 	        0 	6 	8 	0 	0 	0.00
MM Mabuza 	c †Taibu b Maruma 	        24 	59 	50 	0 	1 	48.00
T Mupariwa 	b Maruma 	                12 	28 	20 	1 	0 	60.00
CB Mpofu 	not out 	                29 	30 	28 	1 	1 	103.57
J Nyumbu 	run out (Utseya) 	        0 	5 	0 	0 	0 	-
	Extras 	(lb 5, w 14, nb 3) 	        22 					
	Total 	(all out; 48.4 overs) 	        197 	(4.04 runs per over)

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Ewing, 2.6 ov), 2-23 (Mujuru, 10.3 ov), 3-59 (Ebrahim, 18.2 ov), 
4-69 (Coventry, 21.5 ov), 5-69 (Williams, 23.2 ov), 6-71 (Meth, 25.3 ov), 7-152 (Strydom, 40.3 ov), 
8-154 (Mabuza, 41.1 ov), 9-188 (Mupariwa, 47.6 ov), 10-197 (Nyumbu, 48.4 ov)

Bowling 	O 	M 	R 	W 	Econ 		
N Ncube 	7 	0 	25 	1 	3.57 	(1w) 	
D Tiripano 	7.4 	0 	26 	1 	3.39 	(1w) 	
SW Masakadza 	6 	0 	27 	0 	4.50 	(3nb, 2w) 	
P Utseya 	10 	1 	41 	1 	4.10 	(3w) 	
N Mushangwe 	10 	1 	40 	4 	4.00 	(3w) 	
T Maruma 	8 	0 	33 	2 	4.12 	(1w) 	


Mountaineers innings (target: 198 runs from 50 overs) 	
                                                R 	M 	B 	4s 	6s 	SR
TMK Mawoyo 	not out 	                66 	0 	106 	4 	0 	62.26
B Mlambo 	run out (Williams) 	        16 	38 	22 	2 	0 	72.72
T Maruma 	lbw b Williams 	                47 	94 	81 	4 	0 	58.02
H Masakadza* 	not out 	                58 	0 	46 	9 	0 	126.08
	Extras 	(lb 4, w 9, nb 1) 	        14 					
	Total 	(2 wickets; 42.1 overs) 	201 	(4.76 runs per over)

Did not bat: S Matsikenyeri, T Taibu†, P Utseya, D Tiripano, SW Masakadza, N Mushangwe, N Ncube

Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Mlambo, 8.2 ov), 2-119 (Maruma, 31.4 ov)

Bowling 	O 	M 	R 	W 	Econ 		
CB Mpofu 	3 	0 	22 	0 	7.33 	(2w) 	
J Nyumbu 	10 	1 	28 	0 	2.80 	(1w) 	
KO Meth 	10 	2 	28 	0 	2.80 	(1w) 	
SC Williams 	10 	0 	58 	1 	5.80 	(1nb, 1w) 	
T Mupariwa 	7 	0 	44 	0 	6.28 	(1w) 	
GM Ewing 	1 	0 	7 	0 	7.00 		
MM Mabuza 	1.1 	0 	10 	0 	8.57 	(1w)