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Yesterday, Eagles thrashed Mountaineers in the final round of group matches - today, in the Stanbic T20 final, Mountaineers turned the tables and gave Eagles a taste of their own medicine to claim the title after a highly entertaining tournament. Mountaineers won the toss and put Eagles in to bat, and the home side were simply unable to really get going as wickets fell regularly, with no-one able to form a foundation for the innings. Elton Chigumbura's 20 was the best of the bunch, as Eagles were removed for 105 in the 19th over. Greg Smith took 3/11 to lead the bowling figures for Mountaineers. In reply, Mountaineers were never in any trouble - Smith (1) was the only wicket to fall, with the score on 8, after which Hamilton Masakadza (64*) and Tatenda Taibu (37*) knocked off the required runs wit little fuss, reaching the target with 15 balls to spare. Masakadza was subsequently named Player of the Series and Batsman of the Series, with Vipers' Tony Palladino being named Bowler of the Series. Full scorecard below the cut.
Eagles 105 (18.4 overs; Chigumbura 20, Smith 3/11), Mountaineers 106/1 (17.3 overs; H Masakadza 64*, Hondo 1/19). Mountaineers win by 9 wickets.

Mashonaland Eagles innings (20 overs maximum)	
						R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
DA Marillier	c Maruma b Smith		11	17	16	1	0	68.75
C Zhuwawo	c Nyamuzinga b Smith		13	15	6	2	0	216.66
P Masvaure	c SW Masakadza b Utseya		10	20	15	0	0	66.66
GA Lamb		c †Taibu b Mushangwe		14	22	16	0	0	87.50
E Chigumbura*	c & b Maruma			20	26	17	2	0	117.64
F Mutizwa†	b Utseya			2	1	3	0	0	66.66
RW Chakabva	b Utseya			1	4	2	0	0	50.00
TN Garwe	not out				15	27	30	0	0	50.00
AM Manyumwa	run out (Mushangwe)		3	5	3	0	0	100.00
RW Price	lbw b Maruma			6	2	2	0	1	300.00
DT Hondo	c Chitara b Smith		1	2	2	0	0	50.00
	Extras	(lb 2, w 7)			9					
	Total	(all out; 18.4 overs; 75 mins)	105	(5.62 runs per over)

Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Zhuwawo, 3.2 ov), 2-26 (Marillier, 3.4 ov), 3-46 (Masvaure, 8.1 ov), 
4-53 (Lamb, 9.2 ov), 5-61 (Mutizwa, 10.1 ov), 6-67 (Chakabva, 10.5 ov), 
7-84 (Chigumbura, 15.3 ov), 8-92 (Manyumwa, 16.6 ov), 9-101 (Price, 17.6 ov), 
10-105 (Hondo, 18.4 ov)

Bowling		O	M	R	W	Econ		
T Chitara	2	0	18	0	9.00	(2w)	
GM Smith	2.4	0	11	3	4.12		
H Masakadza	1	0	5	0	5.00		
SW Masakadza	2	0	8	0	4.00		
P Utseya	4	0	24	3	6.00		
N Mushangwe	4	0	21	1	5.25	(5w)	
T Maruma	3	0	16	2	5.33		


Mountaineers innings (target: 106 runs from 20 overs)	
						R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
H Masakadza*	not out				64	77	55	6	1	116.36
GM Smith	c Garwe b Hondo			1	12	6	0	0	16.66
T Taibu†	not out				37	64	44	1	2	84.09
	Extras	(lb 2, w 2)			4					
	Total	(1 wicket; 17.3 overs; 77 mins)	106	(6.05 runs per over)

Did not bat S Matsikenyeri, SK Nyamuzinga, P Utseya, T Maruma, SW Masakadza, N Mushangwe, 
DT Tiripano, T Chitara

Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Smith, 2.2 ov)

Bowling		O	M	R	W	Econ		
DT Hondo	4	1	19	1	4.75	(1w)	
RW Price	4	0	19	0	4.75		
E Chigumbura	3.3	0	21	0	6.00		
P Masvaure	2	0	12	0	6.00		
GA Lamb		1	0	9	0	9.00		
AM Manyumwa	2	0	12	0	6.00		
TN Garwe	1	0	12	0	12.00	(1w)