Dead Rubber Ends in Draw
...which was probably predictable enough. With nothing left to play for but pride, Rocks and Tuskers settled on sharing what pride was on offer in their final Logan Cup match of the season. Rocks arguably got the better of the matchup, with a first-innings 431 that included centuries from Craig Ervine (108) and Richmond Mutumbami (100), and a cautious 82 from Erick Chauluka, an innings that gave them a 171-run over their Bulawayo rivals, who had been bowled out for 260 thanks to good work by Tendai Chitongo (4/53) and Blessing Mahwire (3/41). Tuskers did make something of a comeback in their second innings, though, with their 397 enough to make sure that Rocks were fighting more against the clock in their second knock than against Tuskers' bowlers. Greg Strydom made an impressive contribution, knocking 89 off just 55 balls (clearly trying to stake a late claim to a place in the WorldT20 squad). Rocks nearly threw it away, though - facing a target of 227 to win from 41 overs on the last day, they collapsed alarmingly, losing 8 wickets before the end of play (with in-form Keith Dabengwa taking 4/33) and just holding out to secure the draw. Full scorecard below the cut.
Tuskers 260 (72.4 overs; Dabengwa 63, Chitongo 4/53) & 397 (96.5 overs; Strydom 89, Odoyo 3/39),
Rocks 431 (141 overs; C Ervine 108, Dabengwa 3/89) & 136/8 (41 overs; Tikolo 42, Dabengwa 4/33). Match drawn.
Matabeleland Tuskers 1st innings
R M B 4s 6s SR
GM Ewing* retired hurt 43 73 57 9 0 75.43
T Duffin b Mahwire 6 36 25 1 0 24.00
B Mujuru c †Mutumbami b Chibhabha 7 60 35 1 0 20.00
KM Dabengwa c Chibhabha b Chitongo 63 108 79 7 2 79.74
CK Coventry† b Mahwire 12 25 20 2 0 60.00
GM Strydom c CR Ervine b Chitongo 52 64 47 8 1 110.63
T Ngulube b Chitongo 5 15 14 1 0 35.71
T Mupariwa c & b Chitongo 8 23 21 1 0 38.09
TM Mboyi c †Mutumbami b Chibhabha 27 41 89 4 0 30.33
CB Mpofu c Tikolo b Mahwire 14 77 45 2 0 31.11
J Nyumbu not out 9 29 12 2 0 75.00
Extras (b 1, lb 5, nb 8) 14
Total (all out; 72.4 overs) 260 (3.57 runs per over)
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Duffin, 8.2 ov), 1-56* (Ewing, retired not out), 2-64 (Mujuru, 20.4 ov),
3-87 (Coventry, 27.1 ov), 4-193 (Dabengwa, 41.2 ov), 5-202 (Strydom, 43.4 ov),
6-205 (Ngulube, 45.6 ov), 7-212 (Mupariwa, 51.1 ov), 8-247 (Mpofu, 66.5 ov),
9-260 (Mboyi, 72.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
NB Mahwire 18 7 41 3 2.27 (2nb)
TM Odoyo 10 6 14 0 1.40
SM Ervine 5 0 34 0 6.80 (2nb)
CJ Chibhabha 8.4 0 49 2 5.65 (4nb)
H Matanga 13 2 55 0 4.23
T Chitongo 14 3 53 4 3.78
SO Tikolo 4 2 8 0 2.00
Southern Rocks 1st innings
R M B 4s 6s SR
A Maregwede c sub (MM Dube) b Mpofu 6 21 19 0 0 31.57
E Chauluka c †Coventry b Mupariwa 82 221 186 9 1 44.08
CJ Chibhabha c Dabengwa b Mupariwa 0 3 5 0 0 0.00
SM Ervine c †Coventry b Mboyi 19 28 19 4 0 100.00
H Matanga c Mboyi b Mpofu 12 23 20 3 0 60.00
SO Tikolo* c †Coventry b Dabengwa 14 30 22 3 0 63.63
CR Ervine c Strydom b Mboyi 108 266 197 14 0 54.82
R Mutumbami† c †Coventry b Dabengwa 100 214 211 14 0 47.39
TM Odoyo b Dabengwa 37 129 94 5 0 39.36
T Chitongo c Duffin b Mpofu 16 57 45 2 1 35.55
NB Mahwire not out 14 42 33 2 0 42.42
Extras (b 3, lb 10, w 1, nb 9) 23
Total (all out; 141 overs) 431 (3.05 runs per over)
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Maregwede, 4.6 ov), 2-16 (Chibhabha, 5.5 ov), 3-41 (SM Ervine, 12.1 ov),
4-60 (Matanga, 17.4 ov), 5-80 (Tikolo, 25.3 ov), 6-183 (Chauluka, 59.5 ov),
7-308 (CR Ervine, 95.6 ov), 8-391 (Mutumbami, 125.5 ov), 9-400 (Odoyo, 129.3 ov),
10-431 (Chitongo, 140.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
CB Mpofu 30 7 98 3 3.26 (3nb)
T Mupariwa 25 8 77 2 3.08 (1nb, 1w)
J Nyumbu 32 7 67 0 2.09
TM Mboyi 8 2 34 2 4.25 (1nb)
GM Strydom 13 2 53 0 4.07
KM Dabengwa 33 7 89 3 2.69
Matabeleland Tuskers 2nd innings
R M B 4s 6s SR
T Duffin b Mahwire 5 21 8 1 0 62.50
B Mujuru c sub (TS Chisoro) b Matanga 46 125 99 7 0 46.46
T Mupariwa lbw b Chibhabha 16 56 32 3 0 50.00
KM Dabengwa c SM Ervine b Odoyo 75 178 125 12 1 60.00
CK Coventry† c Maregwede b Mahwire 1 15 15 0 0 6.66
GM Strydom c †Mutumbami b Odoyo 89 87 55 15 3 161.81
T Ngulube lbw b Odoyo 4 24 17 1 0 23.52
TM Mboyi lbw b SM Ervine 60 185 124 9 0 48.38
CB Mpofu c Chibhabha b Mahwire 34 76 59 2 0 57.62
J Nyumbu b Matanga 45 77 54 6 0 83.33
GM Ewing* not out 0 5 2 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 6, lb 5, w 2, nb 9) 22
Total (all out; 96.5 overs) 397 (4.09 runs per over)
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Duffin, 4.6 ov), 2-54 (Mupariwa, 16.3 ov), 3-97 (Mujuru, 28.5 ov),
4-99 (Coventry, 31.6 ov), 5-231 (Strydom, 51.3 ov), 6-248 (Ngulube, 57.1 ov),
7-249 (Dabengwa, 57.6 ov), 8-304 (Mpofu, 78.5 ov), 9-397 (Nyumbu, 95.4 ov),
10-397 (Mboyi, 96.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
NB Mahwire 27 8 97 3 3.59
TM Odoyo 15 3 39 3 2.60 (3nb)
SM Ervine 11.5 0 68 1 5.74 (3nb, 2w)
CJ Chibhabha 12 0 46 1 3.83 (3nb)
T Chitongo 10 1 45 0 4.50
H Matanga 17 3 81 2 4.76
SO Tikolo 4 1 10 0 2.50
Southern Rocks 2nd innings (target: 227 runs)
R M B 4s 6s SR
A Maregwede c Nyumbu b Mpofu 9 22 11 1 0 81.81
CJ Chibhabha c Mpofu b Mupariwa 2 7 3 0 0 66.66
E Chauluka c †Coventry b Dabengwa 27 66 49 2 0 55.10
SM Ervine c Mupariwa b Mpofu 6 12 3 1 0 200.00
SO Tikolo* c Nyumbu b Dabengwa 42 27 91 4 0 46.15
CR Ervine c Duffin b Nyumbu 10 11 10 0 1 100.00
TM Odoyo c sub (MM Dube) b Dabengwa 2 21 12 0 0 16.66
T Chitongo c Strydom b Dabengwa 21 34 37 3 1 56.75
H Matanga not out 0 29 23 0 0 0.00
NB Mahwire not out 3 11 8 0 0 37.50
Extras (b 8, lb 4, w 1, nb 1) 14
Total (8 wickets; 41 overs) 136 (3.31 runs per over)
Did not bat: R Mutumbami†
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Chibhabha, 1.3 ov), 2-18 (Maregwede, 4.3 ov), 3-27 (SM Ervine, 6.5 ov),
4-65 (Chauluka, 15.6 ov), 5-78 (CR Ervine, 18.3 ov), 6-89 (Odoyo, 23.4 ov),
7-125 (Chitongo, 33.3 ov), 8-133 (Tikolo, 38.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ
CB Mpofu 7 1 28 2 4.00 (1nb)
T Mupariwa 5 1 21 1 4.20
GM Strydom 7 1 15 0 2.14 (1w)
J Nyumbu 10 3 27 1 2.70
KM Dabengwa 12 4 33 4 2.75 
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