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The National Premier League roared to life in four centres across Zimbabwe on Sunday
At Harare Sports Club, Rainbow Sharks snagged the first result of the day after they beat Gladiators by 4 wickets.
Gladiators were bowled out for 131 inside 25 overs with former Zimbabwe under-19 star Wesley Madhevere top-scoring with 27. His former teammate at national the Under-q9 cricket world cup Milton Shumba was next best with 21.
Brendon Mavuta returned 4-14 while Daniel Jackiel was 4-24.
Brian Mudzinganyama with 32, Gary Chirimuta 31 and Larvet Masunda, 29 anchored the run chase getting 134/6 after 30.1 overs.
Trust Chikuwa took 3/28 and Tony Munyonga 2-19.
In Mutare, Harare Kings got off to a flying start, trouncing the Great Zimbabwe Patriots by 114 runs.
The Patriots will feel the Kings should have been out for less when they got them to 136-8 at some point. But Ryan Burl swung his willow all over and got 47 at almost a run a ball. They would finally be bowled out for 212 in 39.4 overs.
Craig Ervine’s 35 and Sikandar Raza’s 30 were the other highlights of the match.
Gabriel Junior Jaya returned 3-19, Tendai Chisoro 2-36, Tawanda Mhere 2-45 and William Mashinge 2-29 is how the bowling went.
In return, Richmond Mutumbami (26), Tendai Chisoro (20) and Nelson Chimbirimbiri (11) were the only ones to get to double figures as Patriots were bowled out for 98.
Patrick Mambo, in his first match since the birth of his child, took 4-26. Burl took 2-11 while Raza was 2-33.
In Bulawayo Amakhosi rattled the fancied Queens when they bowled them out for 97 and needed all their batters to get 98. 98/9 they got to win by 1 wicket.
Ainsley Ndlovu’s 4-12 and Elliot Masuku with 4-27 was the bedrock for Amakhosi slicing through the Queens batting lineup.
Top scorer for Queens was Chamu Chibhabha with 24 with Emmanuel Sharara, his opening partner getting 19.
In response, Amakhosi were nervous and lost wickets at regular intervals.Allan Chigoma’s 20 was the highest but it was the steely nerves of Thabo Mboyi at the end, getting 15 that got them over the line.
Luke Jongwe with 3-15, Tanatswa Bechani with 3-29 and Sean Williams 2-11 were the bowling returns.
Takashinga Patriots showed why they have the favourites tag, producing a five-wicket win against Rhinos in Kwekwe.
Rhinos did well to get to 175 all out. At some point they were 85-7 before a Carl Mumba half century helped push the score up to something defendable. He made 54, Tashinga Musekiwa 34 and Davis Murwendo 25.
Their innings was wrapped up in 35.3 overs.
Tapiwa Mufudza took 4-34 while Shingi Masakadza had 3-19.
Elton Chigumbura’s unbeaten 62 anchored the Takashinga reponse. Tymicen Maruma’s 25 and Tino Mutombodzi with 24 helped Takashinga to 179/5 in 32.3 overs.
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