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Rhinos – 282 all out in 87.2 overs (Charles Kunje 73, Carl Mumba 45, Remembrance Nyathi 31; Tapiwa Mufudza 3/48, Richard Ngarava 2/49, Keith Jaure 2/50)
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Day 1 – Stumps
A fighting innings of 73 from Charles Kunje rescued Rhinos from a top-order batting slump in their Logan Cup match against Eagles at Harare Sports Club on Thursday.
His innings started a revival of the middle order which led eventually to a total of 282 all out at the close of play.
It almost invariably seems to happen that whenever Eagles play at Harare Sports Club, they win the toss and put their opponents in to bat, and this happened again today.
Rhinos did not make a convincing start, as Takudzwanashe Kaitano struggled to score five out of 16 runs on the board before he was caught at the wicket by Regis Chakabva off the bowling of Richard Ngarava.
Prince Masvaure had little more success, making 17 and then being dismissed lbw by Keith Jaure, with the score on 33 for two wickets.
This soon became 43 for three, as Bright Matsiwe failed to score, caught at the wicket off Jaure.
Remembrance Nyathi, captaining his team for this match with Tarisai Musakanda not playing, took a positive approach in scoring a brisk 31 off 46 balls, in partnership with Kunje, before he was bowled by Tino Mutombodzi – 87 for four wickets.
Nyasha Mayavo scored 11 before he was bowled by Tapiwa Mufudza, and at 119 for five Rhinos were in some trouble.
However, Kunje was still there, playing a very cautious game at first, and a better partnership now developed with Johnathan Campbell.
The situation began to look considerably better for Rhinos as they added 58 together, the best partnership of the innings so far, but then Kunje, after a fine determined innings of 73, became another wicket-keeping scalp for Chakabva off Ngarava; 177 for six.
Carl Mumba decided immediately to stamp his authority on the game, hitting Ngarava for two fours in the same over as he came in to bat, and continued to attack.
After a few overs he launched a full-blooded assault on the bowling of Jaure, hitting him for a four and two sixes off successive balls.
He went on to score 45 out of his partnership of 53 with Campbell, off 32 balls, before he was caught by Tanaka Chivanga off Mufudza – the score was now 230 for seven wickets.
Campbell followed him out, lbw to Wessly Madhevere, without a run being added, having scored a solid 29 off 83 balls.
Mufudza dismissed Brandon Mavuta lbw for eight, and then followed a tenacious last-wicket partnership of 42 between Tafara Chingwara and Kudakwashe Macheka.
Chingwara attacked the bowling well to score 24 not out, while Macheka, cautious at first, played some strokes as well to make 15 before Chakabva took another catch at the wicket off the bowling of Chivanga to end the innings at 282.
The best figures among the bowlers were three for 48 by Mufudza, while Ngarava and Jaure both took two wickets.
ZC Media release
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