2011–12 Pro50 Championship

The 2011–12 Pro50 Championship was the tenth edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament in Zimbabwe. After a 40-over tournament in 2010/11, the tournament was again increased to a 50-overs a side format. The new sponsor of the tournament was cold drinks brand Coca-Cola.^[1] The competition began on 24 September 2011 and the final was played on 25 February 2012.^[2]

2011–12 Pro50 Championship

Dates	24 September 2011 – 25 February 2012
Administrator(s)	Zimbabwe Cricket
Cricket format	List A cricket
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin + Final
Champions	Mashonaland Eagles (1st title)
Participants	5
Matches	21
Most runs	Gary Ballance (432)
Most wickets	Tendai Chatara (17)
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

Mashonaland Eagles won the tournament for the first time, defeating the Mid West Rhinos by 63 runs in the final. Elton Chigumbura's all-round performance was the key for the Eagles, scoring an unbeaten 104 runs and then taking three wickets for 27 runs in nine overs.^[3]

Mid West Rhinos batsman Gary Ballance was the tournament's leading run-scorer with a total of 432 runs.^[4] Mountaineers bowler Tendai Chatara was the leading wicket-tacker with a total of 17 wickets.^[5]

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	BP	Pts	NRR
1	Mashonaland Eagles	8	6	2	0	0	4	28	1.027
2	Mid West Rhinos	8	5	2	1	0	2	24	0.390
3	Matabeleland Tuskers	8	3	5	0	0	2	14	0.018
4	Southern Rocks	8	3	4	1	0	0	14	−0.478
5	Mountaineers	8	2	6	0	0	2	10	−0.758

Source: Cricinfo^[6]

  Champions

Final

25 February Scorecard

Mashonaland Eagles 220/8 (50 overs)	v	Mid West Rhinos 157 (42.1 overs)
Elton Chigumbura 104* (115) Ed Rainsford 3/56 (12 overs)		Graeme Cremer 47 (60) Elton Chigumbura 3/27 (9 overs)

Mashonaland Eagles won by 63 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Russell Tiffin and Owen Chirombe

• Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field
• Mashonaland Eagles won the 2011/12 Pro50 Championship

References

1. allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: It's Twenty20 Magi allAfrica. Retrieved 30 November 2011
2. "Pro50 Championship, 2011/12 / Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
3. "Mashonaland Eagles win rain-hit final". ESPN Cricinfo. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
4. "Records / Coca-Cola Pro50 Championship, 2011/12 / Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
5. "Records / Coca-Cola Pro50 Championship, 2011/12 / Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
6. "Coca-Cola Pro50 Championship Points Table". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo