TAKASHINGA 1 beat Queens by seven wickets at Takashinga Cricket Club on Saturday after Ryan Simbi returned figures of five wickets for four runs from four overs, including a maiden.
Queens were bowled out for 85 in 15 overs, and Takashinga 1 reached the target in 14 overs.
Takashinga 1 won the toss and chose to bowl. Queens were 33/2 in the sixth over before losing six wickets for nine runs.
Nigeria's Elijah Jimmy, who plays for Queens under Zimbabwe Cricket's regional development programme, top-scored in the early stages with 21 off 17 balls before Tapiwa Mufudza had him caught by Timycen Maruma.
Simbi then took three wickets in the seventh over, removing Tawanda Maposa, Derrick Sadoki and Petros Sithole, the last two with consecutive balls. He completed his five-wicket haul in the ninth over by bowling Brandon James, leaving Queens on 42/8.
Munashe Chimusoro led a recovery for Queens with an unbeaten 37 off 23 balls, hitting four fours and a six. He added 39 for the ninth wicket with captain Tanatswa Bechani (9) before Tanyaradzwa Kagumba took the last two wickets to finish with two wickets for 12 runs. Mufudza took two for 26.
Queens' bowlers made early inroads in the chase. Sheanopa Musekwa bowled both openers, Tinashe Kamunhukamwe (17) and Kudzai Maunze (18) and finished with two for 27. Sithole had Ronak Patel leg before wicket for nine and conceded 15 runs from his four overs.
Takashinga 1 captain Roy Kaia then guided the chase home, finishing unbeaten on 33 off 26 balls with two fours and two sixes. Maruma made eight not out at the other end.
Republished from NPL Zimbabwe · Austin Karonga. Original article.
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