2025–26 Pro50 Championship
| Dates | 31 October 2025 – 4 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Zimbabwe Cricket |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format | Double round-robin |
| Host | Zimbabwe |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 21 |
The 2025–26 Pro50 Championship is the 23th edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament that is being played in Zimbabwe.[1] It started on 31 October 2025, and the last round will be played in March 2026.[2][3]
The Mountaineers were the defending champions.[4]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Rocks | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.816 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Mashonaland Eagles | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.491 | |
| 3 | Mountaineers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.267 | |
| 4 | Mid West Rhinos | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | −0.802 | |
| 5 | Matabeleland Tuskers | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | −2.361 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo
Match summary
| Team | Group matches | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Mountaineers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Mid West Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Mashonaland Eagles | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Matabeleland Tuskers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Southern Rocks | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
| Win | Loss | Tie | No result | Eliminated |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points or results to see the match summary.
Fixtures
Round 1
Mid West Rhinos
262 (44.4 overs) |
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Mashonaland Eagles
263/8 (49.1 overs) |
Marshal Takodza 72 (75)
Hendrichs Macheke 2/48 (8 overs) |
- Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Wishnanzy Chapfombo and Kundai Matigimu (Mashonaland Eagles) both made their List A debuts.
- Tarisai Musakanda (Mid West Rhinos) scored his maiden century in List A cricket.[5]
Southern Rocks
256/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
Matabeleland Tuskers
168 (38.2 overs) |
Munashe Chimusoro 51 (76)
Newman Nyamhuri 4/15 (6.2 overs) |
- Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
- Derrick Sadoki (Southern Rocks) and Munashe Chimusoro (Matabeleland Tuskers) both made their List A debuts.
Round 2
Matabeleland Tuskers
227 (49.5 overs) |
v
|
Mountaineers
52/3 (16 overs) |
Brian Chari 47 (79)
Definate Mawadzi 2/35 (6 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- Ronak Patel (Mountaineers) made his List A debut.
Mid West Rhinos
139 (37 overs) |
v
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Southern Rocks
143/6 (30.2 overs) |
Takudzwanashe Kaitano 56 (79)
Matthew Campbell 4/3 (3 overs) |
- Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
- Arinesto Vezha (Southern Rocks) made his List A debut.
Round 3
Mountaineers
181 (44.1 overs) |
v
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Southern Rocks
184/4 (34.2 overs) |
- Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
- Muhammad Sheraz (Mountaineers) made his List A debut.
Matabeleland Tuskers
158 (40.2 overs) |
v
|
Mashonaland Eagles
161/1 (23.1 overs) |
Munashe Chimusoro 52 (69)
Tanaka Chivanga 3/28 (7.2 overs) |
- Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Kashif Afridi, Ali Hasnain (Mashonaland Eagles), Ali Khan and Muslim Khan (Matabeleland Tuskers) all made their List A debuts.
Round 4
Mountaineers
166 (39.5 overs) |
v
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Mashonaland Eagles
167/5 (32.4 overs) |
- Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Calton Takawira (Mountaineers) made his List A debut.
Mid West Rhinos
227 (48.1 overs) |
v
|
Matabeleland Tuskers
49/3 (9 overs) |
Ben Curran 88 (109)
Ali Khan 2/28 (6 overs) |
- Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Maaz Khan and Muhammad Khwaja (Mid West Rhinos) both made their List A debuts.
Round 5
Mountaineers
206 (47.5 overs) |
v
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Mid West Rhinos
197 (43.2 overs) |
- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
- Shafi Ullah (Mountaineers) made his List A debut.
- Vincent Masekesa (Mountaineers) took his maiden five-wicket haul in List A cricket.
Mashonaland Eagles
203 (41.1 overs) |
v
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Southern Rocks
205/3 (36.2 overs) |
- Southern Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
Round 6
Mid West Rhinos
292/6 (50 overs) |
v
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Mashonaland Eagles
246 (49.2 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Ryan Simbi (Mashonaland Eagles) made his List A debut.
Matabeleland Tuskers
228 (46.5 overs) |
v
|
Southern Rocks
177/0 |
Hamid Ali 91 (103)
Newman Nyamhuri 4/30 (7.5 overs) |
Innocent Kaia 104* (89)
|
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Southern Rocks were set a revised target of 175 runs from 28 overs due to rain.
Round 7
Mountaineers
231/8 (50 overs) |
v
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Matabeleland Tuskers
62 (16.4 overs) |
Hamid Ali 18 (28)
Tendai Chatara 5/31 (7 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
Southern Rocks
255 (50 overs) |
v
|
Mid West Rhinos
122 (23.5 overs) |
Innocent Kaia 103 (115)
Hendrichs Macheke 3/52 (9 overs) |
- Terrence Makoroma (Mid West Rhinos) made his List A debut.
- Jalat Khan (Southern Rocks) took his maiden five-wicket haul in List A cricket.
Round 8
Mountaineers
199 (46 overs) |
v
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Southern Rocks
122 (29.1 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nathaniel Hlabangana (Southern Rocks) made his List A debut.
Matabeleland Tuskers
216 (46.2 overs) |
v
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Mashonaland Eagles
187 (46.3 overs) |
Wessly Madhevere 41 (48)
Mgcini Dube 3/32 (8.3 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Wessly Madhevere (Mashonaland Eagles) took his maiden five-wicket haul in List A cricket.
Round 9
Round 10
References
- ^ "New season bowls off with back-to-back Logan Cup, Pro50 action". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "2025/26 domestic cricket gets underway". Chronicle. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "CRICKET FEVER RETURNS: Gentleman's kicks off for new season". Herald Online. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "Eagles clinch Pro50 Championship title". Zimbabwe Cricket. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ "Rocks roll Tuskers, Eagles edge Rhinos in Pro50 thrillers". zimcricket.org. Retrieved 4 November 2025.