2025–26 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20
| Dates | 8 December 2025 – 11 January 2026 |
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| Administrator | Zimbabwe Cricket |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double-round robin and final |
| Host | Zimbabwe |
| Champions | Mid West Rhinos (2nd title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | Milton Shumba (Matabeleland Tuskers) (223) |
| Most wickets | Graeme Cremer (Mid West Rhinos) (12) Jalat Khan (Southern Rocks) (12) |
The 2025–26 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition was the 15th edition of the Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition, a domestic Twenty20 cricket league that was played in Zimbabwe.[1][2] The tournament took place from the 8 December 2025 to 11 January 2026.[3][4]
Points system
- The points system will be as follows:
- Win, with bonus point - 3
- Win, without bonus point - 2
- No result - 1
- Loss - 0
Team and standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | BP | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mid West Rhinos | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1.610 | Advance to the final |
| 2 | Mashonaland Eagles | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1.387 | |
| 3 | Southern Rocks | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0.001 | |
| 4 | Matabeleland Tuskers | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −1.176 | |
| 5 | Mountaineers | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −1.455 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Match summary
| Team | Group matches | Play-offs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | |
| Mashonaland Eagles | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | N |
| Mountaineers | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Mid West Rhinos | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | N |
| Southern Rocks | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | — |
| Matabeleland Tuskers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 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.
Round-robin
Matabeleland Tuskers
157/5 (19.5 overs) |
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- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- Ali Hasnain (Mashonaland Eagles) and Petros Sithole (Matabeleland Tuskers) both made their T20 debuts.
Mountaineers
59 (15.4 overs) |
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Mid West Rhinos
60/1 (11 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Maaz Khan, Muhammad Khwaja (Mid West Rhinos) and Vincent Masekesa (Mountaineers) all made their T20 debuts.
Mid West Rhinos
166/5 (20 overs) |
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Matabeleland Tuskers
116 (19 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
Southern Rocks
126/4 (17 overs) |
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Mashonaland Eagles
132/6 (17 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
- Mashonaland Eagles were set a revised target of 135 runs.
- Arinesto Vezha (Southern Rocks) made his T20 debut.
Southern Rocks
49/4 (8.5 overs) |
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- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- Shafi Ullah (Mountaineers) made his T20 debut.
Mid West Rhinos
134/5 (16 overs) |
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Mashonaland Eagles
19/0 (2.2 overs) |
Tinashe Kamunhukamwe 18* (11)
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- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- Muhammad Kashif (Mashonaland Eagles) made his T20 debut.
Mid West Rhinos
137/6 (20 overs) |
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Southern Rocks
138/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
Matabeleland Tuskers
138/6 (20 overs) |
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Mountaineers
140/1 (17.3 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Muslim Khan (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his T20 debut.
Mashonaland Eagles
144 (19.3 overs) |
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Mountaineers
97 (18.4 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
Southern Rocks
145/6 (20 overs) |
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Matabeleland Tuskers
89/8 (14 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
- Matabeleland Tuskers were set a revised target of 119 runs from 14 overs due to rain.
- Lennox Chando (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his T20 debut.
Mid West Rhinos
168/6 (20 overs) |
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Southern Rocks
141/8 (20 overs) |
- Southern Rocks won the toss and elcted to field.
- Mid West Rhinos were awarded bonus points.
Mountaineers
152/6 (20 overs) |
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Matabeleland Tuskers
80/4 (12.1 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- Matabeleland Tuskers were 9 runs ahead in DLS par score when rain stopped play during the 2nd innings.
Mountaineers
104/9 (20 overs) |
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Mashonaland Eagles
105/5 (15 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Mashonaland Eagles were awarded bonus points.
Southern Rocks
133/8 (20 overs) |
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Matabeleland Tuskers
132/9 (20 overs) |
Munashe Chimusoro 46 (39)
Arinesto Vezha 3/25 (3 overs) |
- Southern Rocks won the toss and elected to bat.
Southern Rocks
137/5 (20 overs) |
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Mountaineers
50/2 (8.5 overs) |
Lennox Chando 50 (44)
Brian Bennett 1/10 (2 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- Southern Rocks were 4 runs ahead in DLS par score when rain stopped play during the 2nd innings.
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
Matabeleland Tuskers
120/9 (20 overs) |
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Mashonaland Eagles
124/3 (15.4 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ali Khan (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his T20 debut.
- Mashonaland Eagles were awarded bonus points.
Mountaineers
125/8 (20 overs) |
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Mid West Rhinos
128/3 (15.5 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mid West Rhinos were awarded bonus points.
Mid West Rhinos
172/6 (20 overs) |
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Matabeleland Tuskers
154/7 (20 overs) |
- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mid West Rhinos were awarded bonus points.
Mashonaland Eagles
120 (16.1 overs) |
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Southern Rocks
102 (18.4 overs) |
Faraz Akram 46 (30)
Jalat Khan 4/19 (3 overs) |
- Southern Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
Final
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- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Mid West Rhinos won the 2025–26 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition by finishing top of the table in the group stage.[5]
References
- ^ "Explosive week ahead as Domestic T20 tourney springs to life". zimcricket. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "ZC reschedules Domestic T20 fixtures to include night matches". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "ZC reschedules Domestic T20 fixtures to include night matches". ZIMBUZZ. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Zimbabwe's Domestic T20 Competition kicks off with packed week of explosive action in Harare". cricexec. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ @zcdomestic (11 January 2026). "Rhinos have retained the Domestic T20 final, despite final being abandoned" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 January 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).