2025–26 Pro50 Championship
| Dates | 31 October 2025 – 11 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Zimbabwe Cricket |
| Cricket format | List A |
| Tournament format | Double round-robin |
| Host | Zimbabwe |
| Champions | Southern Rocks (2nd title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | Innocent Kaia (500) |
| Most wickets | Jalat Khan (22) |
The 2025–26 Pro50 Championship was the 23rd edition of the Pro50 Championship, a List A cricket tournament that was played in Zimbabwe.[1] It started on 31 October 2025, and the final was held on 11 April 2026.[2][3][4][5]
The Mountaineers were the defending champions.[6] Southern Rocks won their second title by defeating defending champion Mountaineers in the final by 8 wickets.
Venues that held at least one game.
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Rocks | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.054 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Mountaineers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0.445 | |
| 3 | Mashonaland Eagles | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.185 | |
| 4 | Matabeleland Tuskers | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −1.304 | |
| 5 | Mid West Rhinos | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | −0.652 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
League progression
| Team | Group matches | Play-offs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | |
| Mountaineers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | L |
| Mid West Rhinos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Mashonaland Eagles | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — |
| Matabeleland Tuskers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — |
| Southern Rocks | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | W |
| 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) |
v |
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.[7]
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 |
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 |
Southern Rocks 184/4 (34.2 overs) |
- Southern 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 |
Mashonaland Eagles 167/5 (32.4 overs) |
- Mashonaland 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) |
- Matabeleland 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
Mashonaland Eagles 249/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Mountaineers 251/3 (46 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
Matabeleland Tuskers 268 (49.5 overs) |
v |
Mid West Rhinos 252 (48.4 overs) |
- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zaman Khawaja (Mid West Rhinos) made his List A debut.
Round 10
Mountaineers 232 (44.3 overs) |
v |
Mid West Rhinos 221 (45.3 overs) |
Ronak Patel 72 (77) Brad Evans 2/32 (8.3 overs) |
- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tatenda Chimugoro (Mountaineers) and Ollard Dzinokuvara (Mid West Rhinos) both made their List A debut.
Southern Rocks 273/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Mashonaland Eagles 274/8 (48.2 overs) |
- Southern Rocks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tashinga Makoni (Mashonaland Eagles), Phase Mukabeta and Samuel Muyambo (Southern Rocks) all made their List A debuts.
Final
Mountaineers 230 (49.2 overs) |
v |
Southern Rocks 231/2 (40.4 overs) |
Joylord Gumbie 51 (110) Shelton Mazvitorera 3/31 (6.2 overs) |
- Southern Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
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.
- ↑ "2025/26 Logan Cup, Pro50 Championship season starts this weekend". 3-mob.com. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "The wait is over! . . .2025/26 domestic cricket season gets underway". Herald Online. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "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.