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Brief Scores:
Takashinga Patriots 2 – 298-9 in 45 overs (Baxon Gopito 89, Tanunurwa Makoni 62, Ryan Kamwemba 57; Nkosilathi Nungu 2/33, Blessed Muzite 1/35, Tanyaradzwa Kasondo 1/36)
Chiredzi – 118 all out in 28.3 overs (Gabriel Jaya 17, Blessed Muzite 15, Calvin Mubvute 14; Wishnenzy Chapfombo 3/22, John Masara 3/23, Arineshto Vhezha 2/30)
Result: Takashinga Patriots 2 won by 180 runs
*****
Gladiators – 328-4 in 45 overs (Milton Shumba 138, Lennox Chando 122, Owen Muzondo 36*; Ronald Masocha 2/54, Isaac Okpe 2/65)
Mbizo – 230-9 in 45 overs (Selim Salau 54, Elijah Olaleye 34, Isaac Okpe 21; Newman Nyamhuri 2/29, Milton Shumba 2/44, Owen Muzondo 2/54)
Result: Gladiators won by 98 runs
*****
Amakhosi 2 – 110 all out in 34.5 overs (Joshua Armstrong 25, Ashley Phiri 20, Prince Kaunda 10; Wallace Mubayiwa 3/22, Johnathan Campbell 3/31, Matthew Schonken 2/12)
Rangers – 116-1 in 11.5 overs (David Johnson 55*, Jayden Schadendorf 35*, Jarod Basson 12; Luyanda Mtomba1/16)
Result: Rangers won by nine wickets
*****
Methane Lions – 240-7 in 45 overs (Huzefa Ali 61, Tawanda Damiso 46*, Tadiwa Gosho 34; Muhammad Zaheer Tufail 2/27, Vincent Masekesa 2/34, Manson Chikowero 1/26)
Westside – 178 all out in 32.4 overs (Moses Karimaguti 61, Tinashe Chiorah 28, Kudzai Sauramba 28; Richmond Mutumbami 3/38, Tawanda Damiso 3/44, Stanley Joe 2/27)
Result: Methane Lions won by 62 runs
*****
Takashinga Patriots 1 – 263-5 in 45 overs (Ronak Patel 96*, Tafadzwa Tsiga 66*, Roy Kaia 42; Tendai Chatara 2/36, Spencer Magodo 1/31, Anesu Kamuriwo 1/37)
Eastern Titans – 130 all out in 31.4 overs (Clive Chitumba 23, Definate Mawadzi 21, Takudzwa Nyamugure 20; Graeme Cremer 5/27, Antum Naqvi 2/23, Ronak Patel 1/9)
Result: Takashinga Patriots 1 won by 133 runs
*****
Alexandra Sports Club – 202 all out in 42.1 overs (Hamza Khan 53, Ahsan Aqil Ali 48, Shoun Handirisi 35; Nyasha Dube 4/31, Davis Murwendo 3/36, Brandon Mavuta 3/48)
Rimuka – 203-7 in 30.4 overs (Nyasha Mayavo 52, Villan Changa 50, Tarisai Musakanda 37; Saood Khan 4/36, Zubair Khan 2/31, Ahsan Aqil Ali 1/53)
Result: Rimuka won by three wickets
*****
Queens Sports Club – 111 all out in 22.3 overs (Munashe Chimusoro 65, Nkosana Mpofu 16, Sheunopa Musekwa 4; Tinaye Mazonde 3/17, Talent Dzikiti 3/18, Tawanda Maposa 2/27)
Amakhosi 1 – 112-6 in 25.1 overs (Brian Chari 27*, Tafara Mupariwa 24, Tawanda Maposa 22; Vusi Kasipani 3/22, Chris Mpofu 1/16, Sheunopa Musekwa 1/23)
Result: Amakhosi 1 won by four wickets
*****
Baxon Gopito starred with a fluent 89 off 61 balls for Takashinga Patriots 2, setting up a commanding 180-run victory over Chiredzi in a National Premier League (NPL) match at Masvingo Sports Club on Sunday.
He built on a solid third-wicket stand of 130 between Tanunurwa Makoni (62) and Ryan Kamwemba (57), helping Takashinga to a total of 298 for nine.
Chiredzi faltered in reply, managing just 118 with no batter reaching 20.
Takashinga needed only four bowlers, with Wishnenzy Chapfombo and John Masara claiming three wickets apiece.
At Old Hararians Sports Club on Sunday, Centuries from Milton Shumba and Lennox Chando powered Gladiators to a 98-run win over Mbizo.
After an early setback at four for one, Shumba and Chando combined for a destructive partnership of 242.
Chando smashed 122 off 102 balls (two sixes, 16 fours), while Shumba struck 138 off 127 (five sixes, 11 fours), guiding Gladiators to 328 for four.
Mbizo showed fight with 230 for nine in reply, Selim Salau top-scoring with 54.
At Kwekwe Sports Club on Sunday, table-toppers Rangers brushed aside Amakhosi 2 with a nine-wicket victory.
Amakhosi were bundled out for 110, with Wallace Mubayiwa and Johnathan Campbell sharing three wickets each.
Rangers made short work of the chase, cruising home inside 12 overs as David Johnson (55 not out) and Jayden Schadendorf (35 not out) finished unbeaten.
At Masvingo Sports Club on Saturday, Methane Lions claimed a 62-run win over Westside.
Batting first, they posted 240 for seven, built around Huzefa Ali’s 61 and Tawanda Damiso’s unbeaten 46.
Westside never recovered from losing both openers cheaply to Stanley Joe.
Although Moses Karimaguti resisted with 61, their chase never gathered momentum.
At Old Hararians Sports Club on Saturday, Ronak Patel and Graeme Cremer shone in Takashinga Patriots 1’s emphatic 133-run win over Eastern Titans.
Takashinga recovered from 25 for three, with Roy Kaia (42) steadying the innings before Patel anchored the effort with an unbeaten 96 off 110 balls.
He was well supported by Tafadzwa Tsiga’s brisk 66 not out off 46, lifting the total to 263 for five.
In reply, Titans struggled as Cremer ripped through the middle order, finishing with five for 27.
No batter could pass 23.
At Kadoma Sports Club on Saturday, Rimuka edged Alexandra by three wickets in a tightly contested clash.
For Alexandra, Hamza Khan (53) and Ahsan Aqil Ali (48) added 107 for the second wicket, but their side managed only 202, with Nyasha Dube taking four in the middle order.
Rimuka had to work hard in reply, with Villan Changa (50) and Nyasha Mayavo (52) proving decisive.
Saood Ali struck with four wickets, but Rimuka got home with three wickets in hand.
At Bulawayo Athletic Club on Saturday, Amakhosi 1 prevailed by four wickets in a low-scoring Bulawayo derby against Queens Sports Club.
Queens managed only 111, with Munashe Chimusoro’s 65 accounting for more than half their total.
Talent Dzikiti and Tinaye Mazonde each claimed three wickets.
Amakhosi stuttered to 49 for four in reply but Brian Chari’s steady 27 not out guided them to victory.
Londile Moyo