Mid-West Rhinos reach MetBank Pro40 final

116-run win over Mountaineers at Harare Sports Club yesterday.
Rhinos will now wait for the winners between Matabeleland Tuskers and Southern Rocks who play in another semi-final at Sports Club today.
The finals are on tomorrow at Sports Club and cricket fans can watch this explosive match free of charge.
Rhinos reached 200 for 6, thanks to solid knocks from Vusi Sibanda and Malcolm Waller and a late blast from Solomon Mire.
The Kwekwe-based franchise then skittled Mountaineers for just 84 runs, inspired by match winning performances from leg-spinner Graeme Cremer who had the best figures of 4 for 13.
This was a grudge match for Rhinos, who were beaten in the final of this tournament by Mountaineers last season.
As in their meeting this time last year, Mountaineers won the toss and chose to field.
Shingi Masakadza nipped out two early wickets, including the big one of Brendan Taylor, who miscued his shot and skied a catch to Timycen Maruma.
But Rhinos captain Sibanda (42) and Waller (54) prompted a recovery with a decisive 83-run stand that was the highest partnership of the day.
Neither batsman started fluently and more than once a miscued stroke just evaded the fielders, but they still scored their runs at close to five an over.
When Sibanda was run out for a 65-ball 42 shortly after the 100 had been raised in the 24th over, Waller and wicketkeeper Riki Wessels (14) managed to maintain the run-scoring momentum, but Waller’s dismissal for 54 in the 30th over sparked something of a collapse.
Spinner Timycen Maruma removed Wessels and all-rounder Remembrance Nyathi in the space of three deliveries to reduce Rhinos to 134 for 6, but Cremer and Mire then combined to take full advantage of the last 10 overs.
Cremer’s role was clearly to hand Mire as much of the strike as possible, and with good reason as Mire slammed two fours and three sixes in a rapid 45 (from 30 balls) to lift Rhinos to exactly 200 runs.
Mountaineers’ reply never got going, fast bowler Ian Nicolson and left-arm medium-pacer Justin Lewis both striking twice in their opening spells to rip through the top order.
Zimbabwe Under-19 batsman Kevin Kasuza and Prosper Utseya attempted to launch a recovery, but with Cremer’s introduction Rhinos took full control.
He struck with his very fast ball of the match, snaring Utseya caught-and-bowled, and completely asphyxiated the scoring rate as not a single run was scored from his first four overs.
With medium-pacer Richard Muzhange providing good support with two wickets, Cremer sealed the game and Rhinos’ place in the final with the wickets of Shingi Masakadza and Tinashe Panyangara from successive deliveries.
The finals will be played tomorrow at the same venue. – Cricinfo-Sports Reporter.