Tuskers – 242 all out in 76.5 overs (Tawanda Maposa 82, Tanunurwa Makoni 64, Tafara Mupariwa 42; Takudzwa Chataira 3/35, Owen Muzondo 3/57, Tafara Chingwara 2/55)
Southern Rocks – 28-2 in 9 overs (Panashe Taruvinga 10*, Innocent Kaia 5, Owen Muzondo 5*; Ernest Masuku 1/12, Mgcini Dube 1/12)
A breezy innings of 82 by Tawanda Maposa lifted Tuskers to a moderate total of 242 against Southern Rocks on day one of their opening Logan Cup match of the 2025/26 season at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Sunday.
Tuskers chose to bat after winning the toss, but lost Bright Phiri to Tafara Chingwara in the first over without a run on the board.
Tanunurwa Makoni and Tafara Mupariwa then played steadily to stabilise the innings, taking the score to 71 before Mupariwa was out for 42 off 102 balls.
Makoni continued to hold the innings together, facing 143 deliveries for 64, and when he was dismissed as the sixth batter, the score was only 148.
Maposa then took charge, and although the last four batters contributed only 16 runs among them, they added 94 in partnership with him.
He was last out with the total at 248, having struck 12 fours off 92 balls.
Takudzwa Chataira was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with three wickets – including those of Makoni and Maposa – for 35 runs in 16.5 overs.
Rocks, in reply, lost Innocent Kaia in the second over, bowled by Mgcini Dube for five.
His opening partner Matthew Campbell soon followed, bowled by Ernest Masuku for four, leaving the visitors 15 for two.
By the close, Rocks had reached 28 for two, with Panashe Taruvinga on 10 and Owen Muzondo on five.
Rhinos – 212-8 in 90 overs (Villan Changa 62, Nyasha Mayavo 34, Dylan Nzvenga 25; Alex Falao 5/45, Ryan Simbi 2/52, Tapiwa Mufudza 1/54)
Eagles –
Day 1 – Stumps
Alex Falao took five wickets for Eagles as Rhinos struggled to 212 for eight by the close of play on day one of their Logan Cup match at Kwekwe Sports Club on Sunday.
Rhinos chose to bat after winning the toss, but lost their first four wickets for 78, with two each falling to Falao and Ryan Simbi.
Takudzwanashe Kaitano and Antum Naqvi were both dismissed by Simbi for 24.
The middle order offered some resistance, with the next two wickets putting on 117 runs in cautious but determined fashion.
Villan Changa was chiefly responsible, applying himself well for 62 off 143 balls, supported by Nyasha Mayavo with 34 and Dylan Nzvenga with 25.
However, Falao returned to break the stand and added three more wickets to his tally, giving him figures so far of five for 45 from 15 overs.
