Takashinga Win Cricket Inaugural National Premier League

Takashinga Cricket Club have won the inaugural National Premier League which saw the country’s top nine clubs battling it out in a 36-match tournament from the 4^th of October to the 1^st of this month. We present below the winners from the tournament.

• Takashinga Cricket Club USD10 000
• MidWest Rhinos won silver and USD5 000
• Rainbow Sharks were third with 50 points
• Harare Kings were fourth
• Easterns ended the campaign on fifth
• Gladiators finished 6th with 40 points
• Amakhosi settled for 7^th position
• Queens were 8th
• Great Zimbabwe Patriots anchored the table with a mere 10 points.

Individuals Awards

• Takashinga’s Roy Kaia – Player of the Tournament
• Eric Chauluka – inaugural NPL Coach of the Year award
• MidWest Rhinos batsman Tary Musakanda – top batsman with 307 runs including a century and a half century.
• Gladiators’ Malcolm Chikuwha – bowler of the tournament accolade and was duly awarded with a shield for his exploits, taking 23 wickets and best of 7 for 16.

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