Cricket tournament
| Dates | 11 September 2010 – 27 March 2011 |
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| Administrator(s) | Zimbabwe Cricket |
| Cricket format | List A cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Champions | Southern Rocks (1st title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 23 |
| Most runs | Jonathan Beukes (301) |
| Most wickets | Natsai M'shangwe (13) |
| ← 2009–102011–12 → | |
The 2010–11 Metbank Pro40 Championship was the ninth edition of the List A cricket tournament in Zimbabwe. In previous, and following, years the competition was a 50-over tournament, but this edition was played in a 40-over format. The competition began on 11 September 2010 and the final was played on 27 March 2011.
The first semi-final was won by the Southern Rocks who dismissed the Matabeleland Tuskers for just 94, with Brian Vitori leading the way with a five-wicket haul. The second semi-final saw the Mid West Rhinos eliminate the defending champions Mountaineers. After the Rhinos compiled a moderate total of 200/6 with Malcolm Waller scoring a 54 and a late fightback by the tail which saw Solomon Mire compile 45*, Mountaineers were dismissed for only 84, with spinner Graeme Cremer taking 4/13.
Southern Rocks won the tournament for the first time, comfortably defeating the Mid West Rhinos by 8 wickets in the final.
Mountaineers South African batsman Jonathan Beukes was the tournament's leading run-scorer with a total of 301 runs. Mountaineers bowler Natsai M'shangwe was the leading wicket-tacker with a total of 13 wickets.
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountaineers | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0.861 |
| 2 | Matabeleland Tuskers | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | −0.413 |
| 3 | Southern Rocks | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.145 |
| 4 | Mid West Rhinos | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −0.454 |
| 5 | Mashonaland Eagles | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −0.408 |
Qualified for the knockout stages
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 March – Harare | ||||||
| Mid West Rhinos | 200/6 (40 ov) | |||||
| 27 March – Harare | ||||||
| Mountaineers | 84 (25 ov) | |||||
| Mid West Rhinos | 151 (36.4 ov) | |||||
| 26 March – Harare | ||||||
| Southern Rocks | 155/2 (34.5 ov) | |||||
| Matabeleland Tuskers | 94 (31.1 ov) | |||||
| Southern Rocks | 97/1 (20.3 ov) | |||||
Semi-finals
| 25 March 16:00 Scorecard |
| Mid West Rhinos 200/6 (40 overs) |
v | Mountaineers 84 (25 overs) |
| Malcolm Waller 54 (64) Shingirai Masakadza 2/17 (5 overs) |
Kevin Kasuza 30 (49) Graeme Cremer 4/13 (7 overs) |
| Mid West Rhinos won by 116 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Ian Robinson and Langton Rusere |
- Mountaineers, who chose to field
| 26 March 16:00 Scorecard |
| Matabeleland Tuskers 94 (31.1 overs) |
v | Southern Rocks 97/1 (20.3 overs) |
| Bradley Staddon 25 (50) Brian Vitori 5/26 (7.1 overs) |
Chamu Chibhabha 45* (56) Christopher Mpofu 1/23 (6 overs) |
| Southern Rocks won by 9 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Owen Chirombe and Trevor Phiri |
- Matabeleland Tuskers, who chose to bat
Final
| 27 March 16:00 Scorecard |
Mid West Rhinos  151 (36.4 overs) |
v | Southern Rocks 155/2 (34.5 overs) |
| Malcolm Waller 68 (82) Tafadzwa Kamungozi 3/35 (8 overs) |
Sikandar Raza 44 (72) Malcolm Waller 1/14 (2 overs) |
| Southern Rocks won by 8 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Jeremiah Matibiri and Russell Tiffin |
- Southern Rocks, who chose to field
- Southern Rocks won the 2010/11 Metbank Pro40 Championship
References
- "Metbank Pro40 Championship, 2010/11 / Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- Brian Vitori leads Rocks into finals with easy win Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019
- Cremer spins Rhinos into finals Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019
- "Rocks cruise to Pro40 title". ESPN Cricinfo. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- "Records / Metbank Pro40 Championship, 2010/11 / Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- "Records / Metbank Pro50 Championship, 2010/11 / Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- "Metbank Pro40 Championship Points Table". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
External links
| Pro50 Championship seasons | |
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