2025 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition

2025 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition

Dates	24 – 30 March 2025
Administrator(s)	Zimbabwe Cricket
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Single-round robin and final
Host(s)	Zimbabwe
Champions	Rhinos (1st title)
Runners-up	Eagles
Participants	5
Matches	11
Most runs	Tadiwanashe Marumani (Eagles) (266)
Most wickets	Brad Evans (Rhinos) (15)
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The 2024-25 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition was the 14th edition of the Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition, a domestic Twenty20 cricket league that played in Zimbabwe. ^{[1] [2]} The tournament took place from the 24 to 30 March 2025. Five franchise teams playing in a Single-round robin format and top two teams qualify for the final. ^[3] The final was played between the Mid West Rhinos and the Mashonaland Eagles, with the Rhinos clinching their first ever Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition. ^[4]

Team and standings

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Rhinos (C)	4	4	0	0	8	1.355
2	Eagles	4	3	1	0	6	1.668
3	Rocks	4	2	2	0	4	0.053
4	Mountaineers	4	1	3	0	2	−0.800
5	Tuskers	4	0	4	0	0	−2.100

Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champions

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Match summary

Team	Group matches
	1	2	3	4
Eagles	2	4	4	6
Mountaineers	0	0	2	2
Rhinos	2	4	6	8
Rocks	0	2	2	4
Tuskers	0	0	0	0

Win

Loss

No result

• Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
• Note: Click on the points to see the match summary.

League stage

Match 1 24 March 2025 13:30 Scorecard

Tuskers 133/8 (20 overs)	v	Eagles 135/2 (13.1 overs)
Taffy Mupariwa 37 (27) Kundai Matigimu 3/21 (4 overs)		Tadiwanashe Marumani 55 (33) Ainsley Ndlovu 2/29 (4 overs)

Eagles won by 8 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Forster Mutizwa and Percival Sizara Player of the match: Tadiwanashe Marumani (Eagles)

• Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
• Munashe Chimusoro, Brandon James, Raymomd Kasimo (Tuskers) and Kundai Matigimu (Eagles) all made their T20 debuts.

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Match 2 24 March 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Rhinos 164/8 (20 overs)	v	Mountaineers 141 (19.4 overs)
Nyasha Mayavo 34* (20) Victor Nyauchi 3/24 (4 overs)		Brian Bennett 70 (52) Hendrichs Macheke 4/22 (4 overs)

Rhinos won by 23 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Tafadzwa Musakwa Player of the match: Hendrichs Macheke (Rhinos)

• Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
• Hendrichs Macheke (Rhinos), Fortune Mhlanga and Ashley Mufandauya (Mountaineers) all made their T20 debuts.

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Match 3 25 March 2025 13:30 Scorecard

Tuskers 169/5 (20 overs)	v	Rhinos 127 (20 overs)
Ryan Burl 37 (28) Ainsley Ndlovu 3/15 (3 overs)		Luke Jongwe 34 (27) Hendrichs Macheke 3/26 (2 overs)

Rhinos won by 42 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Christopher Phiri and Langton Rusere Player of the match: Ryan Burl (Rhinos)

• Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 4 25 March 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Rocks 150/6 (20 overs)	v	Eagles 154/1 (16 overs)
Sikandar Raza 55* (35) Tinotenda Maposa 2/22 (4 overs)		Tadiwanashe Marumani 71 (47) Newman Nyamhuri 1/33 (4 overs)

Eagles won by 9 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Sarah Dambanevana and Tafadzwa Musakwa Player of the match: Tinashe Kamunhukamwe (Eagles)

• Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
• Newman Nyamhuri and Shelton Mazvitorera (Rocks) both made their T20 debuts.

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Match 5 26 March 2025 09:30 Scorecard

Rocks 181/8 (20 overs)	v	Mountaineers 118 (19.1 overs)
Sikandar Raza 55 (30) Tendai Chatara 3/49 (4 overs)		Brian Bennett 46 (36) Newman Nyamhuri 3/16 (4 overs)

Rocks won by 63 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Christopher Phiri and Forster Mutizwa Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Rocks)

• Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
• Panashe Taruvinga (Rocks) made his T20 debut.

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Match 6 26 March 2025 13:45 Scorecard

Eagles 197/5 (20 overs)	v	Rhinos 186 (19.4 overs)
Ryan Burl 77 (50) Kundai Matigimu 2/53 (4 overs)		Tadiwanashe Marumani 95 (57) Brad Evans 4/38 (4 overs)

Rhinos won by 11 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Langton Rusere Player of the match: Ryan Burl (Rhinos)

• Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
• Victor Chirwa (Rhinos) made his T20 debut.

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Match 7 28 March 2025 09:30 Scorecard

Mountaineers 201/4 (20 overs)	v	Tuskers 145/9 (20 overs)
Nick Welch 81 (42) Brandon James 2/26 (3 overs)		Brian Chari 53 (37) Tendai Chatara 4/21 (4 overs)

Mountaineers won by 56 runs Takashinga Cricket Club, Highfield, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Stanley Gogwe Player of the match: Nick Welch (Mountaineers)

• Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
• Nkosibongwe Gogodo (Tuskers) made his T20 debut.

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Match 8 28 March 2025 13:45 Scorecard

Rocks 122 (18.5 overs)	v	Rhinos 123/3 (16.2 overs)
Tafadzwa Tsiga 36 (31) Michael Chinouya 5/24 (4 overs)		Antum Naqvi 29* (21) Roy Kaia 1/20 (3.2 overs)

Rhinos won by 7 wickets Takashinga Cricket Club, Highfield, Harare Umpires: Forster Mutizwa and David Shawane Player of the match: Michael Chinouya (Rhinos)

• Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 9 29 March 2025 13:30 Scorecard

Eagles 192/6 (20 overs)	v	Mountaineers 158/8 (20 overs)
Dion Myers 67* (50) Brian Bennett 2/19 (2 overs)		Alistair Frost 37* (23) Wesley Madhevere 2/18 (4 overs)

Eagles won by 34 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Tafadzwa Musakwa and Langton Rusere Player of the match: Dion Myers (Eagles)

• Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 10 29 March 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

Tuskers 158/5 (20 overs)	v	Rocks 159/4 (19.3 overs)
Brian Chari 76 (59) Dylan Hondo 3/17 (4 overs)		Tafadzwa Tsiga 69* (49) Tanatswa Bechani 2/25 (4 overs)

Rocks won by 6 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Stanley Gogwe Player of the match: Tafadzwa Tsiga (Rocks)

• Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
• Matthew Campbell (Rocks) made his T20 debut.

Final

30 March 2025 13:30 Scorecard

Rhinos 174/9 (20 overs)	v	Eagles 125/9 (20 overs)
Antum Naqvi 50 (32) Richard Ngarava 2/15 (4 overs)		Craig Ervine 21 (19) Brad Evans 2/16 (4 overs)

Rhinos won by 49 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Langton Rusere Player of the match: Antum Naqvi (Rhinos)

• Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.

References

1. "Zimbabwe Cricket's packed 2025 schedule: A year of red-ball revival". Chronicle. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
2. "All set for thrilling Domestic T20 tournament". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
3. "Fireworks expected at domestic season-ending T20 championship". News Day. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
4. "Rhinos crowned Domestic T20 champions". zimcricket.org. Retrieved 31 March 2025.

External links

• 2025 Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition at ESPNcricinfo