# 2019 Stanbic Bank 20 Series

The 2019 Stanbic Bank 20 Series was the eighth edition of the Stanbic Bank 20 Series, a Twenty20 cricket tournament in Zimbabwe. It took place from 11 to 17 March 2019. The tournament featured four teams, instead of the five that were scheduled to take part in the previous edition, with the Rising Stars being disbanded. There was no defending champion, as the previous edition of the tournament was cancelled.
Following the conclusion of the group stage, Mashonaland Eagles and Mid West Rhinos advanced to the third-place play-off match. Matabeleland Tuskers and Mountaineers progressed to the final. The final finished as a no result due to rain, so Matabeleland Tuskers were declared the winners, after finishing highest in the group stage of the tournament.

## Points table

The following teams competed in the tournament:
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Matabeleland Tuskers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | +1.866 |
| Mountaineers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | –0.662 |
| Mashonaland Eagles | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | –0.647 |
| Mid West Rhinos | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | –0.922 |
Champions

## Fixtures
### Round-robin

* 11 March 2019 Scorecard
| Mid West Rhinos 219/4 (20 overs) | v | Mountaineers 205/6 (20 overs) |
| Solomon Mire 109 (54) Tendai Chatara 3/15 (4 overs) | | Forster Mutizwa 58 (35) Tendai Chisoro 2/24 (4 overs) |
* Mid West Rhinos won by 14 runs Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Langton Rusere and Christopher Phiri Player of the match: Solomon Mire (Mid West Rhinos)
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
* Tafadzwa Tsiga (Mountaineers) and Anthony Moor (Mid West Rhinos) both made their T20 debuts.
* 11 March 2019 Scorecard
| Matabeleland Tuskers 179/8 (20 overs) | v | Mashonaland Eagles 155/8 (20 overs) |
| Tendai Maruma 53 (24) Daniel Jakiel 3/34 (4 overs) | | Regis Chakabva 61 (35) Thabo Mboyi 3/31 (4 overs) |
* Matabeleland Tuskers won by 24 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Langton Rusere and Christopher Phiri
* Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Daniel Jakiel (Mashonaland Eagles), Charles Kunje and Ernest Masuku (Matabeleland Tuskers) all made their T20 debuts.
* 12 March 2019 Scorecard
| Mashonaland Eagles 82 (16.3 overs) | v | Mountaineers 84/4 (12.4 overs) |
| Cephas Zhuwao 51 (31) Tendai Chatara 3/13 (4 overs) | | Innocent Kaia 44 (36) Richard Ngarava 2/23 (3.4 overs) |
* Mountaineers won by 6 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Walter Musakwa
* Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
* 12 March 2019 Scorecard
| Matabeleland Tuskers 180/9 (20 overs) | v | Mid West Rhinos 183/6 (18.5 overs) |
| Craig Ervine 96 (53) Solomon Mire 2/28 (3 overs) | | Prince Masvaure 48 (28) John Nyumbu 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Mid West Rhinos won by 4 wickets Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Russell Tiffin
* Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Cunningham Ncube (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his T20 debut.
* 13 March 2019 Scorecard
| Mashonaland Eagles 197/4 (20 overs) | v | Matabeleland Tuskers 182/2 (20 overs) |
| Brian Mudzinganyama 62 (38) Ainsley Ndlovu 2/30 (4 overs) | | Craig Ervine 83* (46) Trevor Garwe 2/32 (4 overs) |
* Mashonaland Eagles won by 15 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Langton Rusere
* Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
* Brian Mudzinganyama (Mashonaland Eagles) made his T20 debut.
* 13 March 2019 Scorecard
| Mid West Rhinos 182/5 (20 overs) | v | Mountaineers 184/7 (19 overs) |
| Solomon Mire 55 (28) Natsai M'shangwe 3/29 (4 overs) | | Shingi Masakadza 48 (25) Neville Madziva 2/30 (3 overs) |
* Mountaineers won by 3 wickets Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Christopher Phiri
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
* Carl Mumba (Mid West Rhinos) made his T20 debut.
* 14 March 2019 Scorecard
| Mid West Rhinos 158/4 (20 overs) | v | Mashonaland Eagles 159/4 (17.3 overs) |
| Ryan Burl 77* (48) Trevor Garwe 3/25 (4 overs) | | Cephas Zhuwao 73 (46) Kyle Jarvis 1/23 (3 overs) |
* Mashonaland Eagles won by 6 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Walter Musakwa Player of the match: Cephas Zhuwao (Mashonaland Eagles)
* Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
* 14 March 2019 Scorecard
| Matabeleland Tuskers 175/6 (20 overs) | v | Mountaineers 69 (13.2 overs) |
| Brian Chari 93 (55) William Mashinge 1/27 (4 overs) | | Roy Kaia 18 (18) Milton Shumba 4/4 (2.4 overs) |
* Matabeleland Tuskers won by 106 runs Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Oscar Tafirenyika and Langton Rusere
* Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
* Charlton Tshuma (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his T20 debut.
* 15 March 2019 Scorecard
| Matabeleland Tuskers 189/4 (20 overs) | v | Mid West Rhinos 106 (18.3 overs) |
| Craig Ervine 73* (43) Solomon Mire 1/17 (2 overs) | | Tendai Chisoro 21 (20) Charlton Tshuma 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Matabeleland Tuskers won by 83 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Oscar Tafirenyika
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
* Sheunopa Musekwa (Matabeleland Tuskers) and Christophe Masike (Mid West Rhinos) both made their T20 debuts.
* 15 March 2019 Scorecard
| Mashonaland Eagles | v | Mountaineers |
* Match abandoned Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Walter Musakwa and Christopher Phiri
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 16 March 2019 Scorecard
| Matabeleland Tuskers | v | Mountaineers |
* Match abandoned Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Langton Rusere
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 16 March 2019 Scorecard
| Mashonaland Eagles | v | Mid West Rhinos |
* Match abandoned Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Tafadzwa Musakwa
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.

## Finals

* 3rd place play-off 17 March 2019 Scorecard
| Mashonaland Eagles 115/7 (20 overs) | v | Mid West Rhinos 47/2 (7.3 overs) |
| Cephas Zhuwao 48 (29) Manson Chikowero 3/10 (4 overs) | | Solomon Mire 21 (20) Faraz Akram 1/5 (2 overs) |
* Mid West Rhinos won by 7 runs (D/L method) Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Stanley Gogwe
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
* Tony Munyonga (Mashonaland Eagles) and Manson Chikowero (Mid West Rhinos) both made their T20 debuts.
* Final 17 March 2019 Scorecard
| Matabeleland Tuskers 113/5 (17.2 overs) | v | Mountaineers |
| Craig Ervine 55* (46) Roy Kaia 3/8 (2 overs) | | |
* No result Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Langton Rusere and Christopher Phiri
* Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.