# 2023–24 Logan Cup

The 2023–24 Logan Cup was the 30th edition of the Logan Cup, a first-class cricket competition in Zimbabwe, which started on 6 December 2023. The tournament included twenty matches, eight games per team and the tournament concluded on 18 February 2024. The Mashonaland Eagles were the defending champions. The Mountaineers clinched victory in the tournament with a final-round triumph, defeating the defending champions, the Eagles, by an innings and 123 runs. This win propelled them to the top of the table, surpassing the Rocks who were on their bye week.

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Ab | Pts |
| Mountaineers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 130 |
| Southern Rocks | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 122 |
| Matabeleland Tuskers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 107 |
| Mashonaland Eagles | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 104 |
| Mid West Rhinos | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 84 |
Champions.
* 10 points for a win, 6 for a tie, 5 for a draw, 0 for a loss. An extra 2 points are awarded for an innings victory.
* Batting bonus points: 1 point each for reaching 200, 250, 300, and 350 runs in each innings.
* Bowling bonus points: 1 point each for taking 3, 5, 7, and 9 wickets in each innings

### Match Summary

The total team points at the end of each round are listed.
| Team | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Total |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total |
| Mountaineers | 24 | 24 | 29 | 50 | 68 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 106 | 130 | 130 |
| Southern Rocks | 12 | 33 | 39 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 84 | 100 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
| Matabeleland Tuskers | 15 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 37 | 44 | 44 | 59 | 84 | 107 | 107 |
| Mashonaland Eagles | 11 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 54 | 68 | 77 | 97 | 97 | 104 | 104 |
| Mid West Rhinos | 0 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 53 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 84 | 84 |
| Win | Loss | Draw | Abandoned | Bye |

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 6–9 December 2023 Scorecard
* Match drawn Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Tafadzwa Musakwa Player of the match: Ainsley Ndlovu (Tuskers)
* Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Hamza Sajjad (Eagles), Mathew Welch (Eagles) and Mamoon Ur Riaz (Tuskers) made their first-class debuts.
* Tinashe Kamunhukamwe (Eagles) scored his maiden first-class century.
* Points: Tuskers 15, Eagles 11
* 6–9 December 2023 Scorecard
* Mountaineers won by 169 runs Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and David Shawane
* Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
* Jalat Khan (Rocks), Salman Mirza and Tariro Makauyo (Mountaineers) all made their first-class debuts.
* Johnathan Campbell (Rocks) scored his maiden first-class century.
* Points: Mountaineers 24, Rocks 12

### Round 2

* 13–16 December 2023 Scorecard
* Match drawn Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Ashby Mutumbami and Christopher Pheri Player of the match: Muhammad Adil (Rhinos)
* Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
* Only 8.3 overs were played on day 1 due to rain.
* Only 11.4 overs were played on day 2 due to rain.
* Only 24.4 overs were played on day 3 due to rain.
* Romario Roach (Eagles), Muhammad Adil and Wallace Mubayiwa (Rhinos) all made their first-class debuts.
* Points: Eagles 9, Rhinos 10
* 13–16 December 2023 Scorecard
* Rocks won by 250 runs Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Oscar Tafirenyika Player of the match: Dom Bess (Rocks)
* Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
* Only 13 overs were played on day 1 due to rain.
* Day 2 ended after 70.2 overs played due to rain.
* Only 23.1 overs were played on day 3 due to rain.
* Adrian Mupembe and Brandon James (Tuskers) both made their first-class debut.
* Points: Rocks 21, Tuskers 8

### Round 3

* 20–23 December Scorecard
* Match drawn Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Langton Rusere and Sifelani Rwaziyeni Player of the match: Tinashe Kamunhukamwe (Eagles)
* Rocks won the toss and elected to bat.
* Day 1 ended after 35.3 overs played due to rai
* No play was possible on day 3 due to rain and wet outfield.
* Mathew Welch (Eagles) scored his maiden first-class century.
* Alvin Chiradza replaced Johnathan Campbell as concussion substitute for Rocks.
* Points: Eagles 15, Rocks 6
* 20–23 December Scorecard
* No result Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Christopher Phiri and David Shawane
* No toss
* No play was possible on day 1 due to rain and wet outfield.
* No play was possible on day 2 due to rain and wet outfield.
* No play was possible on day 3 due to rain and wet outfield.
* No play was possible on day 4 due to rain and wet outfield.
* Points: Mountaineers 5, Rhinos 5

### Round 4

* 3–6 January Scorecard
* Match drawn Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Christopher Phiri and Sifelani Rwaziyeni
* Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Rocks 18, Rhinos 14.
* 3–6 January Scorecard
* Mountaineers won by 176 runs Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Stanley Gogwe
* Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Mountaineers 21, Tuskers 9.

### Round 5

* 10–13 January Scorecard
* Match drawn Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Ashby Mutumbami and Percival Sizara
* Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Mountaineers 18, Mashonaland Eagles 19
* 10–13 January Scorecard
* Rhinos won by an innings and 40 runs Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Tafadzwa Musakwa
* Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
* Nkosibongwe Gogodo (Tuskers) made his first-class debut.
* Antum Naqvi became the first batter ever to record a triple-century for any Zimbabwean team.
* Points: Mid West Rhinos 24, Matabeleland Tuskers 5

### Round 6

* 17–20 January Scorecard
* Match drawn Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Oscar Tafirenyika & Percival Sizara
* Mashonaland Eagles elected to field first
* No play was possible on Day 3 due to rain and wet outfield
* Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 7, Mashonaland Eagles 14
* 17–20 January Scorecard
* Match abandoned without a ball bowled Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Christopher Phiri & Stanley Gogwe
* No toss
* No play was possible on day 1 due to rain and wet outfield.
* No play was possible on day 2 due to rain and wet outfield.
* No play was possible on day 3 due to rain and wet outfield.
* No play was possible on day 4 due to rain and wet outfield.
* Points: Mountaineers 5, Southern Rocks 5

### Round 7

* 24–27 January Scorecard
* Rocks won by 7 wickets Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Collin Tlou and Sifelani Rwaziyeni
* Mashonaland Eagles elected to bat
* Points: Southern Rocks 22, Mashonaland Eagles 9
* 24–27 January Scorecard
* Mountaineers won by 355 runs Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe Umpires: David Shawane & Stanley Gogwe
* Mountaineers elected to bat
* Tony Munyonga scored his maiden first-class century.
* Points: Mountaineers 24, Mid West Rhinos 7

### Round 8

* 1–4 February Scorecard
* Eagles won by 35 runs Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Oscar Tafirenyika and Percival Sizara
* Mid West Rhinos elected to field first
* Points: Mashonaland Eagles 20, Mid West Rhinos 8
* 1–4 February Scorecard
* Match Drawn Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Christopher Phiri and Iknow Chabi
* Southern Rocks elected to field
* Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 15, Southern Rocks 16

### Round 9

* 8–11 February Scorecard
* Tuskers won by 287 runs Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Nkosehle Ndiweni
* Mountaineers elected to field
* Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 25, Mountaineers 9
* 8–11 February Scorecard
* Rocks won by 6 wickets Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Ashby Mutumbami and Christopher Phiri
* Southern Rocks elected to field
* Points: Southern Rocks 22, Mid West Rhinos 9

### Round 10

* 15–18 February Scorecard
* Mountaineers won by an innings and 123 runs Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Langton Rusere and Sarah Dambanevana
* Mashonaland Eagles elected to field
* Points: Mountaineers 24, Mashonaland Eagles 7
* 15–18 February Scorecard
* Tuskers won by 510 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Forster Mutizwa and Percival Sizara
* Mid West Rhinos elected to field
* Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 23, Mid West Rhinos 7

## Statistics
### Most Runs

| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| Brian Chari | Matabeleland Tuskers | 8 | 14 | 692 | 49.42 | 56.12 | 213 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 10 |
| Johnathan Campbell | Southern Rocks | 7 | 13 | 675 | 61.36 | 75.08 | 194 | 4 | - | 66 | 8 |
| Hamid Ali | Matabeleland Tuskers | 8 | 15 | 674 | 48.14 | 65.5 | 130 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 4 |
| Tadiwanashe Marumani | Mashonaland Eagles | 7 | 11 | 630 | 70 | 91.3 | 163 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 13 |
| Nkosana Mpofu | Matabeleland Tuskers | 8 | 15 | 623 | 41.53 | 48.25 | 162 | 2 | 3 | 79 | 4 |
| Source: ESPNCricInfo ||||||||||||

### Most Wickets

| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 5w | 10w |
| Alex Russell | Mashonaland Eagles | 8 | 12 | 37 | 7/84 | 30.97 | 4.98 | 37.27 | 3 | 2 |
| Salman Mirza | Mountaineers | 6 | 12 | 31 | 6/42 | 21.54 | 3.77 | 34.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalat Khan | Southern Rocks | 7 | 13 | 30 | 6/70 | 24.33 | 4.02 | 36.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tendai Chatara | Mountaineers | 6 | 12 | 29 | 5/93 | 19.55 | 3.31 | 35.37 | 1 | 0 |
| Hamza Sajjad | Mashonaland Eagles | 8 | 13 | 25 | 4/24 | 21.26 | 3.30 | 39.52 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: ESPNCricInfo |||||||||||

## Awards

On March 7, 2024, at the end of the season, the following awards were made.
| Award | Recipient | Prize Money |
| Champions | Mountaineers | US$7,000 |
| Runners-up | Southern Rocks | US$5,000 |
| Batter of the Tournament | Johnathan Campbell | US$1,000 |
| Bowler of the Tournament | Alex Russell | US$1,000 |
| Player of The Tournament | Brian Chari | US$2,000 |