# 2021–22 Fifty50 Challenge

The 2021–22 Fifty50 Challenge was the second edition of the Fifty50 Challenge, a 50-over women's cricket competition played in Zimbabwe. The tournament took place in February and March 2022, with four teams competing in a double round-robin group stage.
Eagles won the competition, beating Rhinos in the final. The tournament was followed by the Women's T20 Cup.

## Competition format

Teams played in a double round-robin in a group of four, therefore playing 6 matches overall. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side. The top two in the group advanced to the final.
The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:
Win: 5 points. Tie: 3 points. Loss: 0 points. Abandoned/No Result: 3 points.

## Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Eagles (Q) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.634 |
| 2 | Rhinos (Q) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | −0.041 |
| 3 | Tuskers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.006 |
| 4 | Mountaineers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.673 |
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## Fixtures
### Group stage

* 26 February 2022 Scorecard
| Eagles 145 (43 overs) | v | Tuskers 119 (43.4 overs) |
| Precious Marange 48* (71) Thuba Saidi 2/17 (4 overs) | | Nomvelo Sibanda 28 (52) Olinda Chare 4/21 (8 overs) |
* Eagles won by 26 runs Sunrise Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Percival Sizara and Sarah Dambanevana
* Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
* 26 February 2022 Scorecard
| Mountaineers 130 (38.5 overs) | v | Rhinos 131/0 (18 overs) |
| Nyasha Gwanzura 34 (38) Ashley Ndiraya 3/6 (3 overs) | | Ashley Ndiraya 87* (66) |
* Rhinos won by 10 wickets Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Matsiliso Moyo and Tafadzwa Musakwa
* Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
* 28 February 2022 Scorecard
| Eagles 126 (37.1 overs) | v | Rhinos 87 (28.5 overs) |
| Michelle Mavunga 27 (41) Josephine Nkomo 3/18 (8 overs) | | Mary-Anne Musonda 27 (33) Christabel Chatonzwa 4/6 (7.5 overs) |
* Eagles won by 39 runs Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: David Shawane and Solomon Mangwiro
* Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
* 28 February 2022 Scorecard
| Tuskers 142 (29 overs) | v | Mountaineers 67 (31.1 overs) |
| Tasmeen Granger 61 (63) Nyasha Gwanzura 4/8 (3 overs) | | Loryn Phiri 12 (42) Loreen Tshuma 3/9 (7.1 overs) |
* Tuskers won by 75 runs Sunrise Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Matsiliso Moyo and Oscar Tafirenyika
* Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
* 2 March 2022 Scorecard
| Eagles 187 (45.5 overs) | v | Mountaineers 127/6 (37 overs) |
| Precious Marange 48 (61) Audrey Mazvishaya 2/18 (7 overs) | | Pellagia Mujaji 45 (79) Kelis Ndlovu 2/16 (7 overs) |
* Eagles won by 26 runs (DLS) Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Oscar Tafirenyika and Sarah Dambanevana
* Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
* Mountaineers target was 154 runs from 37 overs due to rain.
* 2 March 2022 Scorecard
| Tuskers 121 (31.1 overs) | v | Rhinos 122/2 (42.3 overs) |
| Tasmeen Granger 22 (54) Ashley Ndiraya 4/22 (6.1 overs) | | Josephine Nkomo 54* (126) Nomvelo Sibanda 1/22 (9.3 overs) |
* Rhinos won by 8 wickets Sunrise Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Matsiliso Moyo and Percival Sizara
* Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
* 5 March 2022 Scorecard
| Eagles 152/9 (42 overs) | v | Tuskers 74 (28 overs) |
| Modester Mupachikwa 42 (77) Anita Chirisimhuru 3/24 (9 overs) | | Loreen Tshuma 16 (35) Christabel Chatonzwa 3/20 (8 overs) |
* Eagles won by 78 runs Sunrise Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Brendon Nyaude and David Shawane
* Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 42 overs per side due to rain.
* 5 March 2022 Scorecard
| Mountaineers 173/8 (50 overs) | v | Rhinos 174/2 (40.1 overs) |
| Pellagia Mujaji 49 (90) Josephine Nkomo 3/27 (9 overs) | | Josephine Nkomo 61* (98) Loryn Phiri 2/28 (10 overs) |
* Rhinos won by 8 wickets Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Oscar Tafirenyika and Solomon Mangwiro Player of the match: Josephine Nkomo (Rhinos)
* Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
* 7 March 2022 Scorecard
| Eagles 227/9 (50 overs) | v | Rhinos 152/6 (50 overs) |
| Modester Mupachikwa 49 (63) Kelly Ndiraya 3/23 (4 overs) | | Josephine Nkomo 79 (124) Kelis Ndlovu 2/31 (10 overs) |
* Eagles won by 75 runs Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: David Shawane and Matsiliso Moyo
* Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
* 7 March 2022 Scorecard
| Tuskers 199/9 (50 overs) | v | Mountaineers 87/2 (27.3 overs) |
| Tasmeen Granger 33 (70) Francisca Chipare 3/29 (10 overs) | | Nyasha Gwanzura 35* (58) Anita Chirisimhuru 2/17 (6.3 overs) |
* Mountaineers won by 2 runs (DLS) Sunrise Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Brendon Nyaude and Sarah Dambanevana
* Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
* Mountaineers innings was curtailed at 27.3 overs due to rain; at that point, they needed to have scored 86 runs to win.
* 9 March 2022 Scorecard
| Mountaineers 167/8 (50 overs) | v | Eagles 97 (27.5 overs) |
| Nyasha Gwanzura 73 (102) Precious Marange 3/23 (10 overs) | | Modester Mupachikwa 22 (23) Nyasha Gwanzura 5/23 (8 overs) |
* Mountaineers won by 70 runs Sunrise Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Matsiliso Moyo and Oscar Tafirenyika
* Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
* 9 March 2022 Scorecard
| Tuskers 158 (42.3 overs) | v | Rhinos 105 (38.4 overs) |
| Chiedza Dhururu 40* (82) Dana Ndiraya 3/32 (10 overs) | | Josephine Nkomo 34 (40) Lindokuhle Mabhero 5/23 (9.4 overs) |
* Tuskers won by 53 runs Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: David Shawane and Sarah Dambanevana
* Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.

### Final

* 12 March 2022 Scorecard
| Eagles 258/7 (50 overs) | v | Rhinos 91 (36.3 overs) |
| Christabel Chatonzwa 108* (114) Dana Ndiraya 3/40 (9 overs) | | Mary-Anne Musonda 22 (22) Michelle Mavunga 4/32 (8.3 overs) |
* Eagles won by 167 runs Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Percival Sizara and Sarah Dambanevana
* Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Josephine Nkomo | Rhinos | 7 | 7 | 268 | 67.00 | 79 | 0 | 3 |
| Christabel Chatonzwa | Eagles | 7 | 7 | 200 | 33.33 | 108* | 1 | 0 |
| Nyasha Gwanzura | Mountaineers | 6 | 6 | 183 | 36.60 | 73 | 0 | 1 |
| Precious Marange | Eagles | 7 | 7 | 175 | 29.16 | 48* | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Ndiraya | Rhinos | 7 | 7 | 156 | 26.00 | 87* | 0 | 1 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
| Michelle Mavunga | Eagles | 54.3 | 15 | 10.66 | 4/32 | 0 |
| Ashley Ndiraya | Rhinos | 51.1 | 13 | 11.46 | 4/22 | 0 |
| Nyasha Gwanzura | Mountaineers | 36.0 | 13 | 12.84 | 5/23 | 1 |
| Loryn Phiri | Mountaineers | 50.5 | 12 | 13.75 | 3/23 | 0 |
| Josephine Nkomo | Rhinos | 51.0 | 12 | 15.58 | 3/18 | 0 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo