by The Professor » Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:45 pm
Can't be many times a player has scored 140 in T20 cricket and ended on the losing side but such was the indignity suffered by Brendan Taylor today. His Rhinos side scored the highest score in the tournament as Taylor ploughed a lone furrow and lifted his side to 194-1. Gallingly Mashonaland only needed 16 overs to overhaul that.
In the second game Gary Chirimuuta's half century proved instrumental in getting Mountaineers total to 175-3 - a total that the table-topping Rocks should have been able to reach however they lost their captain to injury and fell short by some distance. It opens the competition up a little though as Mashonaland, the Mountaineers and the Rocks are all tied on the same points.
Brendan Taylor, quite obviously, has taken on the mantle of highest run scorer. Milton Shumba didn't play today but still remains the strongest bowler - however has to rely on his average as two other bowlers join him with six.
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