Metropolitan Bank Twenty20
March 30, 2007 - April 1, 2007
Champions: Southerns
Runner-up: Easterns
The inaugural edition of the Metropolitan Bank Twenty20 series was held in early 2007, however sadly the scorecards were never made available, so for the players that participated in this tournament, their statistics would not have been officially recorded.
Many of the countries top cricketers were not able to take part in the tournament as they were competing in the ICC World Cup in the West Indies, however many of the second tier players such as Timycen Maruma - who had played in Zimbabwe's only official Twenty20 to date, against the Eagles in South Africa - and Blessing Mahwire did take part.
The tournament took place in the eastern border city of Mutare.
Teams
Northerns, Southerns, Easterns, Westerns, Centrals
Match results
Game 1: Westerns def. Centrals
Game 2: Easterns def. Northerns
Game 3: Easterns def. Westerns
Game 4: Southerns def. Northerns
Game 5: Easterns def. Centrals
Game 6: Southerns def. Centrals
Game 7: Westerns def. Northerns
Game 8: Westerns def. Southerns
Game 9: Northerns def. Centrals
Game 10: Southerns def. Easterns
Points table:
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| # Team Pl W L |
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| 1. Southerns 4 3 1 |
| 2. Easterns 4 3 1 |
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| 3. Westerns 4 3 1 |
| 4. Northerns 4 1 3 |
| 5. Centrals 4 0 4 |
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Final: Southerns (7/73, N. Mukondiwa 20) def. Easterns (7/68)
Many of the matches were rain affected, with some of day two's matches being decided by the duckworth lewis method. The final match, which Southerns won, was also rain affected and reduced to 8 overs a side.