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This match was a dead rubber as far as Zimbabwe Provinces were concerned - unlike the 3-day series, they've never really performed in the 1-day competition - and the Powerade Dragons took full advantage of a lacklustre Provinces performance to secure a 9-wicket win that keeps their own chances of reaching the final alive. After losing the toss and being put in to bat, Provinces never really seemed to get going, as the top order failed to get any significant partnerships going. It was only when the batting reached the lower order that the side finally seemed to click, with Tino Mawoyo (31), Prosper Tsvanhu (35*) and Bornaparte Mujuru (42) saving the team from an embarassingly-low score. Even then, 182/9 from their 45 overs was always going to be a tough target to defend.

And Dragons were in no mood to let a win they needed escape them. They lost only one wicket on their way to the target (Christiaan Jonker, caught on 57), and Johan Mostert (89*) and Andrea Agathagelou (21*) saw their side home with 18 overs to spare.

While Provinces had nothing to play for in this match, it's still a disappointment to see them capitulate as easily as they did. Again it was the top order that failed to do its job, although the bowlers didn't exactly put in a performance to be proud of, either. Full scorecard below the cut.
Zimbabwe Provinces 182/9 (45 overs; Mujuru 42, Jonker 3/13), Dragons 183/1 (27.5 overs; Mostert 89*, Chibhabha 1/22). Dragons win by 9 wickets.

Zimbabwe Provinces innings (45 overs maximum)
F Kasteni 	c Bredenkamp b Deacon 	                14 
S Matsikenyeri 	b Deacon 	                        5 
CJ Chibhabha 	run out (Deacon) 	                16 
T Maruma 	c Bula b Letsoalo 	                0 
SK Nyamuzinga 	c Siboto b Mazibuko 	                7 
TMK Mawoyo 	run out (Jonker/Bula) 	                31
B Mujuru 	b Jonker 	                        42 
PM Tsvanhu 	not out 	                        35 
TN Garwe 	b Jonker 	                        2 
T Kamungozi 	b Jonker 	                        5 
EC Rainsford 	not out 	                        4 
    Extras 	(lb 9, w 9, nb 3) 	                21 
    Total 	(9 wickets; 45 overs; 178 mins) 	182 

Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Matsikenyeri, 2.4 ov), 2-33 (Kasteni, 10.6 ov), 
3-33 (Maruma, 11.3 ov), 4-38 (Chibhabha, 12.3 ov), 
5-55 (Nyamuzinga, 16.5 ov), 6-102 (Mawoyo, 30.5 ov), 
7-165 (Mujuru, 42.3 ov), 8-167 (Garwe, 42.6 ov), 
9-176 (Kamungozi, 44.2 ov)

Bowling 	O 	M 	R 	W 	Econ 	
WA Deacon 	9 	3 	24 	2 	2.66 	
E Gerber 	7 	0 	29 	0 	4.14 	(3w)
PS Letsoalo 	9 	2 	29 	1 	3.22 	(2w)
VCM Mazibuko 	3 	0 	18 	1 	6.00 	(1nb, 1w)
JF Mostert 	9 	0 	38 	0 	4.22 	(2w)
MP Siboto 	6 	1 	22 	0 	3.66 	
C Jonker 	2 	0 	13 	3 	6.50 	(2nb, 1w)


Dragons innings (target: 183 runs from 45 overs)
JF Mostert 	not out 	                        89 
C Jonker 	c Kasteni b Chibhabha 	                57 
AP Agathagelou 	not out 	                        21 
    Extras 	(w 12, nb 4) 	                        16 
    Total 	(1 wicket; 27.5 overs; 126 mins) 	183 

Did not bat: LJ Kgamadi, N Bredenkamp, TA Bula, WA Deacon, VCM Mazibuko, 
MP Siboto, E Gerber, PS Letsoalo

Fall of wickets: 1-92 (Jonker, 11.6 ov)

Bowling 	O 	M 	R 	W 	Econ 	
EC Rainsford 	9 	1 	48 	0 	5.33 	(2w)
TN Garwe 	2 	0 	19 	0 	9.50 	(1w)
PM Tsvanhu 	3 	0 	32 	0 	10.66 	(1w)
CJ Chibhabha 	2 	0 	22 	1 	11.00 	
SK Nyamuzinga 	3 	0 	22 	0 	7.33 	(2nb, 2w)
T Kamungozi 	4 	0 	16 	0 	4.00 	
T Maruma 	4.5 	0 	24 	0 	4.96 	(1nb, 2w)