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Day Two of the tournament, and first up were Westerns and Centrals. While day one was a clean sweep for teams batting first, day two went the other way, but Westerns weren't to know that when they elected to bat after winning the toss. Once again Bradley Staddon led the side's charge, scoring 38 as the team posted 121/8 from their 20 overs - not that great a target, which would prove their undoing. Solomon Mire took 3/24 for Centrals.

In reply, Centrals seemed far more settled, and helped by a rapid-fire 44 off 27 balls by opener Bothwell Chapungu, the Midlands side were able to chase down the required total with almost 3 overs to spare. Tawanda Mupariwa was the best of the bowlers for Westerns, taking 2/11 from his 4 overs. Centrals won by 6 wickets, with Westerns picking up a bonus point for their efforts. Full scorecard below the cut.
Westerns 121/8 (20/20 overs; Staddon 38, Mire 3/24), Centrals 124/4 (17.1/20 overs; Chapungu 44, Mupariwa 2/11). Centrals win by 6 wickets.

Westerns innings (20 overs maximum)  
KM Dabengwa 	c Nyathi b Rainsford 	        5 
B Staddon 	c & b Mire 	                38 
T Ngulube 	c Chapungu b Chinouya 	        13 
GM Strydom 	b Mugochi 	                23 
T Mupariwa 	c & b Mire 	                0 
TM Mboyi 	c Rainsford b Mire 	        6 
MM Mabuza 	c Mahlunge b Muzarabani 	15 
RT Kasawaya 	st Mahlunge b Mugochi 	        2 
S Kusano 	not out 	                4 
CB Mpofu 	not out 	                8 
    Extras 	(b 1, lb 1, w 5) 	        7 
    Total 	(8 wickets; 20 overs) 	        121 

Did not bat: J Nyumbu

Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-32, 3-77, 4-78, 5-84, 6-100, 
7-102, 8-108

Bowling 	O 	M 	R 	W 	Econ 	
MT Chinouya 	4 	0 	28 	1 	7.00 	(2w)
EC Rainsford 	3 	0 	8 	1 	2.66 	(2w)
T Muzarabani 	4 	0 	32 	1 	8.00 	(1w)
SF Mire 	4 	0 	24 	3 	6.00 	
B Mugochi 	4 	0 	20 	2 	5.00 	
R Nyathi 	1 	0 	7 	0 	7.00 	


Centrals innings (target: 122 runs from 20 overs) 
BM Chapungu 	c Nyumbu b Mupariwa 	        44 
E Chauluka 	b Mupariwa 	                2 
F Kasteni 	run out 	                14 
M Waller 	not out 	                25 
T Mahlunge 	c Ngulube b Dabengwa 	        6 
SF Mire 	not out 	                22 
    Extras 	(lb 1, w 9, nb 1) 	        11 
    Total 	(4 wickets; 17.1 overs) 	124 

Did not bat: R Nyathi, B Mugochi, T Muzarabani, EC Rainsford, MT Chinouya

Fall of wickets: 1-49, 2-53, 3-84, 4-92

Bowling 	O 	M 	R 	W 	Econ 	
CB Mpofu 	2.1 	0 	28 	0 	12.92 	(1w)
TM Mboyi 	1 	0 	21 	0 	21.00 	(2w)
KM Dabengwa 	4 	0 	23 	1 	5.75 	(2w)
GM Strydom 	2 	0 	15 	0 	7.50 	(1nb)
T Mupariwa 	4 	0 	11 	2 	2.75 	(2w)
J Nyumbu 	3 	0 	14 	0 	4.66 	(2w)
S Kusano 	1 	0 	11 	0 	11.00