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The morning of Day Two also brought the first "clash of the giants" of the tournament, as Northerns met Easterns. Easterns won the toss and elected to field, a decision that paid early dividends as Northerns, despite home field advantage, simply went to pieces. Brendan Taylor was the best of a bad bunch, scoring a poor 19 as his team were bowled out in the 19th over for a paltry 92. Prosper Utseya (3/14) and Edzai Jaure (3/22) did the damage for Easterns.

In reply, Easterns had very little trouble picking up the runs required, and reached the target in the 15th over, with Hamilton Masakadza (50*) and Forster Mutizwa (24) doing most of the work. Graeme Cremer (1/22) was the best with the ball for Northerns, but it was really a thankless task for them as Easterns sealed the win and a bonus point. Scorecard below the cut.
Northerns 92 (18.2/20 overs; Taylor 19, Utseya 3/14), Easterns 93/3 (15/20 overs; Masakadza 50*, Cremer 1/22). Easterns win by 7 wickets.

Northerns innings (20 overs maximum) 
BRM Taylor 	c Mutizwa b Utseya 	        19 
T Taibu 	c Mutizwa b H Masakadza 	1 
RW Chakabva 	b H Masakadza 	                2 
E Chigumbura 	c Marumisa b Utseya 	        18 
P Masvaure 	b Jaure 	                2 
S Mwakayeni 	b Jaure 	                7 
AM Manyumwa 	lbw b Utseya 	                0 
AG Cremer 	b Jaure 	                4 
TN Garwe 	run out 	                11 
RW Price 	c Mutizwa b Maruma 	        14 
PM Tsvanhu 	not out 	                4 
    Extras 	(lb 3, w 7) 	                10 
    Total 	(all out; 18.2 overs) 	        92 

Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-8, 3-44, 4-48, 5-48, 6-49, 7-57, 
8-60, 9-86, 10-92

Bowling 	O 	M 	R 	W 	Econ 	
H Masakadza 	2 	0 	6 	2 	3.00 	(2w)
S Masakadza 	3 	0 	12 	0 	4.00 	(1w)
SK Nyamuzinga 	2 	0 	21 	0 	10.50 	(1w)
P Utseya 	3.2 	0 	14 	3 	4.20 	
ES Jaure 	4 	0 	22 	3 	5.50 	(2w)
T Maruma 	4 	0 	14 	1 	3.50 	(1w)


Easterns innings (target: 93 runs from 20 overs) 
P Utseya 	c Manyumwa b Chigumbura 	11 
TMK Mawoyo 	run out 	                0 
H Masakadza 	not out 	                50 
F Mutizwa 	b Cremer 	                24 
S Matsikenyeri 	not out 	                5 
    Extras 	(w 3) 	                        3 
    Total 	(3 wickets; 15 overs) 	        93 

Did not bat: J Marumisa, T Maruma, SK Nyamuzinga, ES Jaure, 
S Masakadza, E Mujaji

Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-29, 3-80

Bowling 	O 	M 	R 	W 	Econ 	
E Chigumbura 	4 	0 	31 	1 	7.75 	(1w)
PM Tsvanhu 	2 	0 	15 	0 	7.50 	
AM Manyumwa 	1 	0 	14 	0 	14.00 	(1w)
RW Price 	4 	0 	10 	0 	2.50 	
AG Cremer 	4 	0 	22 	1 	5.50 	
P Masvaure 	0 	0 	1 	0 	- 	(1w)