Fifty50 Challenge
{{Short description|Zimbabwean women's cricket competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament main
| name = Fifty50 Challenge
| image =
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| country = {{Flagicon|Zimbabwe}} Zimbabwe
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| administrator = Zimbabwe Cricket
| cricket format = Limited overs cricket (50 overs per side)
| first = 2020–21
| last = 2024
| tournament format = Double round-robin
| participants = 4
| champions = Eagles (3rd title)
| most successful = Eagles (3 titles)
| current =
| website =
}}
The Fifty50 Challenge is a women's domestic one-day cricket competition organised by Zimbabwe Cricket. The competition began in the 2020–21 season, and sees four teams competing in 50-over matches.
Eagles are the current holders, winning the last two titles. The competition runs alongside the Women's T20 Cup.
History
The tournament began in October 2020, running alongside the Women's T20 Cup. The inception of the tournament was described by its founders, Zimbabwe Cricket, as "historic", becoming the first domestic women's competition to be played in Zimbabwe since the 2008–09 Inter-Provincial Tournament, which was the only previous such tournament.{{cite web|url=https://zimcricket.org/womens-one-day-and-t20-tournaments-get-underway/ |title=Women's one-day and T20 tournaments get underway |publisher=Zimbabwe Cricket |access-date=7 March 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/12/Zimbabwe_Womens_Inter-Provincial_Tournament_2008-09.html |title=Zimbabwe Women's Inter-Provincial Tournament 2008/09 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=7 March 2022}}
The tournament saw four teams, Eagles, Mountaineers, Rhinos and Tuskers compete in a double round-robin group stage, with the top two sides qualifying for the final. Mountaineers won the group on Net Run Rate, and went on to beat Rhinos in the final to become the inaugural winners of the competition.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/34/Fifty50_Challenge_2020-21.html |title=Fifty50 Challenge 2020/21 |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=7 March 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://zimcricket.org/mountaineers-women-lift-fifty50-challenge-trophy/ |title=Mountaineers Women lift Fifty50 Challenge trophy |publisher=Zimbabwe Cricket |access-date=7 March 2022}}
The second edition of the tournament began in February 2022, with the same format and teams competing.{{cite web|url=https://zimcricket.org/fifty50-challenge-gets-womens-domestic-season-underway/ |title=Fifty50 Challenge gets women's domestic season underway |publisher=Zimbabwe Cricket |access-date=7 March 2022}} Eagles won the tournament to claim their first one-day title, beating Rhinos by 167 runs in the final.{{cite web|url=https://zimcricket.org/eagles-women-lift-2021-22-fifty50-challenge-trophy/ |title=Eagles Women lift 2021/22 Fifty50 Challenge trophy |publisher=Zimbabwe Cricket |access-date=13 March 2022}}
The third edition of the tournament began in February 2023, operating as a double round-robin group without a final.{{cite web|url=https://zimcricket.org/back-to-back-t20-one-day-games-get-womens-season-underway/ |title=Back-to-back T20, one-day games get women's season underway |publisher=Zimbabwe Cricket |access-date=8 March 2023}} Eagles won the tournament, their second in a row, edging out Rhinos on Net Run Rate.
Teams
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Results
See also
References
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{{Cricket in Zimbabwe}}
{{List A cricket domestic competitions}}
{{Fifty50 Challenge}}
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Category:Zimbabwean domestic cricket competitions
Category:Women's cricket competitions in Zimbabwe