Vusi Sibanda's fluid 217, his highest first-class score, set he base for Mid West Rhinos thrashing Matabeleland Tuskers by an innings and 299 runs. Bradley Wadlan's left-arm spin scythed through Tuskers in the second innings picking up 7 for 30 to seal the game in two days.
Rhinos lost the toss but their bowlers ensured no ground was yielded by dismissing the Tuskers openers quickly and then sparking a middle-order collapse. Six wickets fell for 46 runs and Tuskers were polished off for 128. Sean Williams top-scored with 48, while six of his team-mates were dismissed for single-figures.
Sibanda and his captain Brendan Taylor took Rhinos into the lead during a partnership of 204 runs for the second wicket. Sibanda belted 27 fours and five sixes during his 256-ball innings. Taylor's count was 11 fours and three sixes when he fell for 106. The respite gained when in the 47th over when their stand was broken proved temporary as Steven Trenchard struck 120 off 145 balls to push the total beyond 500.
Tuskers provided another sorry display in the second innings. Wadlan ensured a steady bleed of wickets and his double-strike in the 10th over began the downward spiral that lead to Tuskers being all out for 79.
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