[Match Thread] - Mountaineers v Rhinos

Mountaineers are perhaps the most likely of the other franchises to challenge Matabeleland Tuskers’ supremacy, and they will be fancied to beat Mid-West Rhinos on their home ground at Mutare Sports Club. They are very powerful when they have all their international contingent, as they do now, and their clash with Matabeleland Tuskers at home on Wednesday next week is eagerly anticipated. They can play Hamilton and Shingirai Masakadza, Tendai Chatara, Timycen Maruma and Donald Tiripano, if the last two have recovered from injury, and will be a formidable force.

Mid-West Rhinos do have talent, especially Vusimuzi Sibanda, Peter Moor, Malcolm Waller, Michael Chinouya and the English professional Bradley Wadlan, but they do as usual suffer from lack of depth. No match is a foregone conclusion with such players in the team, but they will have a difficult struggle. It is just possible that an outraged Sibanda, omitted from the World Cup team, may be inspired to produce a match-winning performance, and that would be a sight to see.