2017–18 Pro50 Championship
[1] However, in December 2017, Zimbabwe Cricket postponed all the remaining fixtures scheduled to take place in the tournament.[3] Zimbabwe Cricket were struggling to pay players' salaries for November and December and wanted to upgrade their facilities for the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, which took place in Zimbabwe in March 2018.[3] Initially, the tournament did not resume after the Cricket World Cup Qualifier, with only the first round of fixtures taking place.[8][9] Following the conclusion of the penultimate round of fixtures, both Rising Stars and Mountaineers advanced to the final, after the defending champions, Matabeleland Tuskers, failed to secure a bonus point with their victory over Mountaineers.[10] In the final, Rising Stars beat Mountaineers by 144 runs to win their first title.