Rising Stars cricket team

[1] The team was founded by Zimbabwe's former Test cricket captain Tatenda Taibu.

[1] In October 2017, they lost their opening first-class fixture in the Logan Cup to the Mid West Rhinos by 7 wickets.

[3] Despite the loss, Zimbabwe's former captain Brendan Taylor praised the team saying that they have some excellent bowlers and deserve their first-class status.

[4] Later the same month, in the third round of fixtures, they won their maiden first-class match, beating Matabeleland Tuskers by 268 runs.

[6][7] In the final, they beat Mountaineers by 144 runs to win their first title,[8] with Tony Munyonga named the player of the series.