In the playoff final Process_end , Eagles scored Getting 207/7 mostly due Causation to Essex and Netherlands all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate 's fiery 121* off 58 balls , and Tuskers were defeated Conquering by 23 runs ( Duckworth/Lewis Method ) despite a blowing Motion half-century from the tournament Competition 's highest run-scorer Chris Gayle and another blazing one by Steven Trenchard .

Perhaps the highlight of the season was the signing of international stars Chris Gayle ( Matabeleland Tuskers ) , Dirk Nannes ( Mountaineers ) , and Shaun Tait ( Mid West Rhinos ) in the tournament Competition .

Players like Gayle and Nannes had agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to play Competition in the event for less money than they demand elsewhere .

Gayle hoped that his first season in Zimbabwe is a season to remember , while Nannes looked Know forward to bowl Body_movement in a country where he had never been before .

Both Gayle and Nannes were teammates for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2011 Indian Premier League ( IPL 4 ) and 2011 Champions Competition League Twenty20 .

Chris Gayle 's first season in Zimbabwe indeed was a season to remember as he scored Getting 293 runs with a highest score of 109* .

West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle was named Name_conferral Player of the Tournament .