Coca-Cola Metbank Pro50 Championship
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| Countries | Zimbabwe |
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| Administrator | ZC |
| Format | List A |
| First tournament | 2002 |
| Tournament format | Round-robin and knockout |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Current champion |
 Southern Rocks (1st title) |
| Most successful |
Easterns (3 titles) |
| Most runs |
Tino Mawoyo (758) |
| Most wickets |
Natsai Mushangwe (33) |
| Website | Coca-Cola Pro50 Championship 2011/12 |
 2011-12 Coca-Cola Pro50 Championship
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The Coca-Cola Pro50 Championship, formerly known as the Faithwear Metbank One-Day Competition or the Metbank Pro40 Championship, or the Faithwear Inter-Provincial Tournament is the premier List A cricket tournament in Zimbabwe, organized by Zimbabwe Cricket. This tournament was started after Zimbabwean cricket crisis, recommended by the International Cricket Council or ICC. It is jointly sponsored by Metbank and Coca-Cola.
Before the reorganization of cricket in Zimbabwe, this tournament was known as the Faithwear Inter-Clothing Tournament or Faithwear Inter-Provincial One-Day Series.
Four teams participated in this inaugural tournament (before the Zimbabwean cricket crisis). They included Mashonaland, Manicaland, Matabeleland and Midlands. Star players like Andy Flower, Grant Flower, Guy Whittall, Mluleki Nkala, Craig Wishart, Henry Olonga, Heath Streak, Stuart Carlisle, Craig Wishart, Sean Ervine and Brian Murphy took part in this tournament.
Mashonaland won the tournament, defeating Midlands chasing a target over 300. It was quite unsurprising considering that the Mashonaland team had both the Flower brothers on their side. When Midlands batted first, Craig Wishart led the way with 121. He got valuable support from the top order that included Terry Duffin, Travis Friend and Dougie Marillier. After Wishart's departure Sean Ervine hit a lightning unbeaten fifty that took the score to an imposing 300/5. Midlands began their fielding display well, dismissing both openers with the score at 31, but no match is won unless the Flower brothers are dismissed. Both the brothers struck centuries at better than a run-a-ball, in an unbroken partnership of 279 runs. So dominant were they that they still had 28 balls spare when the winning runs were scored. With Manicaland losing in Bulawayo, Mashonaland were crowned the inaugural Faithwear One-Day Series champions, winning five of their matches, against three each by Matabeleland and Manicaland.
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