South Africa Under-19 Women returned to winning ways in the Patricia Kambarami Cup with a 28-run victory over Zimbabwe Under-19 Women at the TBS Cricket Oval in Lagos, Tuesday, 24 March 2026.
Ashley Barnard led the way with a fluent 29-ball 40 (6 fours) at the top of the order to help South Africa post 145/7 in their 20 overs, before Zimbabwe were restricted to 117/8, with spinner Ashleigh van Wyk producing impressive figures of three for 18.
The SA U19s won the toss and elected to bat first, a decision that paid off from the onset as openers Barnard and Chanel (16) helped their side to a running start with a 55-run stand in five overs.
Despite being put under pressure early on, Zimbabwe fought back through Beloved Biza (1/17), Salem Museka (2/26) and Tadiwa Garutsa (2/16), who combined for six wickets in quick succession, along with a run out of the in-form Mieke van Voorst (2), to reduce South Africa from 55/0 to 87/6 by the 12th over.
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The South African innings was revived by a valuable 39-run partnership for the seventh wicket between all-rounders Miya Lalor (25)* and Daneli Boshoff (25), which lifted the side to 126/6 in the 18th over before Boshoff was dismissed through a run out.
Lalor was then joined by Van Wyk (8)*, and the pair added a further 19 runs to steer the SA U19s to a competitive 145/7.
In reply, Zimbabwe struggled to find momentum early on as Van Wyk struck twice in the powerplay to remove openers Nicolette Nyika (0) and Garutsa (4).
After slipping to 16/2 in the fourth over, Zimbabwe recovered through Lorraine Pemhiwa (18) and Christina Mutasa (35), whose 40-run stand helped their side reach 56/2 at the halfway stage before Pemhiwa was trapped lbw by Boshoff (1/10).
Although Zimbabwe added a further 31 runs for the fourth wicket through Biza (34) and Mutasa, South Africa continued to strike at key moments to halt the chase.
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Barnard (1/18), Ziya Mohanlall (1/20), Kananelo Mokoena (2/15) and Van Wyk all made important breakthroughs as the SA U19s sealed the win to remain third on the standings with four points from three matches.
South Africa will complete their round-robin campaign on Wednesday, 25 March when they face Nigeria ahead of the knockout phase.
South Africa Results and Fixtures of the NCF Women’s T20I Invitational 2026 (All Times CAT, all Matches at the TBS Cricket Oval in Lagos)
Sat 21 Mar: South Africa U19 beat Ghana by 99 runs
Sun 22 Mar: Rwanda beat South Africa U19 by 1 run
Tue 24 Mar: South Africa U19 beat Zimbabwe U19 by 28 runs
Wed 25 Mar (11:00): Nigeria vs South Africa U19
Fri 27 Mar (11:00): Semi-final 1
Fri 27 Mar (15:00): Semi-final 2
Sat 28 Mar (11:00): Third-place Playoff
Sat 28 Mar (15:00): Final
Match 1 Highlights
SA U19: 168/4 (20 overs)
Mieke van Voorst 55 (34), Siphokuhle Masilela 37 (44)
Kate Awuah 2/22, Earnestina Sagoe 1/26
Ghana: 69 all out (19.3 overs)
Kate Awuah 12 (18), Rashidatu Salia 12 (29)
Mieke van Voorst 3/1, Ziya Mohanlall 2/19
South Africa U19 won by 99 runs
Match 2 Highlights
Rwanda: 101/7 (14 overs)
C. Umutoniwase 26 (21), F. Utagushimaninde 24 (25)
Daneli Boshoff 2/19, Ashleigh van Wyk 2/22
SA U19: 100/4 (14 overs)
Mieke van Voorst 34 (27), Ashley Barnard 21 (15)
A. Ikuzwe 2/21, D. Bimenyimana 1/16
Rwanda won by 1 run
Match 3 Highlights
SA U19: 145/7 (20 overs)
Ashley Barnard 40 (29), Daneli Boshoff 25 (17)
Tadiwa Garutsa 2/16, Salem Museka 2/26
Zimbabwe U19: 117/8 (20 overs)
Christina Mutasa 35 (31), Beloved Biza 34 (40)
Ashleigh van Wyk 3/18, Kananelo Mokoena 2/15
South Africa under-19 won by 28 runs
SA U19 Women Squad
Ashley Barnard (Mpumalanga)
Daneli Boshoff (Boland)
Jezé Campher (SWD)
Jae-Leigh Filander (Western Province)
Bruzaan Goosen (Eastern Storm)
Miya Lalor (Western Province)
Siphokuhle Masilela (Eastern Storm)
Ziya Mohanlall (KZN Coastal)
Kananelo Mokoena (Eastern Storm)
Shelfa Mukhari (Limpopo)
Rethabile Nthoba (Free State)
Mieke van Voorst (Eastern Storm)
Ashleigh van Wyk (Eastern Storm)
Chanel Venter (Titans)
Cayleigh Wanckel (Border)
Original Copy: Cricket SA Media, with editing by gsport
Main Photo Caption: South Africa Under-19 Women celebrated a 28-run victory over Zimbabwe Under-19 Women in the Patricia Kambarami Cup at the TBS Cricket Oval in Lagos, Nigeria, on Tuesday, 24 March 2026. Photo: Nigeria Cricket Federation
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