A sensational bowling display by the Hollywoodbets Dolphins Women had them claiming the weekend double over Recon Tactical Free State Women in Bloemfontein on Sunday 12 November.
In the first match of the day in Division one of the T20 Challenge, Dolphins were put in to bat after losing the toss. The batting line up consisting of Nobuhle Busane 26 (40) with two fours and an unbeaten 34* (38) with four fours from Courtney Gounden saw the visitors posting a total of 105/6 in their allotted overs.
Free State batters struggled against the brilliant Dolphins bowling attack. Nonkululeko Mlaba, Jade de Figueiredo and Zintle Mali ripped through the batting order as they bowled out Free State for 39 runs. Mlaba was sensational with 3/10, with de Figueiredo having a brilliant session of 2/1 and Mali contributing 2/8 as the Dolphins claimed a 66-run victory and weekend double over their hosts.
In Oudtshoorn, DP World Lions Women were out for revenge from the day before. Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers Women chose to bat first. They steadily put runs on the board as they amassed 99/4 in their allotted overs. Julia Hoal was unbeaten on 24* (36) with one four.
Lions top order batting unit made good on their game plan as they comfortably got the scoreboard ticking away. Madison Landsman contributed with 21 (24) with four fours and one maximum, Kirstie Thompson 31 (27) hitting five fours and Nonkululeko Thabethe supported with 10 (18), as the Lions reached 100/4 in the 18th over. Jane Winster and Chantelle van Schoor got two scalps each as the Lions beat the Badgers by 4-wickets.
Eastern Storm beat Limpopo Women by 5 wickets, staking their claim to the weekend double in Division two at Willowmoore Park, Benoni.
Limpopo were put in to bat by Eastern Storm. Khanyi Skhosana contributed with 21 (18) with four fours and an unbeaten 15* (28) from Akani Mashimbyi saw the visitors posting a total of 85/7 in their innings. Leandre Bentley and Alysia Rudolph took 2-wickets each for Eastern Storm.
Sabelo Jiyani and Ashleigh van Wyk were unbeaten on 15* (25) and 25* (34) respectively as the home team claimed the win in the 18th over, with a score on 86/5. Anele Dilikane had figures of 2/6 for Limpopo.
CSA Women’s Professional League continues next weekend.
Supporters can find scorecards, highlights, and live streams of the matches on both the PitchVision website and CSA’s YouTube page.
CSA Professional Domestic Women’s League
CSA Women’s T20 Challenge – Division One (Sunday, 15 October)
1 Oct 23: Western Province beat Hollywoodbets Dolphins by 7 wickets
1 Oct 23: DP World Lions beat Recon Tactical Free State by 7 wickets
8 Oct 23: Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers beat Fidelity Titans in Super Over
15 Oct 23: Western Province beat Recon Tactical Free State by 5 runs
15 Oct 23: DP World Lions beat Fidelity Titans by 7 wickets
22 Oct 23: Hollywoodbets Dolphins vs Western Province – Match Abandoned
22 Oct 23: Fidelity Titans beat Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers by 64 runs
22 Oct 23: Recon Tactical Free State lost to DP World Lions by 4 wickets
5 Nov 23: DP World Lions lost to Western Province by 3 runs
5 Nov 23: Fidelity Titans vs Hollywoodbets Dolphins
12 Nov 23: Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers lost to DP World Lions by 4 wickets
12 Nov 23: Recon Tactical Free State lost to Hollywoodbets Dolphins by 66 runs
19 Nov 23 (Sun): Time: 09h00: Western Province vs Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers (Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town)
19 Nov 23 (Sun): Time: 09h00: Hollywoodbets Dolphins vs Recon Tactical Free State (Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium, Durban)
19 Nov 23 (Sun): Time: 09h00: Fidelity Titans vs DP World Lions (Supersport Park, Centurion)
26 Nov 23 (Sun): Time: 09h00: Hollywoodbets Dolphins vs Fidelity Titans (Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium, Durban)
26 Nov 23 (Sun): Time: 09h00: Recon Tactical Free State vs Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers (Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein)
3 Dec 23 (Sun): Time: 09h00: Fidelity Titans vs Western Province (Supersport Park, Centurion)
Division 2 Fixtures and Results:
8 Oct 23: Boland beat Eastern Cape linyathi by 5 wickets
8 Oct 23: Eastern Province vs Northern Cape, Match Abandoned
8 Oct 23: Glencore North West Dragons lost to Eastern Storm by 5 wickets
15 Oct 23: Mpumalanga lost to KwaZulu-Natal Inland by 6 wickets
29 Oct 23: Limpopo beat Mpumalanga by 13 runs
5 Nov 23: Eastern Cape Linyathi lost to Eastern Province by 7 wickets
12 Nov 23 Eastern Storm beat Limpopo by 5 wickets
19 Nov 23 (Sun): Time:09h00: KwaZulu-Natal Inland vs Eastern Storm (AET Pietermaritzburg Oval, Pietermaritzburg)
19 Nov 23 (Sun): Time: 09h00: Kei vs Boland (Khaya Majola Oval, Mthatha)
26 Nov 23 (Sun): Time: 9h00: KwaZulu-Natal Inland vs North West Dragons (AET Pietermaritzburg Oval, Pietermaritzburg)
26 Nov 23 (Sun): Time: 09h00: Northern Cape vs Kei (Kimberley Oval, Kimberley)
3 Dec 23 (Sun): Time: 09h00: Limpopo vs KwaZulu-Natal Inland (Polokwane Cricket Club, Polokwane)
Main Photo Caption: The toss to commence Cricket SA’s Pro T20 Cup Division 2 fixtures between Eastern Storm and Limpopo, where the Storm made good on their name with a 5-wicket home win. Division 1’s Dolphins did the double, while Lions turned the tables on the Badgers at Newlands. Photo: Eastern Storm on Instagram
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