Mignon du Preez scored a rapid and unbeaten 122 runs off 103 balls to lead Northerns women to a four-wicket victory over Gauteng in Pretoria, in the latest round of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Women’s Provincial League.
Gauteng posted 196/8 after batting first in the 50 overs competition, with Chené Bester, Nonkhululeko Thabede and Savanna Cordes the major contributors with scores of 43, 31 and 25 respectively. Du Preez totally dominated Northerns reply, demolishing the bowlers’ efforts to get her side a well-deserved win.
It was an exciting victory for them, following their 151-run win against Mpumalanga the day before. In that game Northerns were bowled out for 168, with S Swart taking 6/42, but her effort was overshadowed by Magdalene Mphahlele’s exceptional eight wickets for 11, to skittle Mpumalanga for 17.
In other matches, Lizelle Lee and Eliriesa Theunissen took four wickets each, to bowl Griqualand West out for 40 and give North West an eight-wicket win.
Limpopo suffered a double loss, losing by 185 runs against Easterns in Benoni and suffering a 32-run loss when they played Mpumalanga in White River.
The final fixtures for the year will take place this weekend.
Domestic One-Day Provincial League Fixtures: Nov 23: South Western Districts vs Western Province, Recreational Ground, Oudtshoorn Nov 23: Eastern Province vs Boland, SA Home Loans Union Cricket Club, Port Elizabeth Nov 23: Griqualand West vs Free State, Country Club B-Field, Kimberley Nov 23: Limpopo vs Northerns, Polokwane Cricket Club, Polokwane Nov 23: North West vs KwaZulu-Natal Inland, Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Nov 24: South Western Districts vs Boland, Recreational Ground, Oudtshoorn Nov 24: Eastern Province vs Western Province, SA Home Loans Union Cricket Club, Port Elizabeth Nov 24: North West vs KwaZulu-Natal, Victory Park, Orkney Nov 24: Northerns vs Easterns, Sinovich Park, Pretoria
(With editing by gsport)
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