Jemma Botha Propels Western Province to Victory in CSA Women’s One-Day Challenge

Western Province beat Recon Tactical Free State away, whilst the Hollywoodbets Dolphin Ladies and DP World Lions Women had their match abandoned, as CSA Women’s Professional Domestic One-Day competition got under way for the second half the of the season on Saturday, 17 February, 2024

Free State hosted Western Province at the Manguang Oval in Bloemfontein on Saturday, 17 February, and after winning the toss, Western Province captain Kelsey Adams elected to bat first.

Faye Tunnicliffe (39), Jemma Botha (43), Yandiswa Mangele (26) and Babette de Leede (22) added valuable contributions for the visitors, who were bowled out for 199 with 14 balls to spare in their allotted overs. 

Zintle Kula took a splendid four-wicket haul (4/33) with Gezelle Janse van Rensburg taking 3/22 for the pick of the home team’s bowling efforts, with added support from Elandri Janse van Rensburg, Pretty Molefe and Miane Smit taking a wicket a piece, as they restricted the visitors. 

Yolandi Potgieter (54) and Mignon van de Merwe (41) put on a well-constructed fight back, but it was the lethal bowling of Jemma Botha (4/35), Kayla Reyneke (3/38) and Nosipho Vezi (2/20) that saw the hosts bowled out for 160, in the forty-third over of their innings, to claim a 39-run victory. 

The match between the Hollywoodbets Dolphins Women and DP World Lions Women was abandoned at the Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium, due to inclement weather. 

CSA Women’s One-Day Cup 

Division 1 Fixtures and Results:

30 Sep 23: Western Province vs Hollywoodbets Dolphins Match Abandoned
30 Sep 23: DP World Lions beat Recon Tactical Free State by 6 wickets
7 Oct 23: Fidelity Titans beat Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers by 160 runs
14 Oct 23: Recon Tactical Free State beat Western Province by 5 wickets
14 Oct 23: DP World Lions beat Fidelity Titans by 4 wickets
21 Oct 23: Hollywoodbets Dolphins beat Western Province by 5-wickets
21 Oct 23: Fidelity Titans Lost to Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers by 2 runs
21 Oct 23: Recon Tactical Free State Lost to DP World Lions by 4-runs
4 Nov 23: DP World Lions Lost to Western Province by 8 wickets
4 Nov 23: Fidelity Titans beat Hollywoodbets Dolphins by 8 wickets
11 Nov 23: Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers beat DP World Lions by 92 runs
11 Nov 23: Recon Tactical Free State lost to Hollywoodbets Dolphins by 8 wickets
18 Nov 23: Western Province beat Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers by 135 runs 
18 Nov 23: Hollywoodbets Dolphins beat Recon Tactical Free State by 9 wickets
18 Nov 23: Fidelity Titans beat DP World Lions by 6 runs (DLS)
25 Nov 23: Hollywoodbets Dolphins beat Fidelity Titans by 110 runs
25 Nov 23: Recon Tactical Free State lost to Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers by 6 runs
2 Dec 23: Fidelity Titans beat Western Province by 137 runs
17 Feb 24: Recon Tactical Free State lost to Western Province by 39 runs
17 Feb 24: Hollywoodbets Dolphins Women vs DP World Lions Women Match Abandoned
2 Mar 24: Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers vs Hollywoodbets Dolphins (Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn)

Division 2 Fixtures:

7 Oct 23: Boland beat Eastern Cape Linyati by 4 wickets
7 Oct 23: Eastern Province vs Northern Cape – Match Abandoned due to rain 
7 Oct 23: Glencore North West Dragons beat Eastern Storm by 9 wickets 
14 Oct 23: KwaZulu-Natal Inland beat Mpumalanga by 8 wickets
28 Oct 23: Limpopo beat Mpumalanga by 5-wickets
4 Nov 23: Eastern Cape Linyathi lost to Eastern Province by 161 runs
11 Nov 23 Eastern Storm beat Limpopo by 6 wickets
18 Nov 23: KwaZulu-Natal Inland beat Eastern Storm by 1 wicket
18 Nov 23 (Sat): Time: 10h00: Kei vs Boland (Khaya Majola Oval, Mthatha)
25 Nov 23 (Sat): Time: 9h30: KwaZulu-Natal Inland vs North West Dragons (AET Pietermaritzburg Oval, Pietermaritzburg)
25 Nov 23 (Sat): Time: 10h00: Northern Cape vs Kei (Kimberley Oval, Kimberley)
2 Dec 23: Limpopo beat KwaZulu-Natal Inland by 3 wickets
2 Mar 24: Eastern Province vs Boland – (Dafabet St George’s Park, Gqeberha)

Photo Caption: Cool and calm and collected as Western Province sets Free State 199 to win before bowling the hosts out for 160 to claim a 39-run win, as the CSA Women’s Pro 1-Day Cup season resumes in Bloemfontein on Saturday, 17 February, 2024. Photo: WPWomensCricket on X