Limpopo Impala Lillies beat Mpumalanga Rhinos Women by 5-wickets in a closely contested match, in the CSA Women’s Professional Domestic One-day Cup at the Polokwane Cricket Club, on Saturday 28 October.
In the only match of the day, Division 2 team Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat first.
Sveva Moore got the scoreboard ticking for the visitors, before she was sent back to the dressing for a well-played 39 (98) with five fours.
Impala Lillies bowler Khushi Mistry was destructive with the ball, taking 4/26 in her bowling spell. But Rhinos were not deterred by the danger of Mistry, as Angel Mgwenya put bat to ball in what was a sensational innings but finished 46 (50) with five fours.
Wickets continued to fall but it was the brilliant batting of Chris-Mari Bezuidenhout 40 (41), smashing six fours, and the unbeaten support of Ashley Barnard 13* (20) with one four, and Lalique Broxham 7* (11) that got the visitors to 181/7 in their 50 overs.
The home team wasted no time in the run chase, as they steadily fought back.
Dimakatso Tsotetsi steadied the run chase with 33 (35) smashing three fours. Salphina Moloutsi 25* (37) with two fours and Khushi Mistry 8* (3) with the only maximum of the day were unbeaten, as they got their home team over the line with 182/5 in 29.3 overs.
Scorecards, highlights, and live streaming of the matches can be located on the PitchVision website and on CSA’s YouTube page.
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 (Sat): Hollywoodbets Dolphins beat Western Province by 5-wickets
21 Oct 23 (Sat): Fidelity Titans Lost to Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers by 2 runs
21 Oct 23 (Sat): Recon Tactical Free State lost to DP World Lions by 4-runs
4 Nov 23 (Sat): Time: 10h00: DP World Lions vs Western Province (DP World Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg)
4 Nov 23 (Sat): Time: 10h00: Fidelity Titans vs Hollywoodbets Dolphins (Supersport Park, Centurion)
11 Nov 23 (Sat): Time: 10h00: Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers vs DP World Lions (Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn)
11 Nov 23 (Sat): Time: 10h00: Recon Tactical Free State vs Hollywoodbets Dolphins (Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein)
18 Nov 23 (Sat): Time: 10h00: Western Province vs Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers (Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town)
18 Nov 23 (Sat): Time: 9h30: Hollywoodbets Dolphins vs Recon Tactical Free State (Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium, Durban)
18 Nov 23 (Sat): Time: 10h00: Fidelity Titans vs DP World Lions (Supersport Park, Centurion)
25 Nov 23 (Sat): Time: 9h30: Hollywoodbets Dolphins vs Fidelity Titans (Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium, Durban)
25 Nov 23 (Sat): Time: 10h00: Recon Tactical Free State vs Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers (Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein)
2 Dec 23 (Sat): Time: 10h00: Fidelity Titans vs Western Province (Supersport Park, Centurion)
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 (Sat): Time: 10h00: Border vs Eastern Province (Buffalo Park Cricket Stadium, East London)
11 Nov 23 (Sat): Time: 10h00: Eastern Storm vs Limpopo (Willowmoore Park Stadium, Benoni)
18 Nov 23 (Sat): Time: 9h30: KwaZulu-Natal Inland vs Eastern Storm (AET Pietermaritzburg Oval, Pietermaritzburg)
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 (Sat): Time: 10h00: Limpopo vs KwaZulu-Natal Inland (Polokwane Cricket Club, Polokwane)
Main Photo Caption: Limpopo Impala Lillies edged Mpumalanga Rhinos Ladies by 5-wickets in the weekend’s sole CSA Women’s Professional Domestic One-day Cup fixture, at the Polokwane Cricket Club on Saturday 28 October. Photo: Rhinorettes Cricket on Instagram