The Cricket South Africa (CSA) Professional Domestic Women’s League is in full swing and just months after the inaugural ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, South Africa U19 Women have geared up for their local teams in the league.
In Johannesburg, DP World Lions secured a four-wicket win against Fidelity Titans in the Jukskei derby at DP World Wanderers, on Saturday 14 October.
Titans were put to the bat first and 16-year-old Simone Lourens announced her arrival when she blasted a sensational 102 (114) with an incredible 13 fours and one huge six, to help the visitors to a formidable target.
Lourens was supported by fellow team mates, Amogelang Maphangula 48 (32), Eliz-Mari Marx 34 (42), and Tebogo Macheke was unbeaten on 21* (15), as Titans ended the innings on 264/6.
Jameelah Shaikjee was the pick of the Lions bowlers with figures of 2/55, as the rest of the bowling unit chipped in to restrict the #DaisyLadies.
In response, Lions batter Jenna Evans’ century of 104(97) with a brilliant 12 fours and a six, backed by Nonkululeko Thabethe’s 94(121) provided the Lions with an extraordinary and unforgettable run chase on home ground.
Evans was trapped lbw by Kay-Leigh Tapp whilst Thabethe fell six runs short of a century after being clean bowled by Titans skipper, Robyn Searle.
with an incredible 13 fours and one huge six, to help the visitors to a formidable target.
Photo: DP World on Twitter
Tapp (3/35) was the pick of the Titans bowlers, with the dismissals of Sunette Viljoen-Louw 28 (32) and Karabo Meso 1(4). Marx was also destructive with the ball, dismissing Palesa Mapoo and Kirstie Thomson.
In Cape Town, Recon Tactical Free State claimed a five-wicket win against the home team, Western Province
The hosts opted to bat first but the batting unit struggled against struggled against the Free State’s bowling attack. Saarah Smith 84 (94) with 13 fours, and Faye Tunnicliffe 33 (43) helped Western Province to end the innings on 195 all out.
It was Elandri Janse van Rensburg 3/21, Yolandi Potgieter 3/27, and Mampe Ntsane 2/23 spearheaded the collapse the Western Province lineup.
Free State batters set themselves up nicely for a comfortable run chase, with skipper, Zintle Kula leading from the front with an unbeaten 42* (79), supported by *Miane Smit 41 (42) , Mignon van der Merwe 41 (41), and Verunissa Reddy 33 (46) to reach the target with six overs to spare.
In Division 2, KZN Inland secured a massive eight-wicket wicket against Mpumalanga in White River.
The visitors won the toss and opted to field first. The home side struggled to get runs on the board, as they lost wickets at regular intervals. Chris-Mari Bezuidenhout manged to score 41 (46) as the Rhinos were dismissed for 128 all out.
Amanda Ngcobo took a whopping 5/24 in her bowling spell of nine overs.
The Tuskers made easy work of the total as they chased down the total with 17 overs to spare. Megan Wessels 31 (55), with Phumla Mthalane 16* (43) and Nonjabulo Shoba 31* (34) got their team over the line as the Tuskers beat the Rhinos by 8-wickets.
The CSA Professional Domestic Women’s League continues Sunday, 08 October with T20 Challenge action across Division One and Division Two.
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 (Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town)
30 Sep 23: DP World Lions beat Recon Tactical Free State by 6 wickets (DP World Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg)
7 Oct 23: Fidelity Titans beat Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers by 160 runs (Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn)
14 Oct 23: Recon Tactical Free State beat Western Province by 5 wickets (Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town)
14 Oct 23: DP World Lions beat Fidelity Titans by 4 wickets (DP World Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg)
21 Oct 23 (Sat): Time: 9h30: Hollywoodbets Dolphins vs Western Province (Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium, Durban)
21 Oct 23 (Sat): Time: 10h00: Fidelity Titans vs Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers (Supersport Park, Centurion)
21 Oct 23 (Sat): Time: 10h00: Recon Tactical Free State vs DP World Lions (Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein)
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 (Uplands College, White River)
28 Oct 23 (Sat): Time: 10h00: Limpopo vs Mpumalanga (Polokwane Cricket Club, Polokwane)
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)
Photo Caption: The DP World Lions batting duo of Jenna Evans’ 104 (97) and Nonkululeko Thabethe’s 94 (121) provided the home team with an extraordinary and unforgettable run chase on home ground. Photo: DP World on Twitter
Photo 2 Caption: Titans were put to the bat first and 16-year-old Simone Lourens announced her arrival when she blasted a sensational 102 (114) with an incredible 13 fours and one huge six, to help the visitors to a formidable target. Photo: DP World on Twitter
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