Western Province secured victory in both the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Women’s One-Day Cup and T20 challenge against Recon Tactical Free State this weekend.
In the CSA T20 Challenge on Sunday, Faye Tunnicliffe powered a 38-ball 70 as WP Women secured a comfortable four-wicket victory in Bloemfontein.
Free State’s Verunissa Reddy (37*), Yolandi Potgieter (37), and Miane Smit (30) had set the target to 135 runs as the hosts ended on 134/3 after opting to bat first.
Leah Jones returned figures of 2-30 in her four overs; seeing off Potgieter and Mignon van der Merwe with just six runs.
Tatum Le Roux dismissed Smit and Province managed to restrict their opponents to a chaseable target.
Potgieter (2-19), Smit (2-21), and Gezelle Janse van Rensburg (2-22) had done all they could in the hosts' defence, but Tunnicliffe’s half century anchored the innings to see the visitors reaching the set the target in just under 18 overs.
DOLPHINS CRUSH LIONS
In Durban, Hollywoodbets Dolphins cruised to a massive ten-wicket victory over DP World Lions.
Jade de Figueiredo (3-8) and Seshnie Naidu (3-18) were the chief destroyers with three wickets apiece, supported by Kiara Fisher’s 2-3 to see Lions restricted to 79/9 in their allotted 20 overs.
Openers Nicole de Klerk (43*) and Alexandra Naidu (17*) took the Dolphins home in comfortable fashion to secure a huge win for the hosts.
WP OVERCOME FREE STATE
In the CSA Women’s One-Day Cup, the Dolphins and Lions encounter was abandoned due to rain while Western Province won by 39 runs against Free State.
WP opted to bat first to set the target to 200 runs after being bowled out for 199 in 48 overs.
Major contributions from Jemma Botha (43) and Tunnicliffe (39) were crucial in the visitors' innings to ensure defendable numbers on the board.
Zintle Kula (4-33) and Gezelle Janse van Rensburg (3-22) were the leading wicket takers in the bid to restrict Province.
In Free State’s response, Potgieter’s half century (54) and van der Merwe’s 41 runs had brought a solid chase despite a continued fall of wickets as Botha teared through the line-up to return figures of 4-35.
Botha’s destruction was backed by former SA U19 teammate, Kayla Reyneke (3-38) and Nosipho Vezi (2-20) to restrict the hosts to 160 all out.
UPCOMING MATCHES – CSA PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S DOMESTIC LEAGUE
Saturday, 2 March at 10am – CSA Women’s 1 Day Cup
DIVISION 1
Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers v Hollywoodbets Dolphins - Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn
DIVISION 2
Eastern Province v Boland – Dafabet St George's Park, Gqeberha
Sunday, 3 March at 10am – CSA Women’s T20 Challenge
DIVISION 1
Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers v Hollywoodbets Dolphins - Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn
DIVISION 2
Eastern Province v Boland – Dafabet St George's Park, Gqeberha