Six Gun Grill WP Women defeat Badgers in 50 over, fall to first defeat in T20 comp

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November 2022

T20 WRAP:

Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers became the first team in the 2022 / 23 season to inflict defeat on the Six Gun Grill Western Province side in this weekend’s Cricket South Africa (CSA) Women’s Provincial T20 Cup on Sunday.

The newly promoted Garden Route Badgers claimed a comfortable seven-wicket victory at the Six Gun Grill Recreation Ground, with all-rounder Micaéla Andrews starring in the successful run chase with an unbeaten half-century.

In Potchefstroom, the DP World Lions bounced back from a 50-over defeat to claim a five-wicket triumph over their neighbours, the North West Dragons, at the Witrand Oval.

In one of the biggest results in the team’s recent history, the Badgers began on the front foot by winning the toss and electing to bowl first. Despite Andrie Steyn’s outstanding knock worth 66 off 56 balls (7 fours), the Badgers bowlers remained disciplined and made it difficult for the visitors to kick on with the bat as Province were limited to 118 / 3 after 20 overs.

In their chase, the Badgers turned to bowling all-rounder Andrews to step up with the willow, as she smashed 10 fours on her way to a match-winning 37-ball 58*, alongside Julandi Saayman (23*), to secure the surprise Western Cape derby result over the defending T20 champions.

At the Witrand Oval, Lions’ Kgomotso Rapoo (3 / 13) and Kirstie Thomson (2 / 12) were the stars of the show as they impressed with the ball to restrict the Dragons to 86 / 9 in their 20 overs.

The Lions made the chase of the below par target look simple, as Thomson (35) and Nonkululeko Thabethe (15) top-scored for the visitors to help them surpass the Dragons’ total with an over and five wickets to spare.

The women’s domestic season will complete their action of 2022 with a final round of the CSA Women’s One-Day and T20 Cup for the year between 03-04 December.

Results –  

CSA Women’s Provincial T20 Cup  

Division One: 

DP World Lions beat North West Dragons by 5 wickets  

North West Dragons: 86 / 9 after 20 overs; E. Janse van Rensburg 26 (27), L. de Villiers 22 (27); K. Rapoo 3 / 13, K. Thomson 2 / 12

DP World Lions: 87 / 5 after 19 overs; K. Thomson 35 (32), N. Thabethe 15 (26); Z. Mali 2 / 16, A. Erxleben 1 / 7

 

Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers beat Six Gun Grill Western Province by 7 wickets 

Six Gun Grill Western Province: 118 / 3 after 20 overs; A. Steyn 66 (56), L. Goodall 25 (23); M. Andrews 1 / 15, H. Rhodes 0 / 18

Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers: 121 / 3 after 15.5 overs; M. Andrews 58* (37), J. Snyman 23* (31); N. Vezi 1 / 17, D. Tucker 1 / 30

 

Match Abandoned – Wet outfield  

Fidelity Titans  

Hollywoodbets Dolphins

 

50 OVER WRAP:

Six Gun Grill Western Province extended their lead at the top of the log, while Fidelity Titans all-rounder Suné Luus recorded her second century of the season before rain had the final say in the latest round of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) One-Day Cup on Saturday.

Western Province turned to their bowlers as they completed a dominant 65-run victory in the Western Cape derby against the Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers, winning their fifth 50-over match out of six, to reinforce their place at the top of the table.

The Titans looked set to give second-placed Hollywoodbets Dolphins a run for their money after Momentum Proteas stalwart Luus starred with an anchoring 105 off 131 balls to help her side put up a competitive total before the arrival of the rain led to the match being abandoned three overs into the second innings.

In the other Top 6 encounter, the defending champions North West Dragons claimed their first One-Day Cup triumph of the season, as they edged the DP World Lions by two wickets at Witrand Oval in Potchefstroom following a starring role from spinner Evodia Yekile’s figures of five for 17.

The matchup of the weekend took place at the Six Gun Grill Recreation Ground in Oudtshoorn as two in-form sides collided. After winning the toss, Western Province elected to bat first before they were restricted to 185 all out as the Garden Route Badgers captain Haroline Rhodes (4 / 38) led from the front with ball in hand while Saarah Smith top-scored with an 81-ball 43.

In reply, the Badgers also found it tough to settle at the crease as the seam attack of Nosipho Vezi (3 / 22) and Proteas Women all-rounder Nadine de Klerk (3 / 36) ripped through the home side’s batting order. Despite Micaéla Andrew’s (35) best attempts with the bat, Western Province dismissed the Badgers for 120 within 35.3 overs to win by 65 runs.

In Tshwane, Luus put on a masterclass of batting as she dispatched 10 deliveries to the boundary enroute to her crucial 105 off 131 balls to propel her Titans side to a solid total worth 218 all out as the Dolphins bowlers shared the wickets amongst them, led by Alexandra Candler’s two for 20.

With an exciting contest set to unfold, the overhead conditions became unplayable as the rain came down over the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Oval in the third over of the Dolphins innings before the clash was eventually called off as the showers failed to dissipate

In Potchefstroom, the winless Dragons were tasked with picking up their first taste of One-Day Cup success this season, and after winning the toss and choosing to field, they began going about completing the job.

The Dragons, through Evodia Yekile’s (5 / 17) superb five-wicket haul, rattled the Lions out for 161, with Kgomotso Rapoo (36) top-scoring, before wicketkeeper Lizri de Villiers (33*) showed her steeliness in the middle to get her team over the line with two wickets in hand and 1.1 overs to spare.

Results:  

CSA Women’s Provincial One-Day Cup –  

Division One:  

North West Dragons beat DP World Lions by 2 wickets 

DP World Lions: 161 all out after 42.2 overs; K. Rapoo 36 (73), K. Thomson 29 (43); E. Yekile 5 / 17, E. Janse van Rensburg 2 / 4

North West Dragons: 164 / 8 after 48.5 overs; L. de Villiers 33* (63), M. Klaas 26 (47); K. Rapoo 2 / 18, L. Sardick 2 / 38

 

Match Abandoned – Rain  

Fidelity Titans: 218 all out after 49.3 overs; S. Luus 105 (131), T. Macheke 35 (62); A. Candler 2 / 20, N. Shangase 2 / 28

Hollywoodbets Dolphins: 11 / 0

 

Six Gun Grill Western Province beat Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers by 65 runs  

Six Gun Grill Western Province: 185 all out after 46.3 overs; S. Smith 43 (81), D. Tucker 35 (45); H. Rhodes 4 / 38, M. Rabie 2 / 25

Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers: 120 all out after 35.3 overs; M. Andrews 35 (38), J. Winster 26* (40); N. Vezi 3 / 22, N. De Klerk 3 / 36