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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – DECEMBER 11: Jae-Leigh Filander of Western Province during the match between Western Province and Garden Route Badgers on day 2 of the CSA Girls U\/19 Week at Wynberg Boys High – Jacques Kallis Oval on December 11, 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Grant Pitcher\/Gallo Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A strong batting performance by the\u00a0Gauteng Lions<\/strong>\u00a0led by\u00a0Mia Kruger\u00a0<\/strong>(44) and\u00a0Emily Basel\u00a0<\/strong>(41)\u00a0helped their side to seal a convincing 170-run victory over South Western Districts on the opening day of the Cricket South Africa\u2019s u19 Girls week in Cape Town.<\/p>\n

This good batting performance was also backed up by an equal effort with the ball\u00a0from\u00a0Tekologa Motsepe\u00a0<\/strong>(4\/12) and\u00a0Rialivhuna Khorombi\u00a0<\/strong>(3\/25).<\/p>\n

Kruger and Basel steadied the ship after a shaky start. Basel played a composed knock of 41 from 115 balls while Kruger took the attack to the SWD bowlers with a dominant 44 from just 50 deliveries.<\/p>\n

Busiswe Mathleng used the platform laid by the pair as she contributed a further 27 runs.<\/p>\n

Samatha Swanepoel<\/strong>\u00a0(24, 42b) and\u00a0Karabo Meso<\/strong>\u00a0(24, 48b) each chipped in with valuable contributions leading Gauteng to a mammoth 234\/10.<\/p>\n

Tabitha la Grange<\/strong>, however, bagged the first five-for of the week as she stood out with impressive figures of 5\/41.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, SWD\u2019s batters could not match the antics of the first innings as they struggled to put together any form of partnership.<\/p>\n

It was once again La Grange who raised her hand, top-scoring with 14, however, after her departure things went pear-shaped as Motsepe bagged four wickets while Khorombi contributed with three of her own, bundling SWD out for a disappointing 64 runs.<\/p>\n

Eastern Province<\/strong>\u00a0put up an equally dominating display, powering their way to a 130-run victory over the Eastern Storm.\u00a0Megan Fourie\u00a0<\/strong>led the way with a wonderful 46 runs coming from 76 deliveries.<\/p>\n

Alison Kroon<\/strong>\u00a0(33, 122b) and\u00a0Lana von Hagen<\/strong>\u00a0(23, 32b) also showed some prowess with the bat, while\u00a0Asanda Mbodla<\/strong>\u00a0finished off a positive batting display with a well-played unbeaten 21 runs toward the latter stages of the innings, leading her side to a respectable 217\/8 in their allotted 50 overs.<\/p>\n

Payton Coppin<\/strong>\u00a0was the standout for the Storm bagging three scalps for only 26 runs. Coppin found support in\u00a0Leeyandre Bently<\/strong>\u00a0who walked away with figures of 2\/40.<\/p>\n

The Eastern Province bowling, however, proved to be too strong as they tore through the Storm batting lineup.\u00a0Jordan Cole<\/strong>\u00a0did the bulk of the damage claiming impressive figures of 4\/25.<\/p>\n

Mbodla<\/strong>\u00a0set forth an impressive performance as she claimed three wickets for only 12 runs, while\u00a0Megan Fourie<\/strong>\u00a0chipped in with figures of 2\/16.<\/p>\n

Bently was once again in the thick of things, top-scoring with the bat, contributing 18 from 26 balls. Unfortunately, this was not nearly enough as the Storm stumbled to a meagre 87 all out, handing Eastern Province a convincing victory on the first day.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Titans<\/strong>\u00a0got off to a convincing start as they demolished Kei in their first outing of the tournament. Batting first, the Pretoria-based side managed to make their way to 151 all out.<\/p>\n

Christelle van der Schyff<\/strong>\u00a0was the mainstay with the willow in hand, contributing a mature 36 from 90 deliveries.\u00a0Maine Krynie<\/strong>\u00a0chipped in with a run-a-ball 25. Alongside Krynie,\u00a0Pura Andreou<\/strong>\u00a0also came to the party contributing 22 runs of her own.<\/p>\n

For Kei it was the impressive\u00a0Sgempana Elethu<\/strong>\u00a0who did most of the damage with the ball in hand as she claimed the side\u2019s best figures of the day, bagging three wickets for 38 runs. Nontokoza Mkhiza also did her part in claiming figures of 2\/56.<\/p>\n

The Titans bowlers, however, pounced early and didn\u2019t look back.\u00a0Lesedi Madisha<\/strong>\u00a0was the pick of their attack claiming three wickets for only nine runs.\u00a0Mienke de Jager<\/strong>\u00a0(2\/7) and\u00a0Caroline Twala<\/strong>\u00a0(2\/11) also played a pivotal part in the demise of the Kei side, contributing two wickets each, leading to a disappointing end for the Kei side as they could only manage 38 runs before being bundled out.<\/p>\n

Deidr\u00e9 van Rensburg\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0wonderful 77-run in partnership with\u00a0Karabo Lemphane\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0equally impressive 70 runs led the\u00a0North-West Dragons<\/strong>\u00a0to a mammoth 267\/9 against Boland.\u00a0Mia-Lize van der Vyver<\/strong>\u00a0was the pick of the Boland bowlers, claiming three wickets for 26 runs, while\u00a0Melanie Flippies<\/strong>\u00a0contributed with three of her own for 52 runs.<\/p>\n

The dominant batting performance laid the platform for the Dragons bowlers to stamp their authority, and so they did.<\/p>\n

Lethuri<\/strong>\u00a0led the way with an amazing spell to finish the game as she claimed 3\/4,\u00a0Lerato Kotokoane<\/strong>\u00a0also took three wickets, only conceding 18 runs, while\u00a0An\u00e9 Saunderson<\/strong>\u00a0chipped in with figures of 2\/6 as the side from North-West bundled the Bolander\u2019s out for a meagre 58, claiming a massive 209-run victory.<\/p>\n

With the first-day jitters out of the way, Day Two promises to be an electric day of women\u2019s cricket as the teams look to either bounce back or continue their dominance after an interesting Day One<\/p>\n

Summarised Scorecards:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gauteng Lions 234\/10<\/strong>\u00a0(Mia Kruger 44, Emily Basel 41, Busisiwe Mathleng 27, Samantha Swanepoel 24, Karabo Meso 24; Tabitha la Grange 5\/41, Marian Breddt 2\/37);\u00a0South Western Districts 64\/10<\/strong>\u00a0(Tabitha la Grange 14; Tokologa Motsepe 4\/12, Rialivhuna Khorombi 3\/25).\u00a0Gauteng Lions won by 170 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eastern Province 217\/8<\/strong>\u00a0(Megan Fourie 46, Alison Kroon 33, Lana von Hagen 23, Asanda Mbodla 21*; Payton Coppin 3\/26, Leeyandre Bently 2\/40);\u00a0Eastern Storm 87\/10<\/strong>\u00a0(Bently 18; Jordan Cole 4\/25, Mbodla 3\/12, Fourie 2\/16). Eastern Province won by 130 runs.<\/p>\n

Titans 151\/10<\/strong>\u00a0(Christelle van der Schyff 36, Miane Krynie 25, Pura Andreou 22; E Sqempana 3\/38, Nontokoza Mkhiza 2\/56);\u00a0Kei 38\/10<\/strong>\u00a0(Lesedi Madisha 3\/9, Minke de Jager 2\/7, Caroline Twala 2\/11).\u00a0The Titans won by 113 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nort-West 267\/9<\/strong>\u00a0(Deidre van Rensburg 77, Karabo Lemphane 70, Nthabiseng Nini 35; Mia-Lize van der Vyver 3\/26, Melanie Flippies 3\/52);\u00a0Boland 58\/10<\/strong>\u00a0(P Lethuri 3\/4, Lerato Kotokoane 3\/18, Ane Saunderson 2\/6).\u00a0North-West won by 209 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

KwaZulu-Natal 80\/10<\/strong>\u00a0(Luyanda Nzuza 22; Lunje Adams 3\/18, Kamvelihle 2\/25);\u00a0Border 58\/10<\/strong>\u00a0(Cayleigh Wanckel 12; Sisanda Ngubane 3\/12, Seshnie Naidu 3\/18).\u00a0KwaZulu-Natal won by 22 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Northern Cape 103\/10<\/strong>\u00a0(Mathapelo Ntsayagae 18; Megan Webb 3\/24, Jessica Candler 2\/7, Sihle Mamba 2\/18);\u00a0KwaZulu-Natal Inland 90\/10<\/strong>\u00a0(Mbali Mkhize 33, Amy Hughes 24; Lucian Swarts 4\/18, Rethabile Motlhanke 2\/14).\u00a0Northern Cape won by 13 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Limpopo 90\/10<\/strong>\u00a0(Carli Botha 29; Tlaleng Masekula 2\/18, Anke Koen 2\/23);\u00a0Free State 92\/1<\/strong>\u00a0(Georgia Erasmus 62; Shakira Malatji 1\/18).\u00a0Free State won by nine wickets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mpumalanga 84\/10<\/strong>\u00a0(Chris-Mari Bezuidenhout 34; Refiloe Bomvana 4\/12, Jemma Botha 2\/6, Rifqah Esau 2\/20);\u00a0Western Province 85\/2<\/strong>\u00a0(Kayla Reneke 41; Snothando Letswele 1\/12).\u00a0Western Province won by eight wickets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A strong batting performance by the\u00a0Gauteng Lions\u00a0led by\u00a0Mia Kruger\u00a0(44) and\u00a0Emily Basel\u00a0(41)\u00a0helped their side to seal a convincing 170-run victory over South Western Districts on the opening day of the Cricket South Africa\u2019s u19 Girls week in Cape Town. This good batting performance was also backed up by an equal effort with the ball\u00a0from\u00a0Tekologa Motsepe\u00a0(4\/12) and\u00a0Rialivhuna […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":31308,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31303"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31303\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}