{"id":31830,"date":"2023-12-15T16:11:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T14:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=31830"},"modified":"2023-12-15T16:11:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T14:11:04","slug":"nzuza-and-fillies-push-sa-schools-all-the-way-in-u19-girls-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=31830","title":{"rendered":"Nzuza and Fillies push SA Schools all the way in u19 girls&#8217; clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-31851 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cricket-girls-celebrate-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/>Luyanda Nzuza&#8217;s<\/strong> efforts with the bat ensured that the <strong>SA Fillies<\/strong> side pushed a strong <strong>SA Schools<\/strong> team all the way in a T20 clash played between the two national u19 teams on Friday in Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p>The SA Schools team was made to sweat before they clinched a hard-fought four-run win.<\/p>\n<p>In just 47 deliveries, the talented KwaZulu-Natal batter blasted her way to an attractive 54 runs as the Fillies chased 130 for victory.<\/p>\n<p>After winning the toss, the Fillies decided to put the SA Schools side in to bat first. <strong>Deidre van Rensburg<\/strong>, however, got the senior line-up off to a good start with a well-played 28 from 39 balls. Her strike rate of 72, though, was testament to a disciplined bowling performance from the Fillies, who rarely strayed from a good line and length.<\/p>\n<p>This led to a number of wickets falling in quick succession. The consistent <strong>Caitlin Wyngaard<\/strong> led the charge, snapping up 2\/19, to stunt the momentum that Van Rensburg had given the innings.<\/p>\n<p>The SA Schools&#8217; captain, <strong>Kayla Reyneke<\/strong>, provided her side&#8217;s batting effort with some much-needed impetus, weighing in with 21 runs from 22 balls to help SA Schools to 129\/7 from their 20 overs.<\/p>\n<p>Nzuza went after the SA Schools&#8217; bowlers from the start of her innings, however, determined to see her team chase down the victory target. She played a fantastic knock. However, after her departure, things went pear-shaped for the Fillies.<\/p>\n<p>Their demise was triggered by wonderful bowling from Western Province&#8217;s <strong>Jemma Botha,<\/strong> who claimed three wickets at the cost of only 12 runs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Koketso Lesenyago<\/strong> provided stubborn resistance, making 22 from 26 balls, but a good spell by <strong>Reyneke<\/strong>, who bagged two wickets for 21 runs, led to the Fillies being bowled out for 125, leaving them an agonising four runs shy of the SA Schools&#8217; total.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summarised Scores\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SA Schools 129\/7<\/strong> (Deidre van Rensburg 28, Kayla Reneke 21; Caitlin Wyngaard 2\/19); <strong>SA Fillies 125\/10<\/strong> (Luyanda Nzuza 54, Koketso Lesenyago 22; Jemma Botha 3\/12, Reneke 2\/21). <strong>SA Schools won by four runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luyanda Nzuza&#8217;s efforts with the bat ensured that the SA Fillies side pushed a strong SA Schools team all the way in a T20 clash played between the two national u19 teams on Friday in Cape Town. The SA Schools team was made to sweat before they clinched a hard-fought four-run win. 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