{"id":88842,"date":"2026-01-21T07:05:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T05:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=88842"},"modified":"2026-01-21T07:05:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T05:05:28","slug":"queens-overpowers-middelburg-reaches-schools-sa20-national-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=88842","title":{"rendered":"Queens overpowers Middelburg, reaches Schools SA20 national finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_88843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88843\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-88843\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Queens-High-girls-400x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Queens High&#8217;s girls team was in scorching form against Middelburg and powered their way to the national finals of the Switch Schools SA20. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/schools_sa20?igsh=OTJmN2drMTMwem9l\"><strong>Switch Schools SA20 on Instagram<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Queens High<\/strong> galloped to a resounding 10-wicket win over <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Middelburg<\/strong> in their <strong>Switch Schools SA20 Volume Two Phase Two<\/strong> match on <strong>St David&#8217;s Marist Inanda&#8217;<\/strong>s <strong>La Valla Oval<\/strong> on the weekend to claim a place in March&#8217;s national finals.<\/p>\n<p>The toss went Middelburg&#8217;s way, and the Mpumalanga school elected to bat first, but they struggled to get out of the blocks, with their innings generating only 49 runs and ending after 12 overs.<\/p>\n<p>Queens made light work of the chase, rocketing to 50\/0 in only 3.5 overs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mankwana Moriri<\/strong> tore into Middelburg&#8217;s bowling attack, slamming an unbeaten 33 from 14 balls, including six fours, to lead her team to an emphatic victory. <strong>Nonkululeko Mthethwa<\/strong>, who had the best seat in the house to enjoy Moriri&#8217;s onslaught, added an unbeaten eight runs from 10 deliveries.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the match, the Queens trio of <strong>Bonolo Phalane<\/strong>, <strong>Tshepang Choma<\/strong>, and <strong>Thanya Nkuna<\/strong> took eight wickets between them for a miserly combined 20 runs as they ran through the Middelburg batting lineup.<\/p>\n<p>Phalane was the most successful, snapping up 3\/6 in three overs, while Choma bagged 3\/11 in three.\u00a0Nkuna, who was the only bowler to deliver a maiden over, finished the match with the eye-catching return of 2\/3 from three overs. <strong>Hlekani Chisane<\/strong> was the other wicket-taker, claiming one and going nine runs in two overs.<\/p>\n<p>Only <strong>Alana van Melden<\/strong> made it into double figures for Middelburg, scoring 14 off 15 balls. <strong>Alicia Oliver<\/strong> came close to getting there, but she ran out of partners and was left stranded on nine not out from 11 balls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summarised Scorecard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Middelburg 49\/10<\/strong> (Alana van Melden 14, Alicia Oliver 9*; Bonolo Phalane 3\/6, Tshepang Choma 3\/11, Thanya Nkuna 2\/3). <strong>Queens High 50\/0<\/strong> (Mankwana Moriri 33*, Nonkululeko Mthethwa 8*). <strong>Queens High won by 10 wickets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queens High galloped to a resounding 10-wicket win over Ho\u00ebrskool Middelburg in their Switch Schools SA20 Volume Two Phase Two match on St David&#8217;s Marist Inanda&#8217;s La Valla Oval on the weekend to claim a place in March&#8217;s national finals. 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