CRICKET NEWS - After a promising start to their campaign in the first half of the season in the Hollywoodbets Pro Series, the Garden Route Badgers women suffered back-to-back defeats against Western Province at Newlands last weekend, 7 and 8 February.
In the Pro50 match on Saturday, the Badgers’ batting order failed as they were dismissed for a modest 92 (all out), after which the home side surpassed the total (95/4) for a six-wicket victory.
In the Pro20 match on Sunday, the Badgers’ batters again struggled as they were restricted to 114/7.
They fought back, but could not prevent the home team reaching the target - 115/8 with two balls to spare for a two-wicket victory.
Another challenging weekend is awaiting the Badgers as they travel to Johannesburg to take on the DP World Lions in the next series of matches.
The summarised scorecards:
Pro50 match
Western Province beats Garden Route Badgers with six wickets:
Garden Route Badgers 92 all out - 39.1 overs (Miya Lalor 4/23, Tatum le Roux 2/19).
Western Province 95/4 – 17.4 overs (Delmari Tucker 40*, Faye Tunnicliffe 25, Zintle Kula 2/18).
Pro20 match
Western Province beats Garden Route Badgers by two wickets:
Garden Route Badgers 114/7 - 20 overs (Nosipho Vezi 2/17, Jemma Botha 2/21).
Western Province 115/8 - 19.4 overs (Faye Tunnicliffe 30, Zintle Kula 2/32, Khayakaze Mathe 2/27).
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