CRICKET NEWS - The women's team from Union Stars qualified to defend their national T20 club champions title after they won both their qualifying matches in the Western Cape triangular qualifying series the past weekend.
On Saturday, Union Stars (97/2) won by 8 wickets against the University of the Western Cape – 86/8 - (Western Province) after they surpassed the target with one over to spare.
Against Maties (47/8) they were victorious by 79 runs after Stars, who batted first, posted 126/2.
The national championship tournament will be hosted in Potchefstroom from 18 to 21 April.
The summarised score card is:
UWC vs Union Stars CC
- UWC 86/8 (20 overs) (Megan Fourie 35, Micaela Andrews 2/19)
- UNION STARS 87/2 (19 overs) (Micaela Andrews 27*, Julandi Saayman 21*,
- Megan Fourie 1/14)
- Union Stars CC won by 8 wickets.
Maties vs Union Stars CC
- UNION STARS 126/2 (20 overs) (Haroline Rhodes 58*, Julandi Saayman 31, Micaela Andrews 28, Gameez Adams 1/25, Amyoli Senti 1/18)
- MATIES 47/8 (14,1 overs) (D Boshoff 17, Gameez Adams 17, (Faith de Jonck 3/13, Micaela Andrews 2/13)
- Union Stars won by 79 runs.
The Union Stars team
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