Badgers lose to Dolphins in women's match

GARDEN ROUTE | KAROO SPORT NEWS -The Hollywoodbets Dolphins ended their Cricket South Africa (CSA) Women’s Provincial One-Day Cup campaign for 2022 in winning fashion in both the limited over and Twenty20 matches that were played at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead last weekend.

The second-placed Dolphins edged the Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers by three wickets in the limited over match on Saturday, after the home side were inspired by left-arm spinner Jade de Figueiredo’s figures of four for 14 before a successful run chase ensued.

The contest belonged to the bowlers after they ensured an exciting low-scoring clash.

The Badgers won the toss and chose to bat first before being pegged back early, including the loss of their star batter Tazmin Brits (16).

The Oudtshoorn-based side struggled to find their rhythm with the bat as a regular fall of wickets, led by Dolphins’ De Figueiredo (4 / 14), helped restrict the visitors to 151 all out after 43.5 overs, with Mieke de Ridder top-scoring with 44 off 77 balls.

In response, the Dolphins looked to make light work of the chase, as contributions from Alexandra Candler (39) and Chandré Pather (31*) resisted Haroline Rhodes’ determined bowling display that saw her nab four wickets for 39 runs before the home side reached the target and sealed the result with 13.2 overs to spare.

In the T20 encounter on Sunday Candler smashed 13 fours and one six on her way to recording an undefeated 95 off 54 balls that helped the Dolphins post a challenging target before sealing a 20-run triumph over the Badgers.

In the hotly contested encounter in Durban, the Badgers won the toss and elected to bowl but they were met with immediate resistance as the Dolphins openers, Candler and Courtney Gounden put on a masterclass first wicket stand worth 122 runs, with Gounden falling three runs short of her fifty on 47 off 58 deliveries, including six fours.

Despite losing her partner, Candler kicked on and raised her bat for her half-century before finishing five runs away from a deserved century as the Dolphins ended on 166 / 2 after their 20 overs.

In reply, the Badgers began on the front foot as the talented Tazmin Brits combined well with Mieke de Ridder (32) to set a solid platform to build on as the Momentum Proteas top-order batter reached yet another score of 50 or more for the season before being dismissed by Sisanda Ngubane (2/26) for 62 off 51 balls, (6 fours, 3 sixes).

The loss of Brits slowed down the away side and despite the best efforts from Micaela Andrews (32*), the Badgers were held for 146 / 5 after their allotted 20 overs, succumbing to defeat by 20 runs.

The summarised score cards are:

Limited over match

GARDEN ROUTE BADGERS 151 all out after 43.5 overs (Mieke de Ridder 44, Julandi Saayman 20, Jade de Figueiredo 4/14, Ayanda Hlubi 3/25)
HOLLYWOODBETS DOLPHINS 152/7 after 36.4 overs (Alexandra Candler 39, Chandré Pather 31*, Haroline Rhodes 4/39, Miceala Andrews 2/39)
Dolphins beat Garden Route Badgers by 3 wickets.

Twenty20 match

HOLLYWOODBETS DOLPHINS 166/2 after 20 overs (Alexandra Candler 95, Courtney Gounden 47)
NORTH WEST DRAGONS 146 / 5 after 20 overs (Tazmin Brits 62, Miceala Andrews 32*, Nondimiso Shangase 2/5, Sisanda Ngubane 2/26) Dolphins beat Garden Route Badgers by 20 runs.

Tazmin Brits