In a thrilling conclusion to the day’s play, the Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers emerged victorious in a nail-biting Super-Over against the Fidelity Titans in the inaugural CSA Professional Domestic Women’s League T20 Challenge held in Oudtshoorn on Sunday, 8 October.
At the Recreation Ground in the Division One clash, opening batter Asakhe Nyovane delivered an outstanding performance, scoring 54 runs off 40 balls (including 8 fours), enabling the Garden Route Badgers to post a total of 132/3 after their 20 overs. The Titans’ opener, Robyn Searle, played a brilliant innings, scoring an unbeaten 66 runs off 57 balls (including 5 fours), resulting in a tie with the final score being 132 all out.
With the match heading into a Super-Over, the Badgers’ pair of Nyovane (3) and Julia Hoal (4), supported by two extras from Paulina Mashishi (0/9), managed to surpass the Titans’ effort of 8/1 in the single-over shootout, securing the victory for the hosts.
During the limited-over match on Saturday, all-rounder Eliz-Mari Marx delivered an outstanding century, scoring 115 runs off 66 balls (including 11 fours and 6 sixes), leading the Titans to a victorious season-opening match against the Garden Route Badgers. Due to a rain delay, the match was reduced to 43 overs per team.
The Titans secured a convincing 160-run win over the Badgers, dismissing their opponents for 115 runs while defending their first-inning total of 275/4 after the overs were reduced to 43.
Marx’s exceptional batting performance, supported by Robyn Searle’s contribution of 86 not out off 125 balls (including 5 fours), as well as Paulinah Mashishi’s four-wicket haul (4/19) and Gandhi Jafta’s three wickets (3/28), played a vital role in the Titans’ victory. The summarised score cards are as follows:
Limited over match
Fidelity Titans: 275/4 after 43 overs; Eliz-Mari Marx 115 (66), Robyn Searle 86* (125); Khayakaze Mathe 2/47, Julandi Saayman 1/37
Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers: 115 all out after 32.3 overs; Julia Hoal 36 (37), Koketso Manyanga 15 (43); Paulinah Mashishi 4/19, Gandhi Jafta 3/28
Titans won by 160 runs
T20 Challenge match
Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers: 132/3 after 20 overs; Ashakhe Nyovane 54 (40), Thabita la Grange 29 (47); Josephine Maswangane 1/11, Ricea Coetzer 1/19
Fidelity Titans: 132 all out after 20 overs; Robyn Searle 66* (57), Tebofa Macheke 24 (28); Julandi Saayman 3/17, Khayakazi Mathe 2/26
Match tied – Garden Route Badgers won in Super-Over by 1 run.