Lourens and Van der Vyver end CSA Girls u19 Week on a high
Simoné Lourens and Maria van der Vyver scored half-centuries to help The Titans and Boland secure wins in their final matches at the CSA Girls u19 Week, on Thursday, in Potchefstroom.
Lourens finished as the top run-scorer in the T20s, while Van der Vyver was third on the list of run-getters in the format.
Lourens was the lone batter to cross the 200-run barrier, tallying 204 runs in four T20 contests.
She recorded half-centuries against North West and the Eastern Storm on Wednesday afternoon, before slashing a 33-ball 52 against Eastern Province (EP) in The Titans’ last fixture.
The Titans were chasing 118 to win after Eastern Province, who won the toss, totalled 118/7 at the NWU Oval.
EP entered the game unbeaten, having won all of their 50-over matches and three T20s on the trot. However, The Titans’ disciplined bowling attack ensured that the ladies from the Eastern Cape did not get comfortable in the middle by taking wickets at regular intervals, which prevented any batters from reaching 20.
Lourens, who opened the batting with Jessica Staubli, took control of the run chase from the first over. She shared a match-winning 68-run third-wicket partnership with Chanel Venter that ended in the 11th over when Lourens was dismissed by Kim Davids. Venter, who slammed an unbeaten 53 from 25 balls, with seven fours and a six, took over the chase from that point and steered Titans to 122/4 and a convincing six-wicket win with 39 balls to spare.
The victory over Eastern Province was a good bounce back from The Titans after a narrow eight-run loss to The Lions in the morning.
Maria van der Vyver also enjoyed a wonderful afternoon with the bat. She hit three fours and two sixes in her 61 from 49 balls against the Free State. Her effort secured a fourth win in four T20s for Boland. That record was matched by the Eastern Storm, the only other team to finish the week with an unblemished record across the two formats.
Boland, who won the toss and chose to bowl first, did well to restrict Free State to 131/2. Rethabile Nthoba, with 64 not out, and Shanique Janse van Rensburg, with 50, shared a superb 117-run opening partnership to lift the Free Staters to a competitive total. Unfortunately, for them, it wasn’t a winning score.
Van der Vyver and Wanda-Mari Ham’s half-centuries trumped Nthoba’s and Janse van Rensburg’s strong efforts.
The Boland duo shared an impressive 112-run second-wicket partnership that took their side to the brink of victory. When it broke down, Boland needed a mere 14 runs from 27 balls to win. Ham, who remained unbeaten on 55 from 47 balls, saw Boland to 132/3 with two-and-a-half overs in hand.
Mpumalanga‘s Chris-Mari Bezuidenhout was the other shining light with the bat in the four T20 matches, finishing the tournament with the second-most runs, 181, in the format.
She also struck the highest individual score, an unbeaten 98 against Northern Cape on Wednesday. Unfortunately, she couldn’t replicate that performance for Mpumalanga in their final outing against The Tuskers, to whom they lost by five wickets.
The Eastern Storm completed their unbeaten run with an emphatic nine-wicket win over Eastern Province. Tamzyn Hartman tallied 50 not out and Mieke van Voorst chipped in with 36 not out as the pair shared an unbroken -run stand to see their side to victory.
In their last match, on Thursday afternoon, the Storm chased down The Lions’ 123/6, winning by six wickets with eight balls to spare. Mpumelelo Mshiloane was undefeated on 56 when victory was achieved.
In an all-KZN clash, The Dolphins downed The Tuskers by seven wickets. Kirsten Kaltwasser made 23 not out in The Tuskers’ 68/7, with Ziya Mohanlall knocking over 3/14. In reply, The Dolphins took 13 overs to reach 70/3, led by Kayla Driver‘s 22. In the afternoon, Driver top-scored with 35 when The Dolphins beat North West by eight runs.
Mohanlall, meanwhile, topped the list of wicket-takers in the four T20s, removing nine batters. Malakhiwe Somhlahlo, of the Eastern Cape Iinyathi, also claimed nine wickets, but was more expensive than Mohanlall. The Dolphins’ bowler conceded 4.6 runs per over, while Somhlahlo went at six runs an over.
MORNING RESULTS
Boland 154/7 (Taymin Muggels 34, Faith Williams 25; Queen Hlatshwayo 2/27, Nombulelo Ngwenya 1/32). Mpumalanga 94/9 (Ashley Barnard 44, Chris-Mari Bezuidenhout 21; Maria van der Vyver 2/18, Taylum Moses 1/8). Boland won by 60 runs.
Eastern Province 95/6 (Ashlee Buhr 27, Bianca Graham 18; Jessica Scott 2/16, Jazmine Pitt 2/15). Eastern Storm 97/1 (Tazmyn Hartman 50*, Mieke van Voorst 36*; Musa Halana 1/15, Cayleigh Wanckel 0/17). Eastern Storm won by nine wickets.
Lions 124/4 (Diara Ramlakan 52*, Fay Cowling 36; Sienna Moodley 2/20, Kaylee Carr 1/11). Titans 116/7 (Jessica Staubli 33, Simoné Lourens 18; Leani Swanepoel 3/22, Nosiphiwe Mashele 1/8). Lions won by eight runs.
Kei 88/10 (Enkosi Mditshwa 20, Yamkela Mnqabasha 17; Malakhiwe Somhlahlo 5/11, Sinesipho Dondi 1/11). Eastern Cape Iinyathi 61/10 (Luli Ali 18, Onelisiwe Mxothwa 9; Enkosi Mditshwa 4/1, Qhawe Tenjwa 1/3). Kei won by 27 runs.
Western Province 126/7 (Imaan van Schalkwyk 65*, Jemma Botha 17; Lerato Kotokoane 2/19, Koketso Molefi 2/17). North West 100/10 (Deidré van Rensburg 48*, Karabo Lemphane 16; Nuha Benjamin 3/16, Kaylin Erasmus 2/13). Western Province won by 26 runs.
Limpopo Impalas 60/10 (Carli Botha 11, Elane Erasmus 9*; Bokamoso Khahlise 2/1, Lebohang Rakoeane 2/5). Free State 50/10 (Bokamoso Motshabi 27, Lebohang Thoabala 5*; Murisi Rikhotso 2/4, Refilwe Mashego 2/9). Limpopo Impalas won by 10 runs.
Tuskers 68/7 (Kirsten Kaltwasser 23*, Kiandri Bierbaum 23; Ziya Mohanlall 3/14, Ziyanda Xulu 2/11). Dolphins 70/3 (Kayla Driver 22, Sophie Read 7*; Asanda Zondi 1/2; Kiandri Bierbaum 1/9). Dolphins won by seven wickets.
Northern Cape 51/10 (Mathapelo Ntsayagae 19, Jennifer Tshaka 4; Tiche Frans 3/5, Jade West 2/5). SWD Garden Route Badgers 54/1 (Mi-Jeanne Botha 21*, Tiche Frans 20*; Rethabile Motlhanke 1/16, Rethabile Botha 0/5). SWD Garden Route Badgers won by nine wickets.
AFTERNOON RESULTS
Limpopo Impalas 96/6 (Tshepisa Dineo Motswi 33, Elane Erasmus 27; Sive Silati 3/14, Jemma Botha 2/12). Western Province 98/4 (Imaan van Schalkwyk 27*, Danielleh Hugo 26; Respect Mabasa 1/10, Shelfa Mukhari 1/23). Western Province won by six wickets.
Dolphins 77/10 (Kayla Driver 35, Paige Clark 8; Karabo Lemphane 2/4, Koketso Molefi 2/13). North West 69/10 (Deidré van Rensburg 23, Jasmine Nel 12; Shreeya Subbiah 2/14, Ziyanda Xulu 2/18). Dolphins won by eight runs.
Eastern Province 118/7 (Tara Nel 19*, Cayleigh Wanckel 19; Gabriella Etsebeth 2/16, Gabriella Sequiera 1/19). Titans 122/4 (Chanel Venter 53*, Simoné Lourens 53; Olwethu Kwedini 1/12, Kim Davids 1/19). Titans won by six wickets.
Free State 131/2 (Rethabile Nthoba 64*, Shanique Janse van Rensburg 50; Melissa van der Merwe 1/20, Janel Steenkamp 0/23). Boland 132/3 (Maria van der Vyver 59, Wanda-Mari Ham 57*; Bokamoso Motshabi 1/28, Simone Mouton 1/24). Boland won by seven wickets.
Mpumalanga 73/10 (Chris-Mari Bezuidenhout 20, Queen Hlatshwayo 10; Kirsten Kaltwasser 2/7, Sindiswa Xaba 2/4). Tuskers 73/5 (Jessica Candler 23*, Nelile Nzimande 18; Marli Vorster 3/8, Ashley Barnard 1/11). Tuskers won by five wickets.
Northern Cape 77/6 (Chloe Nagel 20, Keziah Adams 14; Malakhiwe Somhlahlo 2/9, Lukhiye Hela 2/23). Eastern Cape Iinyathi 78/3 (Onelisiwe 31*, Malakhiwe Somhlahlo 24*; Rethabile Motlhanke 2/20, Juanita Chirembere 1/17). Eastern Cape Iinyathi won by seven wickets.
Lions 123/6 (Callia Bennett 31, Keamogetswe Chuene 21; Mieke van Voorst 3/17, Ashleigh van Wyk 2/23). Eastern Storm 124/4 (Mpumelelo Mshiloane 56*, Siphokuhle Masilela 27; Leani Swanepoel 2/24, Fay Cowling 1/22). Eastern Storm won by six wickets.
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