Van Voorst scores first century of CSA u19 Girls Week
Mieke van Voorst scored an outstanding century to help the Eastern Storm secure a comfortable 47-run win over Free State on Tuesday at the CSA Girls u19 Week in Potchefstroom.
Her 126 came from 121 balls and was the first century of the tournament.
With the win, the Eastern Storm remained unbeaten, along with Eastern Province, North West, Boland, the Eastern Cape Iinyathi, and The Dolphins.
The Tuskers and The Lions recorded their first wins on day two.
Leeyandre Bentley, the captain of the Eastern Storm, won the toss and chose to bat first at the Ibbies Oval. With Van Voorst leading the charge, the Storm thundered their way to 273 all out from 48.2 overs.
Their bowlers, then, worked well together and restricted Free State to 123/5 from 24 overs. When rain forced the players from the field, the Eastern Storm claimed a 47-run win by the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) Method.
Van Voorst, who arrived at the crease in the second over, occupied the crease for 39.5 overs, all the while controlling the Eastern Storm innings despite wickets going down at the other end of the pitch. After her dismissal in the 42nd over, Easterns added another 30 runs in 6.5 overs before being bowled out.
Simone Mouton stood her ground with an unbeaten 40 from 52 balls for Free State. She and Leoze Lottering, who scored 38, shared a 61-run partnership in 12.5 overs, but it wasn’t fast enough and the DLS Method tilted the result firmly in favour of the Eastern Storm.
Ziyanda Xulu and Ziya Mohanlall formed an outstanding tag team, taking all 10 wickets, to set up The Dolphins for a comfortable seven-wicket win over Mpumalanga on the Potch Gimnasium A Field.
Dolphins’ captain, Mia Vermaak, unleashed the duo on the Mpumalanga batting lineup after winning the toss and choosing to field first. Xulu quickly made inroads, dismissing the top three in the Mpumalanga batting order before Mohanlall accounted for the next four. In the end, Mpumalanga tallied 130 all out in 34 overs.
Xulu captured 5/32 in 10 overs, while Mohanlall’s return was a neat 5/21 from nine. While most of the batters had no answer to the challenges posed by Xulu and Mohanlall, Ashley Barnard stood firm and compiled a solid 62 from 95 balls. Chris-Mari Bezuidenhout was the only other Mpumalanga batter to reach double figures, chipping in with a brisk 14 from 11 balls.
In reply, Shreeya Subbiah laid a solid platform for The Dolphins’ run chase with 53 from 86 deliveries. Sinothando Matamela contributed a handy 30 off 35 deliveries and shared an 80-run second-wicket partnership with Subbiah before the skipper, Vermaak, steered them to 134/3 and victory with an unbeaten 17 off 29 balls.
The Lions and Western Province, two of the traditional powerhouses, locked horns on the NWU Oval in a much-anticipated contest. Both sides had dropped points on day one, suffering losses, and they came into the tie eager to get their title challenges back on track.
Jae-Leigh Filander, the Western Province captain, won the toss and chose to bowl first. The Lions delivered a solid response, with four players making scores in the thirties as they totalled 234 all out.
Diara Ramlakan led the way with a patient 38 from 57 balls, while Fay Cowling contributed a brisk 24-ball 36. Jodie Burne matched her, also scoring 36, but from 54 deliveries, and Nosiphiwe Mashele made 31 from 44. The Lions were also boosted by 42 extras.
When Western Province batted, Leani Swanepoel and Fay Cowling ensured they were quickly forced onto the back foot by removing the top three batters in the order for single-digit scores.
Danielleh Hugo, who scored a patient unbeaten 27 from 50 balls, was the only Western Province batter to exit single figures, and her effort helped her side to 79/5 in 21.1 overs.
When DLS was needed to resolve the outcome of the contest, however, The Lions were firmly on top and they claimed a 62-run win.
It was one-way traffic in the clash between the SWD Garden Route Badgers and Boland on the NWU Jool 1 Field. Daneli Boshoff knocked over 5/5 as the Badgers were routed for only 44. It took Boland just over eight overs to chase down that total without the loss of a wicket. Curro Durbanville‘s Boshoff led the way once more, finishing with 22 not out.
On the Mooivallei Oval, Kei didn’t fare much better against The Tuskers. They were skittled for just 48, chasing 139 for victory.
Kirsten Kaltwasser scored a circumspect 43 not out from 85 balls for the Tuskers, who batted first, and Jessica Candler weighed in with 30, while Thembakazi Gegesi shone for Kei, picking up 5/30.
Unfortunately for her, the Kei batters were nowhere near as proficient. Only Olwethu Njani reached double figures, and she barely made it, scoring 10, while Megan Webb claimed 3/13, Sihle Mamba 2/4, and Ayanda Mhlongo 2/5 as The Tuskers eased to a 90-run victory.
The tightest contest of the day was hosted at the Witrand Oval where the home side, North West, snatched a two-run win over the Limpopo Impalas.
Diedré van Rensburg‘s 34 led the way for North West in their 119 all out after they were put in to bat, while Respect Mabasa snapped up 4/11 in nine miserly overs for the Impalas.
In reply, Limpopo was bowled out for 117. Refilwe Mashego, batting tenth in the order, produced the match’s highest score of 41, and shared a tenth-wicket partnership of 49 with Murisi Rikhotso, whose contribution was six not. Karabo Lemphane, however, halted the Impalas’ bid for an unlikely victory – they had been on 68/9 – when she bowled Mashego.
Eastern Province (EP) had their way with The Titans on the JB Marks Oval, winning by a comfortable 50 runs.
Ashlee Buhr, with 32, and Zara Bonnasse, with 27, were the spearheads of their batting effort, which realised 120 all out. Nokubonga Mpanza was one of the main reasons that EP didn’t go big, capturing 5/18 in five overs.
The target was modest, but The Titans didn’t come close to it, with their innings lasting just 27.5 overs and ending on 70 all out. Three players reached double figures, but 14 extras were their highest score. EP captain Cayleigh Wankel put the skids under The Titans’ response, dialling up the pressure with her return of 5/26 from 10 overs.
Eastern Province’s neighbours, the Eastern Cape Iinyathi won a tight low-scoring game against Northern Cape at NWU.
Northern Cape opted to bat after winning the toss but, apart from 38 by Keziah Adams, they struggled at the crease and were bowled out for 101 in only 26 overs. Lwando Kese, with 3/8, and Oneliswe Mxothwa, with 2/5, removed five batters cheaply.
The Iinyathi‘s reply was measured. It took them 31.4 overs, but they eventually won by three wickets, with Ziyakhanya Mtshawulana‘s 22 and 21 from Onelisiwe Mxothwa their key innings. Jennifer Tshaka was Northern Cape’s leading wicket-taker, claiming 3/31
RESULTS
Eastern Storm 273/10 (Mieke van Voorst 121, Ashleigh van Wyk 27, Leeyandre Bentley 23; Lebogang Thoabala 3/39, Thando Nelane 2/52, Kaela-Marie Keyser 2/34). Free State 123/5 (Simone Mouton 40, Leoze Lottering 38, Shanique Janse van Rensburg 12; Ashleigh van Wyk 2/20, Zainah Davids 1/10, Jazmine Pitt 1/8). Eastern Storm won by 47 runs (DLS Method).
Mpumalanga 130/10 (Ashley Barnard 62, Chris-Mari Bezuidenhout 14; Ziya Mohanlall 5/21, Ziyanda Xulu 5/32). Dolphins 134/3 (Shreeya Subbiah 53, Sinothando Matamela 30, Mia Vermaak 17*; Ashley Barnard 2/29, Nombulelo Ngwenya 1/21). Dolphins won by seven wickets.
Lions 234/10 (Diara Ramlakan 38, Fay Cowling 36, Jodie Burne 35; Nuha Benjamin 2/17, Cara Bester 2/50, Jemma Botha 2/41). Western Province 79/5 (Daniellah Hugo 27, Nuha Benjamin 8, Erin Scrooby 6; Leani Swanepoel 2/15, Fay Cowling 2/6, Mamly Raphela 1/8). Lions won by 62 runs (DLS Method).
SWD Garden Route Badgers 44/10 (Faithlynne 15, Tiche Frans 5; Daneli Boshoff 5/5, Beantra Daniels 2/9, Melissa van der Merwe 1/5, Janel Steenkamp 1/5). Boland 45/0 (Daneli Boshoff 22*, Wanda-Mari Ham 16*; Mi-Jeanne Botha 0/8, Tiche Frans 0/10). Boland won by 10 wickets.
Tuskers 138/10 (Kirsten Kaltwasser 43*, Jessica Candler 30; Thembakazi Gegesi 5/30, Enkosi Mdithswa 3/21). Kei 48/10 (Olwethu Njani 10, Unako Nompandana 6; Megan Webb 3/13, Sihle Mamba 2/4, Ayanda Mhlongo 2/5). Tuskers won by 90 runs.
North West 119/10 (Diedre van Rensburg 34, Jasmine Nel 18, Thato Kotokoane 11; Respect Mabasa 4/11, Murisi Rikhotso 3/36, Tshepiso Dineo Motswi 2/30). Limpopo Impalas 117/10 (Refilwe Mashego 41, Carli Botha 14; Kamogelo Kgaswane 3/27, Tshegofatso Monyela 3/23, Thato Kotokoane 2/28). North West won by 2 runs.
Eastern Province 120/10 (Ashlee Buhr 32, Zara Bonnasse 27, Cayleigh Wanckel 14; Nokubonga Mpanza 5/18, Kaylee Carr 3/24, Gabriella Sequiera 2/29). Titans 70/10 (Gabriella Sequiera 13, Lerato Sibanyoni 13, Jessica Staubli 12; Cayleigh Wanckel 5/26, Musa Halana 2/11, Tara Nel 2/14). Eastern Province won by 50 runs.
Northern Cape 101/10 (Keziah Adams 38, Olorato Lekhwi 13; Lwando Kese 3/8, Onelisiwe Mxothwa 2/4, Amyoli Mgebe 2/20). Eastern Cape Iinyathi 102/7 (Ziyakhanya Mtshawulana 22, Onelisiwe Mxothwa 21; Jennifer Tshaka 3/31, Mapule Morakile 1/4). Eastern Cape Iinyathi won by three wickets.
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