Disappointing end to season
The Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers had a disappointing end to their season after a satisfactory maiden season in the CSA Women's professional competition.
The Badgers lost both the limited over and T20 matches against the bottom-ofthe-log Recon Tactical Free State team at the Recreation Ground in Oudtshoorn.
In the limited over match the Badgers batters failed to convert a defendable total as they were dismissed for a modest 133. Free State (134/6) surpassed the target (134/6) in the 37th over for a sixwicket bonus point victory.
In the T20 match on Sunday, Yolandi Potgieter (71 from 51 balls; 12x4) played a match-winning innings and took the Free State to a competitive 143/6 in their allotted 20 overs. Despite a third-wicket partnership of 73 from 80 balls between Thabita la Grange (49) and Micaela Andrews (37), the Badgers fell short of their run chase and ended on 116/4 – a defeat of 27 runs.
The summarised score cards are:
One-day match
GARDEN ROUTE BADGERS 133 all out (43 overs) (Micaela Andrews 35, Chantelle van Schoor 23, Mochelle May 21, Elandré Janse van Rensburg 3/15, Zintle Kula 2/12, Yolandi Potgieter 2/13, Miane Smith 2/21).
FREE STATE 134/6 (36,5 overs) (Mignon van der Merwe 33, Zintle Kula 25, Verunissa Reddy 24, Julandi Saayman 3/31, Khakazi Mathe 2/14). Free State won by four wickets.
T20 match
FREE STATE 143/6 (20 overs) (Yolandi Potgieter 71, Mignon van der Merwe 19, Micaela Andrews 2/14.) GARDEN ROUTE BADGERS 116/4 (20 overs) (Thabitha la Grange 48, Micaela Andrews 37, Evodia Yekile 2/15, Mampe Ntsane 2/23). Free State won by 27 runs.