JOHANNESBURG: The Garden Route Badgers Women made a strong start to their 2025/26 Hollywoodbets Pro Series campaign with a convincing victory in the Hollywoodbets Pro50 against WSB Western Province Women on Saturday.
Badgers delivered a solid performance with a 75-run win to set the tone for their season. After electing to bat first, the hosts posted 237/9 in 50 overs, thanks to half-centuries from Izel Cilliers (65) and Julia Hoal (50), supported by a steady 36 from skipper, Zintle Kula.
Despite a defiant 66 runs from Dane van Niekerk, Kula, Lucian Swartz, and Nicolien Janse van Rensburg each picked up two wickets as the hosts bowled out the Western Province for 162 in 40 overs.
Province, however, showed why they are the reigning champions on Sunday, claiming a 22-run win in the Hollywoodbets Pro20 to level the weekend results.
Captain, Kula, once again starred with the ball for the Badgers, taking a remarkable 5/21 in four overs, but it was Faye Tunnicliffe’s composed 49 that guided Western Province to 123/8 in their 20 overs.
Badgers struggled to chase down the target, as Kayla Reyneke’s three wickets led the charge for Province, bowling out the hosts for 101, to seal a well-earned victory and some bragging rights in the Western Cape derby.
Upcoming Hollywoodbets Pro Series Matches
Saturday, 18 October 2025 at 10h00: Hollywoodbets Pro 50
- North West Dragons vs Fidelity Titans – JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom
Sunday, 19 October at 10h00: Hollywoodbets Pro 20
- North West Dragons vs Fidelity Titans – JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom
Saturday, 25 October 2025 at 10h00: Hollywoodbets Pro 50
- World Sports Betting Western Province Women vs Fidelity Titans Women – WSB Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
- Hollywoodbets Dolphins Ladies vs Garden Route Badgers Women – Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium, Durban
Sunday, 26 October at 10h00: Hollywoodbets Pro 20
- World Sports Betting Western Province Women vs Fidelity Titans Women – WSB Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
- Hollywoodbets Dolphins Ladies vs Garden Route Badgers Women – Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium, Durban
Source: cricket.co.za
JP Duminy: JP Duminy is a South African former cricket player who served as the vice-captain of the national Twenty20 team. In 2008, he played a major role in helping his national team win their first Test series in Australia against Australia. After retiring from all formats of the game in 2019, JP Duminy started working as a cricket commentator.
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