Phalaborwa ladies’ cricket doing well
Phalaborwa Ladies Cricket Club outshined the Bochum Ladies Cricket Club at a recent match by winning with 112 runs.
The game in the Limpopo Ladies Cricket League was played in Polokwane on Saturday, February 24. Phalaborwa batted first and scored 133 runs all out. Bochum could only manage to score 21 runs all out. Shakira Malatji was the player of the match after she bowled 6.3 overs relinquishing only 3 runs and taking 5 wickets.
Joy Thibela bowled 4 overs which resulted in 6 runs and 4 wickets. The local club has played three games so far; they won one game, drew one game because of rain, and lost one match to Nkowankowa Cricket Club in The Oaks.
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They will be looking to continue their winning streak in their next match against the Giyani Ladies Cricket Club at Nirvana Cricket Club in Polokwane on March 2. Maverick Sedibe, coach of both the ladies and men’s teams in Phalaborwa, said he is pleased with the performance of the teams and believes the ladies’ league will this season be determined between Phalaborwa and Nkowankowa.
The men’s team is struggling with gloves resulting in one of their players hurting himself during training. Sedibe pleads with businesses and community members to help them obtain gloves. For more information on donations contact Maverick at 067 868 3416.
