2019 Women's T20 Super League

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2019 Women's T20 Super League
Dates6 – 8 September 2019
Administrator(s) Cricket South Africa
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Champions Devnarain XI (1st title)
Participants4
Matches6
Most runs Laura Wolvaardt (188)
Most wickets Masabata Klaas (6)

The 2019 Women's T20 Super League was the inaugural Women's T20 Super League competition that took place in South Africa. It took place in September 2019, with 4 teams taking part made up of the best players in South Africa. [1] Devnarain XI won the competition by topping the round-robin group. [2]

Contents

Competition format

The four teams played each other once in a round-robin, therefore playing three matches. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format. [2]

The league worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:

Win: 2 points.
Tie : 1 point.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 1 point.

Squads

The 2019 Women's T20 Super League was launched at Tuks Cricket Clubhouse in Tshwane, with teams selected from a pool of 52 players. [1]

Devnarain XI
Coach: Dinesha Devnarain
F van der Merwe XI
Coach: Francois van der Merwe
M van der Merwe XI
Coach: Martelize van der Merwe
Terblanche XI
Coach: Claire Terblanche

Points table

TeamPldWLTNRAPtsNRR
Devnarain XI (C)33000062.836
M van der Merwe XI 3210004–0.328
F van der Merwe XI 3120002–2.264
Terblanche XI 3030000–0.534
Source: CricketArchive [2]

Fixtures

6 September 2019
Scorecard
M van der Merwe XI
125/1 (13 overs)
v
F van der Merwe XI
95/9 (13 overs)
Lizelle Lee 92* (54)
Nadine de Klerk 1/19 (2 overs)
Tazmin Brits 15 (14)
Michaela Andrews 3/3 (3 overs)
M van der Merwe XI won by 30 runs
Irene Villagers Cricket Club Ground, Pretoria
  • M van der Merwe XI won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Match reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain.

6 September 2019
Scorecard
Terblanche XI
102/8 (20 overs)
v
Devnarain XI
104/4 (17.5 overs)
Palesa Mapoo 34* (31)
Nonkululeko Mlaba 3/18 (4 overs)
Mignon du Preez 35 (25)
Masabata Klaas 2/12 (3 overs)
Devnarain XI won by 6 wickets
Irene Villagers Cricket Club Ground, Pretoria
  • Terblanche XI won the toss and elected to bat.

7 September 2019
Scorecard
F van der Merwe XI
121 (19.5 overs)
v
Terblanche XI
109/5 (20 overs)
Trisha Chetty 49 (42)
Masabata Klaas 3/11 (4 overs)
Laura Wolvaardt 53 (48)
Nadine de Klerk 2/13 (4 overs)
F van der Merwe XI won by 12 runs
Irene Villagers Cricket Club Ground, Pretoria
  • Terblanche XI won the toss and elected to field.

7 September 2019
Scorecard
M van der Merwe XI
106/6 (20 overs)
v
Devnarain XI
107/1 (13.5 overs)
Michaela Kirk 20* (18)
Jane Winster 2/16 (4 overs)
Mignon du Preez 46* (28)
Michaela Andrews 1/28 (2.5 overs)
Devnarain XI won by 12 runs
Irene Villagers Cricket Club Ground, Pretoria
  • Devnarain XI won the toss and elected to field.

8 September 2019
Scorecard
Devnarain XI
193/1 (20 overs)
v
F van der Merwe XI
91 (19.1 overs)
Faye Tunnicliffe 106* (62)
Alyssa Elxlebben 1/26 (4 overs)
Robyn Searle 34 (19)
Eliz-Mari Marx 3/13 (3.1 overs)
Devnarain XI won by 102 runs
Irene Villagers Cricket Club Ground, Pretoria
  • F van der Merwe XI won the toss and elected to field.

8 September 2019
Scorecard
Terblanche XI
173/6 (20 overs)
v
M van der Merwe XI
176/4 (20 overs)
Laura Wolvaardt 110 (54)
Kgomotso Rapoo 2/35 (4 overs)
Suné Luus 82* (53)
Tatum le Roux 1/24 (3 overs)
M van der Merwe XI won by 6 wickets
Irene Villagers Cricket Club Ground, Pretoria
  • M van der Merwe XI won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatchesInningsRunsAverageHS100s50s
Laura Wolvaardt Terblanche XI 3318862.6611011
Lizelle Lee M van der Merwe XI 3313266.0092* 01
Mignon du Preez Devnarain XI 33125125.0046* 00
Faye Tunnicliffe Devnarain XI 3312160.50106* 10
Suné Luus M van der Merwe XI 339045.0082* 01

Source: CricketArchive [3]

Most wickets

PlayerTeamOversWicketsAverageBBI5w
Masabata Klaas Terblanche XI 11.069.833/110
Tumi Sekhukhune Devnarain XI 10.0510.802/70
Nonkululeko Mlaba Devnarain XI 12.0512.803/180
Kgomotso Rapoo M van der Merwe XI 6.0411.752/40
Michaela Andrews Coronations 7.5416.753/30

Source: CricketArchive [4]

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