Saints' u/19 girls stay unbeaten with a classy performance against Gimmies

Saints' u/19 girls' cricket team made a statement yesterday (Monday, 9 September) when they beat Potchefstroom Gimnasium by 79 runs in their own backyard. 🏏

Saints captain, Tshegofatso Monyela, made an unbeaten 74 (58 balls) to lead her team to an imposing score of 171/3. 🙌🤩

See more photos of the match here: (Photos: Wouter Pienaar)

This was Tshego's second consecutive half-century after also hitting 50 against Ikageng Hub last week.🏏💪

Saints' total proved too much for Gimmies as they could only teach 92/6 after 20 overs. Saints had the upper hand after dismissing two of their top players, Deidre Janse van Rensburg and Tlotlo Bogatsu early in the chase.

Off-spinner, Reabetswe Dithipe, took both of their wickets at the delight of her Saints team-mates.

Rea had a fantastic match taking 3 wickets for 16 runs, as well as hitting a composed 48 (38) with bat in hand.

Leanny Makusha (3/4) was also outstanding, with spin doing the trick for Saints in the middle overs.

This victory positions Saints firmly at the top of the table with two round-robin games to go.

Saints face Lichtenburg today in an away game and will want to keep the momentum going.