GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - The Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers Colts team recently had mixed success against their Boland opponents in the Cricket SA Provincial Colts competition.

In a series of matches that was hosted at Boland Park in Paarl, the Boland won the three-day match from the last ball of the match after they successfully chased a target of 176 runs from 35 overs with two wickets still in hand.

Hayden Sweet, the skipper of the Badgers, excelled with the bat with contributions of 80 runs in both the first and second innings. Liyabona Malife (6/91) and (3/47) bagged nine wickets in the match.

In the 50-over match of Sunday, the Badgers amassed 257/7 thanks to half-centuries by Matthew Christensen (89) and Heath Richards (55). 

Thanks to a match-winning bowling performance by Grant Esau (3/29) and Malife (4/49), the Boland was dismissed for 176 runs as the Badgers won by 81 runs.

The summarised scorecards are:

Three Day match

GARDEN ROUTE BADGERS COLTS 1st innings 221 all out

(Mark Andrianatos 52, Hayden Sweet 80, Ethan Cunningham 2/32, Adrian du Toit 4/71, Boago Gaoraelwe 2/27)

2nd innings 235 (Hayden Sweet 80, Heath Richards 46, Liabona Malife 28, Thurstin Murphy 26, Ethan Cunningham 2/42, Lehan Botha 2/47, Boago Gaoraelwe 3/50)

BOLAND COLTS 1st innings 281 all out (David Christie 62, Kent Goedeke 112, Adrian du Toit 33, Enathi Kitshini 2/63, Liyabona Malife 6/91)

2nd innings 176/8 (Kent Goedeke 38, Lehan Botha 36, Riaz Palekar 50, Enathi Kitshini 3/64, Liyabona Malife 3/47)

Boland Colts won by 2 wickets.

One-Day match

GARDEN ROUTE BADGERS COLTS 257/7 – 50 overs (Mark Andrianatos 32, Matthew Christensen 89, Heath Richards 55, Imraan Manack 3/58, Adrian du Toit 2/29)

BOLAND COLTS 176 all out – 37.5 overs (Kent Goedeke 32, Lehan Botha 45, Riaz Palekar 57, Grant Esau 3/29, Mesuli Vuba 2/32, Liyabona Malife 4/49)

Garden Route Badgers Colts won by 81 runs.

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