Final: Lions Women vs Western Province Women | Squads, Players to Watch, Live Streaming Details

The stage is set for a massive showdown at Kingsmead on March 15 as Lions and Western Province face off in the CSA Women Pro50 Series 2025-26 Final. Both teams have shown incredible consistency to get here, but their paths have been slightly different. The Lions come into this after a clinical run that saw them top the table. Meanwhile, Western Province had to fight their way through some close encounters, including a high-stakes clash against the Lions back in February where they held their nerve to win by a narrow margin.

Squads:

Lions Women’s Cricket Team

Nonkululeko Thabethe, Diara Ramlakan, Madison Landsman, Razeena Manack, Jenna Evans, Sunette Viljoen-Louw, Fay Cowling, Shabnim Ismail, Raisibe Ntozakhe, Ngomotso Rapoo, Relebohile Mkhize

Western Province Women’s Cricket Team

Babette de Leede, Caitlin Wyngaard, Faye Tunnicliffe, Jemma Botha, Kayla Reyneke, Kelsey Adams, Lara Goodall, Leah Jones, Nosipho Vezi, Saarah Smith, Tatum Le Roux, Yandiswa Mangele

Players to watch out:

Delmi Tucker

Delmi Tucker has been a consistent presence for Western Province, featuring in 10 matches and putting in the hard yards at the crease. She has accumulated 174 runs across 10 innings, often proving difficult to dismiss as shown by her unbeaten 40. While she is still hunting for that first half-century of the season, her strike rate of 65.41 and her ability to find the ropes 23 times have provided necessary stability to the middle order.

Jenna Evans

Jenna Evans has been a reliable run-getter for the Lions, appearing in 8 matches and making her presence felt with a total of 241 runs. Her season highlight is a sturdy 89, which anchors an impressive average of 34.42. She has shown great temperament by facing 428 deliveries so far, picking her gaps well to rotate strike while contributing 21 boundaries to the scoreboard.

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Miya Lalor

Miya Lalor has emerged as a genuine wicket-taking threat for Western Province, claiming 10 wickets in her 8 appearances this season. She has shown she can break games open, evidenced by her best figures of 4/23 and a healthy strike rate of 33.90. With 8 maiden overs to her name, she has managed to keep things tight while maintaining a disciplined economy rate of 3.89.

Raisibe Ntozakhe

Raisibe Ntozakhe has been incredibly efficient with the ball for the Lions, picking up 10 wickets in just 7 innings. Her ability to squeeze the opposition is clear from her exceptional average of 16.60 and a tidy economy of 3.32. She rarely gives anything away, and her best return of 3/22 highlights her knack for taking crucial wickets at the right moments.

Pitch:

The pitch at Kingsmead is traditionally a haven for fast bowlers. While it offers significant pace and bounce, modern limited-overs tracks here have become flatter, allowing for high-scoring games if batters can weather the initial movement. It is a bat-first venue, as the average first-innings score is typically higher than the second, and the surface can become slightly more difficult for chasing under lights.

Weather:

Expect partly sunny skies with a high of 27°C and a low of 22°C, along with a light 12 mph northeast wind and a 20% chance of rain. The conditions promise a complete and uninterrupted game of cricket.

Fantasy Playing XI:

Nonkululeko Thabethe, Jenna Evans, Sunette Viljoen-Louw, Fay Cowling, Shabnim Ismail, Raisibe Ntozakhe, Babette de Leede, Faye Tunnicliffe, Kayla Reyneke, Lara Goodall, Nosipho Vezi