Dolphins Women defeated Eastern Province Women by 63 runs in the fifth match of the CSA Women Pro20 Series at Kingsmead, Durban, on October 18, 2026. After winning the toss, Dolphins chose to bat and scored 179/7 in 20 overs. Eastern Province needed 180 to win but finished on 116/6 after its full 20 overs. Dolphins earned five points, while Eastern Province received none. Dolphins built a strong total and restricted the chase.
Alexandra Candler and Yasmeen Khan gave Dolphins a strong start. Candler scored 44 from 34 balls, hitting five fours, while Khan made 37 from 24 deliveries with seven fours. Their runs helped Dolphins build a solid platform in the opening overs. Elandri Janse van Rensburg then added 25 from 25 balls, including three fours, keeping the score moving through the middle overs.
Captain Nondumiso Shangase provided the main push, scoring 52 from 28 balls. She struck nine fours at a strike rate of 185.71, helping Dolphins finish at 179/7. Asakhe Nyovane added four from two balls, while Asamkele Kawu scored four from four deliveries. Zintle Mali remained not out on one from two balls, and Nonkululeko Mlaba was run out for zero from one delivery. Dolphins added one leg bye and 11 wides.
Eastern Province’s bowlers took wickets but could not stop Dolphins from posting a competitive total. R Maharaj claimed 2/37 in four overs, while Jana Nell took 2/23 from three. Alyssa Erxleben finished with 1/37 in three overs, and Christelle van der Schyff took 1/18 in three. Nthabiseng Nini conceded 27 runs in three overs without a wicket, while A Adonisi gave away 36 in four overs. Dolphins’ run rate was 8.95.
Eastern Province’s chase began with wickets falling before the team could settle. Jana Nell scored nine from 11 balls before Alexandra Candler bowled her. Captain and wicketkeeper Zizipo Mdebuka made six from six deliveries before being run out. Christelle van der Schyff scored seven from eight balls before being bowled by Nobulumko Baneti. Palesa Mapoo made 17 from 30 balls, including two fours, before being caught by Nondumiso Shangase off Seshnie Naidu’s bowling. These early wickets put pressure on the chase.
Kwanga Pinini was Eastern Province’s top scorer with 32 from 33 balls, hitting five fours before being caught by Naidu off Shangase. Sarah Barber was bowled by Nonkululeko Mlaba for zero from three balls. Alyssa Erxleben remained unbeaten on 28 from 20 deliveries, with five fours, while S Koloi finished not out on 10 from nine balls with two fours. Eastern Province scored seven extras: two byes, one leg bye and four wides. The team ended on 116/6 at a run rate of 5.80.
Dolphins’ bowlers shared the wickets and kept the scoring down. Nonkululeko Mlaba took 1/15 in four overs, Alexandra Candler claimed 1/14 in three, and Nobulumko Baneti returned 1/21 in four. Seshnie Naidu took one wicket for 11 runs in her only over, while captain Nondumiso Shangase finished with 1/29 in four overs. Ayanda Hlubi conceded 10 runs in two overs, and Zintle Mali gave away 13 in two; neither took a wicket. Eastern Province finished 63 runs short.
In the CSA Women Pro20 Series table, Dolphins Women are second with five points from two matches, one win and one loss, and a net run rate of +1.158. Eastern Province Women are sixth with two points from two matches, no wins, one loss and one no-result, and a net run rate of −3.150. Dolphins earned five points from this match, while Eastern Province gained none. Shangase’s half-century and bowling effort secured a 63-run victory in Durban.