A seven-run difference separated Western Province Women and Lions Women in the sixth match of the CSA Women Pro20 Series at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on October 18, 2026. Western Province finished with 133/7, while Lions managed 126/7 in reply. Captain Leah Jones scored 53 from 54 balls, giving her side a steady base after early wickets. The result earned Western Province four points, while Lions received none.
The innings began badly for Western Province, with Faye Tunnicliffe caught by Tazmin Brits off Shabnim Ismail on the first ball. Ismail soon removed Nadine de Klerk, who made four before wicketkeeper Neo Molefe took the catch. Kayla Reyneke scored one from six balls before Molefe caught her off Ismail too. Western Province were 10/3, and Jones had to help settle the innings. Lara Goodall joined her as the team looked to recover.
Goodall scored 16 from 22 balls, including two fours, before Karabo Meso ran her out. Jones then kept the score moving, striking seven fours during her 53-run innings from 54 deliveries. Her stay ended when Chloe Tryon caught her off Sarah Nettleton. Oluhle Siyo contributed 16 from 12 balls, hitting one four and one six, but Cowling caught her off Nettleton. Delmi Tucker added 18 from 10 balls, with three fours, before Meso was involved in another run-out.
At the end, Mieke de Ridder was unbeaten on 11 from nine balls, and Yandiswa Mangele made two not out from three deliveries. Western Province posted 133/7 in 20 overs, with 12 extras: one no-ball and 11 wides. Ismail returned 3/18 from four overs, and Nettleton took 2/21 in three. Relebohile Mkhize conceded 21 in three overs, Tryon gave away 21 in four, and captain Raisibe Ntozakhe allowed 27 in four. Lean Swanepoel conceded 19 in one over, including a no-ball, while Cowling gave away six.
Lions began their chase of 134 but soon had to rebuild as wickets fell. Karabo Meso made six from 14 balls before Oluhle Siyo caught her off Leah Jones. Tazmin Brits also scored six, taking 15 balls, before substitute S Yaso caught her off Nadine de Klerk. Tryon brought some pace with 16 from 13 deliveries, including two fours and a six, but was run out by Faye Tunnicliffe and wicketkeeper de Ridder. At 31/3, Lions needed a strong partnership to keep the target within reach.
Sunette Viljoen and Fay Cowling offered resistance through the middle overs. Viljoen stayed until the end, scoring 41 not out from 41 balls with five fours. Cowling struck four fours and a six in her 32 from 21 balls before de Klerk caught her off Siyo. Ismail hit a four and a six while making 12 from six balls, but Kayla Reyneke had her stumped by de Ridder. Sarah Nettleton was run out for zero from one delivery. Captain Ntozakhe made six from seven balls before Leah Jones caught her off Siyo, while Swanepoel ended unbeaten on five from two balls.
Lions finished on 126/7, scoring at 6.30 runs per over. Jones took 1/16 in four overs, including a maiden, and Siyo claimed 2/30. De Klerk finished with 1/15, Reyneke took 1/23 in three overs, N Vezi Kbw conceded 24 in three without a wicket, and Tucker gave away 18 in two. Western Province Women stand fourth with four points from two matches and a net run rate of −0.125. Lions Women are fifth with two points from three matches and a net run rate of −2.354. Jones’ innings helped Western Province set a defendable total, and their bowlers held Lions seven runs short until the final ball.