2022–23 Women's T20 Super League

The 2022–23 Women's T20 Super League was the fourth edition of the Women's T20 Super League competition, that took place in South Africa. It took place from 12 to 16 December 2022, with 4 teams competing: three composite teams of the best players in South Africa, and the South Africa Under-19 team for the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup.[1] With five matches abandoned due to rain, no overall winner was declared for the competition. Starlights topped the group standings, winning all of their completed matches.[2]

2022–23 Women's T20 Super League
Dates12 – 16 December 2022
Administrator(s)Cricket South Africa
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsNone
Participants4
Matches12
Most runsSuné Luus (123)
Most wicketsNadine de Klerk (6)

Competition format

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The four teams played each other twice in a double round-robin, therefore playing six matches. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format. All matches were played at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town.[1]

The league worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:

Win: 2 points.
Tie: 1 point.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 1 point.

Squads

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The squads for Coronations, Starlights and Thistles were announced on 25 November 2022, whilst the South Africa Under-19 squad was announced on 6 December 2022.[1][3]

Coronations
Coach: Martelize van der Merwe
South Africa Under-19s
Coach: Dinesha Devnarain
Starlights
Coach: Claire Terblanche
Thistles
Coach: Yolandi van der Westhuizen
  • Oluhle Siyo (c)
  • Jemma Botha
  • Jenna Evans
  • Ayanda Hlubi
  • Elandri Janse van Rensburg
  • Madison Landsman
  • Monalisa Legodi
  • Simone Lourens
  • Karabo Meso
  • Refilwe Moncho
  • Seshnie Naldu
  • Nthablseng Nini
  • Diara Ramlakan
  • Kayla Reyneke
  • Mlane Smit
  • Anica Swart
  • Caitlin Wyngaard

Points table

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Team Pld W L T NR A Pts NRR
Starlights[a] 6 4 0 0 0 2 10 +1.343
Coronations 6 2 1 0 1 2 7 +0.770
Thistles 6 1 2 0 2 1 5 +0.926
South Africa Under-19s 6 0 4 0 1 1 2 –2.604

Fixtures

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12 December 2022
Scorecard
South Africa Under-19s
82/7 (20 overs)
v
Starlights
83/1 (13.1 overs)
Karabo Meso 36* (39)
Khayakazi Mathe 2/7 (2 overs)
Dane van Niekerk 50* (47)
Refilwe Moncho 1/12 (2 overs)
Starlights won by 9 wickets
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
  • Starlights won the toss and elected to field.

12 December 2022
Scorecard
Thistles
89/8 (20 overs)
v
Coronations
1/0 (0.3 overs)
Micaela Andrews 19 (31)
Ayabonga Khaka 3/15 (4 overs)
  • Thistles won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.

12 December 2022
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

13 December 2022
Scorecard
Starlights
108/8 (20 overs)
v
Coronations
106/5 (20 overs)
Izel Cilliers 34* (36)
Nadine de Klerk 3/23 (4 overs)
Kirstie Thomson 51 (52)
Masabata Klaas 1/16 (4 overs)
Starlights won by 2 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
  • Coronations won the toss and elected to field.

13 December 2022
Scorecard
South Africa Under-19s
46 (15.5 overs)
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Thistles
49/0 (6.5 overs)
Anica Swart 13 (16)
Nonkululeko Mlaba 3/0 (2 overs)
Thistles won by 10 wickets
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
  • South Africa Under-19s won the toss and elected to bat.

13 December 2022
Scorecard
Coronations
112/4 (20 overs)
v
Nadine de Klerk 31 (29)
Seshnie Naidu 2/14 (4 overs)
Caitlin Wyngaard 22* (28)
Tabitha le Grange 3/15 (4 overs)
Coronations won by 34 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
  • South Africa Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.

15 December 2022
Scorecard
Thistles
106/5 (20 overs)
v
Coronations
108/3 (17.5 overs)
Sunette Viljoen 28 (33)
Kirstie Thomson 1/9 (2 overs)
Suné Luus 57*
Eliz-Mari Marx 2/19 (3.5 overs)
Coronations won by 7 wickets
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
  • Coronations won the toss and elected to field.

15 December 2022
Scorecard
Thistles
129/9 (20 overs)
v
Starlights
132/2 (17.5 overs)
Eliz-Mari Marx 56 (42)
Khayakazi Mathe 3/20 (4 overs)
Tazmin Brits 49* (47)
Eliz-Mari Marx 1/17 (3 overs)
Starlights won by 8 wickets
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
  • Starlighs won the toss and elected to field.

15 December 2022
Scorecard
Starlights
138/5 (20 overs)
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South Africa Under-19s
95/7 (20 overs)
Delmi Tucker 69* (52)
Caitlin Wyngaard 2/21 (4 overs)
Karabo Meso 21 (27)
Kgomotso Rapoo 3/22 (4 overs)
Starlights won by 43 runs
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
  • South Africa Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.

16 December 2022
Scorecard
Thistles
155/4 (20 overs)
v
Sunette Viljoen 66 (48)
Seshnie Naidu 2/31 (4 overs)
  • South Africa Under-19s won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play possible due to rain.

16 December 2022
v
  • No toss.
  • No play possible due to rain.

16 December 2022
v
  • No toss.
  • No play possible due to rain.

Notes

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  1. ^ Despite finishing top of the table, Starlights were not crowned champions due to the lack of matches completed due to rain.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "WSL 4.0 Squads and Fixtures: Star-Studded Lineups and Triple Headers". Cricket South Africa. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Rain brings a premature end to Women's Super League". Super Sport. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  3. ^ "South Africa's Squad for the U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023 Announced". Female Cricket. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.