Action-packed cricket on the menu for Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium:
Durban – As the KwaZulu-Natal’s east coast basks in the mid-summer weather, the action at Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium is set to sizzle with a jam-packed schedule of both local and international cricket on the cards this February and March.
The action kicks off with the start of the Momentum One Day Cup this weekend as the Hollywoodbets Dolphins host the VKB Knights in their competition opener on Saturday morning to whet the appetites of the fans waiting for the touring England team to arrive.
The 7th of February will see the Standard Bank Proteas and world champions England lock horns at Kingsmead Stadium in the second of three Momentum One Day Internationals as the Proteas look to bounce back from their test series loss.
Durban and Kingsmead have always proven to be popular stops for English travelling supporters and following their exploits at the World Cup last year expect the fans and the Barmy Army to follow their side with passion.
Kingsmead has become somewhat of a fortress for the Proteas in 50 over cricket with seven wins in their previous eight games at the venue, one of which included the second highest successful run chase in limited overs cricket against Australia in 2016.
Local stars David Miller and Andile Phehlukwayo were instrumental in that victory and will be back in the green and gold on home turf again as they tackle Eoin Morgan and his team in what should be an exciting showdown.
The Proteas will return to Kingsmead a week later to face the same enemy, however this time it will be in a KFC T20 International.
Local fans will be in for a feast of international cricket over the next two weeks.
CEO of KZN Cricket Heinrich Strydom says the stadium is geared up to provide a memorable experience for spectators following a busy off-season of upgrades and refurbishments around the iconic cricketing arena.
“We have spent a lot of time recently upgrading areas of the stadium that will significantly improve the overall experience for the fans,” Strydom said.
“There have been major upgrades to the food courts in the northeast corner of the ground and Castle Corner as well as the introduction of a brand new viewing deck in the South Stand to offer a whole new perspective on the game.
“The upgrades to the stadium are exciting and we hope that the KZN cricket fans will join us in enjoying the new facilities at the stadium on Saturday ahead of the Proteas match against England next week.”
Tickets to both the Momentum One Day Cup and the two international matches are available at www.ticketpros.co.za.
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KZN Women continue their solid form:
Durban – The Hollywoodbets KZN Coastal Women’s side ended the weekend in style with a four-wicket victory over North West Women in the CSA Provincial Women’s T20 at Chatsworth Oval on Sunday.
The coin fell in favour of the hosts and they elected to bowl first.
The decision showed dividends as Jade de Figueiredo drew first blood, removing Anneke Bosch with only 33 runs on the board.
It was an inspired effort from de Figueiredo as she claimed her second wicket with only 15 runs added to the total.
North West Women were in tatters having lost two early wickets and the tide wasn’t about to turn for the visitors.
A display of good fielding from Ayanda Hlubi saw Esmeralda Olivier being run-out without troubling the scorers.
North West’s Tazmin Brits attempted to revive the inning but De Figueiredo had other plans as she combined with Nadine Moodley to remove Brits for 33 runs.
De Figueiredo continued to trouble the batters as picked up an impressive four wicket-haul with the scalp of Tanja Cronje, caught by Nicole de Klerk.
Dheyanka Naidoo, Kiara Fisher, and Asamkele Kawu picked up one wicket apiece as the North West side were bundled out for 77 in 16.5 overs.
In reply, KZN needed to score at under five runs to the over to pick up a well-deserved victory.
The hosts had an indifferent start losing both openers early, but a solid partnership of 31 runs from Dinesha Devnarain and Nicole de Klerk helped set the tone for the rest of the run-chase before they both fell with the score on 65.
Dheyanka Naidoo and De Figueredo saw the visitors home in the final over with four balls remaining.
On Saturday, the ladies clashed in the CSA Provincial One Day Competition where North West Women posted 208/7 in 50 overs.
Devnarain and de Klerk combined for a 57 run partnership but the visitors proved to be too strong for the KZN ladies, losing wickets regularly.
KZN Women fought their way to 118 all out with Devnarain notching up her 50 but it wasn’t enough as North West won by 90 runs.
The next assignment for the Hollywoodbets KZN Coastal Women is Northerns Women this coming weekend in Pretoria.
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