The Border women's cricket team is the women's representative

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team for the

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n region of

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. They compete in the Women's Provincial Programme and the

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History

Border Women first appeared in the

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in the 1951–52 season, playing in the tournament until the 1975–76 season. They next appeared in the Women's Inter-Provincial Trophy in 1997–98, and have played in the tournament ever since. Their best finish came in the 2004–05 season, when they reached the final, but lost to

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by 64 runs. In more recent years, they gained promotion to the top tier of the tournament in the 2016–17 season after going unbeaten in the initial group stage before finishing 5th in the knockout rounds. They were relegated in the 2018–19 season, before immediately regaining promotion the following season, then being relegated again in

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. They have also competed in the

since its inception in 2012–13. They achieved their best finish in that season, topping Group B to qualify for the knockout stages, where they lost in the semi-final but won the third-place play-off.

Players

Current squad

Based on squad announced for the 2021–22 season. Players in bold have international caps.

Notable players

Players who have played for Border and played internationally are listed below, in order of first international appearance (given in brackets): * Nolu Ndzundzu (2000) * Shafeeqa Pillay (2004) *

Angelique Taai Angelique Samantha Taai (born 31 March 1987) is a South African former cricketer and current cricket coach. She played as a right-arm medium-fast bowler and right-handed batter, as well as occasionally keeping wicket. She appeared in 13 One Da ...

(2005) *

Moseline Daniels Moseline Daniels (born 1 February 1990) is a South African cricketer who plays as a left-arm medium bowler. She played 33 One Day Internationals and 40 Twenty20 Internationals for South Africa between 2010 and 2019. In March 2018, she was one ...

(2010) * Akhona Nyiki (2011) *

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(2012) *

Sinalo Jafta Sinalo Jafta (born 22 December 1994) is a South African professional cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She made her Women's One Day International cricket (WODI) debut against New Zealand on 22 October 2016. In Apri ...

(2016) * Anneke Bosch (2016) *

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(2018)

Honours

* CSA Women's Provincial Programme: ** Winners (0): ** ''Best finish:'' Runners-up (2004–05) *

: ** Winners (0): ** ''Best finish:'' 3rd (2012–13)

References