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Blessing Malinganiza
Sports Reporter
LADY CHEVRONS’ players Sharne Myers and Modester Mupachikwa showed their class as they powered North-erns to a 10-wicket victory over the Southerns during the opening day of the regional games at Old Hararians Sports Club yesterday.
The two regional teams are set to clash in three 50-over matches in preparation for the upcoming bilateral series against the United States of America which starts next week.
The regional games will be used as national team selection.
The Southerns were sent in to bat first after losing the toss and were restricted to 129 runs in 36 overs.
Christabel Chatonzwa led with the ball for the Northerns as she claimed a fiver while Olinda Chare and Audrey Madzishaya each claimed two wickets apiece. Nomvelo Sibanda picked up a wicket as the hosts bowled out their Southern counterparts.
The Northerns struck as early as the first over when Natasha Mthomba was caught out by Chatonzwa off a Sibanda delivery.
Despite the early set-back the Southern managed to get back into the game before the Northerns claimed their second wicket of the day in the 14th over through Madzishaya.
The dismissal opened the floodgates for the Southerns as they went on to lose eight more wickets in 22 overs with Chatonzwa claiming five wickets.
Only four batters managed double figures for the Southerns with Chipo Tiripano-Mugeri topping the scorers with a score of 46.
Josephine Nkomo was the second-highest scorer for the Southerns with 13 runs while Nyasha Gwanzura and Adelle Zimunu scored 13 and 10 runs respectively.
The rest of the squad failed to record double figures.
With a target of 130 runs, Northerns hardly broke a sweat during their chase.
Northerns opening pair of Myers and Mupachikwa chased down the target with unbeaten 75 and 43 runs respectively as Northerns lost just one wicket.
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