Three hundreds light up first round of Hollywoodbets Pro50 action

Faye Tunnicliffe raises her bat after scoring a century for the YesPlay WP Cobras against the Garden Route Badgers in the HWB Pro50 in Cape Town. CSA

Faye Tunnicliffe, Nadine de Klerk and Laura Wolvaardt all recorded centuries to help guide their teams to opening weekend victories in the Hollywoodbets Pro50 on Saturday.

Getting the 2026/27 Hollywoodbets Pro Series campaign underway, the Fidelity Titans marched to an 86-run triumph over the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in Tshwane, while the YesPlay Western Province Cobras overcame their Western Cape rivals, the Garden Route Badgers, by 65 runs in Cape Town.

The other clash of the day between the newly-promoted Warriors and the DP World Lions was abandoned due to inclement weather in Gqeberha.

After losing the toss and being asked to bat first at the TUT Oval in Tshwane, the Titans had their national captain to thank for holding their innings together.

Wolvaardt struck an unbeaten 123* off 129 balls (13x4, 1x6) to help the home side post a competitive 228/8 in their 50 overs, despite three wickets apiece from Jade de Figueiredo (3/36) and Seshnie Naidu (3/39).

With ball in hand, the Pretoria side picked up Dolphins wickets at regular intervals. Off-spinner Paulinah Mashishi produced the best bowling display of the day with a return of four for 35 as the visitors were dismissed for 142 in 37 overs.

Nadine de Klerk brought up a hundred for the YesPlay WP Cobras against the Garden Route Badgers in the HWB Pro50 in Cape Town. CSA

In a high-scoring affair at the YesPlay Newlands Stadium in Cape Town, the Cobras batters enjoyed a productive day out, posting 349/4 in their allotted 50 overs after being put into bat.

Tunnicliffe top-scored with a mammoth 171 off 131 deliveries (19x4, 5x6), sharing a 210-run partnership with Nadine de Klerk, who also raised her bat for a superb 101 off 108 balls (9x4, 3x6).

In defence of their total, Nosipho Vezi (3/65) and Sinelethu Yaso (2/43) were the standout bowlers for the Cobras as they restricted the Badgers to 284/9 to seal a 65-run victory, despite half-centuries from Babette de Leede (62 off 61 balls; 6x4, 1x6) and Nicolien Janse van Rensburg (54 off 41 balls; 7x4).

The opening weekend of the Pro Series continues on Sunday with the start of the Hollywoodbets Pro20 competition. All the action will be live on Cricket South Africa’s YouTube channel

Laura Wolvaardt celebrates her century for the Fidelity Titans against the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in the HWB Pro50 in Tshwane. CSA

Results - Hollywoodbets Pro50 | Week 1

Fidelity Titans beat Hollywoodbets Dolphins by 86 runs

Titans: 228/8 after 50 overs; L Wolvaardt 123* (129), S Luus 30 (59); J de Figueiredo 3/36, S Naidu 3/39

Dolphins: 142 all out after 37 overs; N Shangase 44 (57), N Mlaba 22* (22); P Mashishi 4/35, A Mngwenya 2/16

YesPlay Western Province Cobras beat Garden Route Badgers by 65 runs

Cobras: 349/4 after 50 overs; F Tunnicliffe 171 (131), N de Klerk 101 (108); Z Kula 2/45, J Winter 1/58

Garden Route Badgers: 284/9 after 50 overs; B de Leede 62 (61), N Janse van Rensburg 54 (41); N Vezi 3/65, S Yaso 2/43

Match abandoned due to inclement weather

Lions: DNB

Warriors: DNB

Fixtures - Hollywoodbets Pro20 | Sunday at 10am

YesPlay Western Province Cobras v Garden Route Badgers (YesPlay Newlands Cape Town)

Warriors v DP World Lions (Dafabet St George’s Park, Gqeberha)

Fidelity Titans v Hollywoodbets Dolphins (TUT Oval, Tshwane)