Amogelang Maphangula found her best form to guide the Eastern Waves to a 3-0 clean sweep of the WJPL as her 43 not-out finished off the Western Eagles.

The win was set up by some outstanding bowling by the Waves captain, Ahilya Chandel, and Hong Kong captain Kary Chan, who conceded just 13 runs from their eight overs.

They were backed up by Jess Adams who collected another two wickets, taking her tally to nine for the tournament, which would later see her earn the tournament best bowler award.

A total of 70 for nine from 20 overs always seemed below par, and that was only reached thanks to a battling 17 from Emmerson Filsell coming in at number seven. 

Maphangula looked like she was batting on a different pitch as she struck five boundaries, including two sumptuous cover drives, in a 33-ball innings that took the team home with nine overs to spare, denying her the chance of an even bigger score. 

The Eagles did not give up easily and fought hard to take wickets, the highlight being a scarcely believable delivery from leg-spinner Erika Toguchi-Quinn to knock over Jess Adams and give some hope at 50 for four, only for Maphangula to take the game away in the following over delivered by compatriot Gandhi Jafta.

A win by six-wickets confirmed the overall dominance of the Eastern Waves, which was also reflected in the individual awards. Along with teammate Jess Adams collecting the best bowler award, Kary Chan won both best batter and tournament MVP with 89 runs and five wickets across the three match series.

Match Summary

Western Eagles: 70 for nine, (Filsell 17, Chandel two for four), lost to Eastern Waves: 71 for four (Maphangula 43*), by six wickets.

Tournament Awards

• Best Batter: Ka Ying (Kary) Chan (89 runs @ 29.67)
• Best Bowler: Jess Adams (nine wickets at 4.00)

Most Valuable Player: Ka Ying (Kary) Chan (89 runs @ 29.67 and five wickets at 6.20)