GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - The Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers will take on the Limpopo Impalas in their opening match of the Cricket South Africa Division 2 competition this weekend.

They will be determined to start the competition with a victory against a competitive Impalas outfit.

The Badgers will, however, travel to Polokwane without captain Yaseen Valli and Sintu Majiza, who are both injured.

The match will be played on Sunday 16 February.

The squad for the weekend is:

George van Heerden, Kelly Smuts, Kyle Jacobs, Luke Beaufort, Ruan Terblanche, Heath Richards, Keenan Vieira, Tyrece Karelse, Pheko Moletsane, Irvin Modimoakoane, Lifa Ntanzi, Khwezi Gumede, Thomas Kaber, Reagon Rhode, Liyabona Malife, Enathi Kitshini and Jarred Jardine.

The fixtures for the rest of the competition:

Badgers vs Mpumalanga Rhinos, Oudtshoorn (19 February)

Badgers vs Northern Cape, Kimberley (23 February)

Badgers vs SA Emerging, Pretoria (26 February)

Badgers vs Tuskers, Pietermaritzburg (1 March)

Badgers vs Eastern Storm, Oudtshoorn (5 March)

Badgers vs Eastern Cape Iianyathi (9 March)

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