BOL vs NWD – 25th Match

Commentary

End of Match! Boland win by 5 wkts

Match Highlights:
Gavin Kaplan: 144(201)
Lehan Botha: 139(189)
Caleb Seleka: 6/99
Aviwe Mgijima: 5/97

North West Dragons 1st434/10 (115.4 ov, RR 3.75)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Lesiba Ngoepe (c) b KJ Dudgeon	77	105	8	3	73.3
Meeka Eel Prince lbw b SV Berg	64	129	6	1	49.6
Diego Rosier c G Kaplan b S Mahima	22	34	4	0	64.7
Rubin Hermann b A Mgijima	42	39	6	2	107.7
Dian Forrester* Not out	123	188	6	5	65.4
Ruan de Swardt b A Mgijima	24	48	2	0	50.0
Ludwich Schuld b A Mgijima	0	26	0	0	0.0
Jade de Klerk c C Fortuin b L Botha	47	98	6	0	48.0
Caleb Seleka c L Botha b A Mgijima	15	26	2	0	57.7
Shimane Alfred Mothoa lbw b A Mgijima	0	1	0	0	0.0
Carl Fryer runout (A Mgijima / G Kaplan)	2	5	0	0	40.0

Extras18 (b 9, lb 3, w 1, nb 5, p 0)

Total434/10 (115.4 ov · 40 fours, 11 sixes)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Glenton Stuurman	17	3	42	0	2.47
Keith Dudgeon	18	4	60	1	3.33
Jevano Baron	10	1	54	0	5.40
Siyabonga Mahima	23	1	90	1	3.91
Shaun von Berg	19	2	62	1	3.26
Aviwe Mgijima	26.4	3	97	5	3.63
Lehan Botha	2	0	17	1	8.50

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Lesiba Ngoepe 77 b KJ Dudgeon	148-1	37.3
Meeka Eel Prince 64 lbw b SV Berg	164-2	42.1
Diego Rosier 22 c G Kaplan b S Mahima	209-3	48.4
Rubin Hermann 42 b A Mgijima	217-4	51.6
Ruan de Swardt 24 b A Mgijima	281-5	67.3
Ludwich Schuld 0 b A Mgijima	287-6	73.4
Jade de Klerk 47 c C Fortuin b L Botha	388-7	104.4
Caleb Seleka 15 c L Botha b A Mgijima	420-8	111.5
Shimane Alfred Mothoa 0 lbw b A Mgijima	420-9	111.6
Carl Fryer 2 runout (A Mgijima / G Kaplan)	434-10	115.4

Boland 1st416/10 (120.5 ov, RR 3.44)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Blayde Capell lbw b C Seleka	77	128	13	0	60.2
Gavin Kaplan c R de Swardt b C Seleka	31	92	4	0	33.7
Aviwe Mgijima c & b C Seleka	13	39	1	0	33.3
Lehan Botha c RA Herman b C Fryer	139	189	16	5	73.5
Jhedli van Briesies c ME Prince b R de Swardt	17	38	1	0	44.7
Clyde Fortuin (c) c R de Swardt b C Seleka	66	132	7	3	50.0
Shaun von Berg c RA Herman b C Fryer	0	2	0	0	0.0
Keith Dudgeon b C Seleka	0	6	0	0	0.0
Jevano Baron c RA Herman b D Forrester	27	59	4	0	45.8
Glenton Stuurman lbw b C Seleka	0	1	0	0	0.0
Siyabonga Mahima* Not out	26	53	4	0	49.1

Extras20 (b 2, lb 4, w 0, nb 14, p 0)

Total416/10 (120.5 ov · 50 fours, 8 sixes)

Did not batImran Manack

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Ruan de Swardt	15	4	53	1	3.53
Dian Forrester	12.5	3	36	1	2.80
Shimane Alfred Mothoa	14	4	47	0	3.35
Caleb Seleka	36	7	99	6	2.75
Carl Fryer	16	1	78	2	4.87
Jade de Klerk	23	4	76	0	3.30
Diego Rosier	3	0	16	0	5.33
Lesiba Ngoepe	1	0	5	0	5.00

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Gavin Kaplan 31 c R de Swardt b C Seleka	96-1	31.5
Blayde Capell 77 lbw b C Seleka	119-2	39.4
Aviwe Mgijima 13 c & b C Seleka	140-3	46.4
Jhedli van Briesies 17 c ME Prince b R de Swardt	211-4	59.2
Lehan Botha 139 c RA Herman b C Fryer	355-5	100.2
Shaun von Berg 0 c RA Herman b C Fryer	355-6	100.4
Keith Dudgeon 0 b C Seleka	360-7	101.5
Clyde Fortuin 66 c R de Swardt b C Seleka	361-8	103.1
Glenton Stuurman 0 lbw b C Seleka	361-9	103.2
Jevano Baron 27 c RA Herman b D Forrester	416-10	120.5

North West Dragons 2nd304/9 (73.4 ov, RR 4.12)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Lesiba Ngoepe (c) c SV Berg b I Manack	90	127	8	0	70.9
Meeka Eel Prince c A Mgijima b SV Berg	21	23	2	0	91.3
Diego Rosier c C Fortuin b I Manack	39	76	3	0	51.3
Rubin Hermann c J Briesies b SV Berg	101	135	2	5	74.8
Dian Forrester c J Briesies b A Mgijima	22	35	1	0	62.9
Ruan de Swardt lbw b I Manack	5	7	0	0	71.4
Ludwich Schuld c SV Berg b A Mgijima	0	5	0	0	0.0
Jade de Klerk c L Botha b A Mgijima	16	24	2	0	66.7
Caleb Seleka c L Botha b A Mgijima	4	9	0	0	44.4
Shimane Alfred Mothoa* Not out	3	2	0	0	150.0

Extras3 (b 0, lb 1, w 1, nb 1, p 0)

Total304/9 (73.4 ov · 18 fours, 5 sixes)

Did not batCarl Fryer

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Glenton Stuurman	6	0	36	0	6.00
Keith Dudgeon	8	0	44	0	5.50
Shaun von Berg	20.4	0	58	2	2.80
Jevano Baron	3	0	17	0	5.66
Aviwe Mgijima	19	1	76	4	4.00
Imran Manack	17	0	72	3	4.23

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Meeka Eel Prince 21 c A Mgijima b SV Berg	47-1	8.1
Diego Rosier 39 c C Fortuin b I Manack	130-2	31.3
Lesiba Ngoepe 90 c SV Berg b I Manack	187-3	47.6
Dian Forrester 22 c J Briesies b A Mgijima	232-4	58.4
Ruan de Swardt 5 lbw b I Manack	247-5	61.4
Ludwich Schuld 0 c SV Berg b A Mgijima	248-6	62.5
Jade de Klerk 16 c L Botha b A Mgijima	292-7	70.5
Caleb Seleka 4 c L Botha b A Mgijima	298-8	72.5
Rubin Hermann 101 c J Briesies b SV Berg	304-9	73.4

Boland 2nd323/5 (68.2 ov, RR 4.72)

Batter	R	B	4s	SR
Blayde Capell c empty & b R de Swardt	63	96	9	65.6
Gavin Kaplan* Not out	144	201	18	71.6
Aviwe Mgijima c C Seleka b D Forrester	32	50	5	64.0
Lehan Botha c empty & b R de Swardt	18	21	2	85.7
Jhedli van Briesies c JD Klerk b D Forrester	47	42	6	111.9
Clyde Fortuin (c) c RA Herman b D Forrester	0	2	0	0.0
Shaun von Berg* Not out	9	5	1	180.0

Extras10 (b 1, lb 1, w 1, nb 7, p 0)

Total323/5 (68.2 ov · 41 fours, 0 sixes)

Did not batKeith Dudgeon, Jevano Baron, Glenton Stuurman, Siyabonga Mahima, Imran Manack

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Ruan de Swardt	19	1	89	2	4.68
Caleb Seleka	9	1	31	0	3.44
Dian Forrester	10.2	1	54	3	5.22
Carl Fryer	11	0	53	0	4.81
Shimane Alfred Mothoa	9	0	48	0	5.33
Jade de Klerk	10	0	46	0	4.60

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Blayde Capell 63 c empty & b R de Swardt	137-1	32.6
Aviwe Mgijima 32 c C Seleka b D Forrester	209-2	49.5
Lehan Botha 18 c empty & b R de Swardt	237-3	55.1
Jhedli van Briesies 47 c JD Klerk b D Forrester	306-4	66.3
Clyde Fortuin 0 c RA Herman b D Forrester	306-5	66.5

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Playing XI

BC

Blayde Capell WKWK

GK

Gavin Kaplan WKWK

Aviwe Mgijima AR

Lehan Botha BOWL

JV

Jhedli van Briesies BAT

Clyde Fortuin CWK

Shaun von Berg AR

Keith Dudgeon BOWL

JB

Jevano Baron AR

GS

Glenton Stuurman BOWL

SM

Siyabonga Mahima BOWL

Imran Manack BOWL

MatchBoland vs North West, 25th Match

SeriesCSA 4 Day Series Division One

Date & timeMon, 9 Feb 2026 · 1:30 PM IST

VenueBoland Park, South Africa

TossNorth West Dragons won the toss and chose to bat

FormatFirst Class

UmpiresArno Jacobs (South Africa), Andre Olivier (South Africa)

Match refereeLaurance Willemse (South Africa)

Pitch

PitchFast & Bounce

BattingAverage

PacePace & Bounce

SpinAverage

Weather

Condition<nil>

Temp19°C

Humidity74%

Wind6.3 km/h

Rain chance0%

Which team will win?

Boland44%

North West Dragons56%

Draw0%

18 votes