DOL vs LIO – 8th Match

Commentary

End of Match!

Match Highlights:
Connor Esterhuizen: 203(332)
Delano Potgieter: 169(238)
Keshav Maharaj: 3/105
Sipho Potsane: 3/72

Dolphins389/10 (119 ov, RR 3.26)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tshepang Dithole c OR Seletswane b S Potsane	104	185	19	0	56.2
Romashan Pillay lbw b B Swanepoel	0	4	0	0	0.0
Slade Van Staden c J Richards b D Potgieter	19	29	2	1	65.5
Bryce Parsons c DA Hendricks b L Sipamla	42	108	5	0	38.9
Khaya Zondo b B Swanepoel	45	95	6	0	47.4
Hanu Viljoen lbw b CE Yusuf	63	136	9	0	46.3
Eathan Bosch c & b S Potsane	36	48	6	0	75.0
Keshav Maharaj (c)* Not out	43	52	6	1	82.7
Tristan Luus c D Potgieter b S Potsane	0	5	0	0	0.0
Okuhle Cele c DA Hendricks b M V Buuren	9	28	1	0	32.1
Semal Pillay b D Potgieter	10	33	2	0	30.3

Extras18 (b 8, lb 1, w 0, nb 9, p 0)

Total389/10 (119 ov · 56 fours, 2 sixes)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Codi Yusuf	29	7	73	1	2.51
Beyers Swanepoel	23	7	54	2	2.34
Lutho Sipamla	22	3	97	1	4.40
Delano Potgieter	20	3	68	2	3.40
Sipho Potsane	20	2	72	3	3.60
Dominic Hendricks	3	0	11	0	3.66
Mitchell Van Buuren	2	0	5	1	2.50

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Romashan Pillay 0 lbw b B Swanepoel	0-1	1.4
Slade Van Staden 19 c J Richards b D Potgieter	57-2	14.3
Bryce Parsons 42 c DA Hendricks b L Sipamla	159-3	49.2
Tshepang Dithole 104 c OR Seletswane b S Potsane	187-4	58.1
Khaya Zondo 45 b B Swanepoel	257-5	80.5
Semal Pillay 10 b D Potgieter	280-6	90.2
Eathan Bosch 36 c & b S Potsane	336-7	104.3
Hanu Viljoen 63 lbw b CE Yusuf	342-8	105.3
Tristan Luus 0 c D Potgieter b S Potsane	343-9	106.3
Okuhle Cele 9 c DA Hendricks b M V Buuren	389-10	118.6

Lions619/7 (163 ov, RR 3.79)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Joshua Richards b E Bosch	72	93	10	2	77.4
Dominic Hendricks (c) c H Viljoen b T Luus	55	98	7	0	56.1
Khaya Fakude c E Bosch b K Maharaj	0	6	0	0	0.0
Mitchell Van Buuren c E Bosch b K Maharaj	20	65	1	0	30.8
Onkgomoditse Seletswane c T Luus b K Maharaj	49	114	7	0	43.0
Connor Esterhuizen b B Parsons	203	332	27	2	61.1
Lutho Sipamla b O Cele	8	26	2	0	30.8
Delano Potgieter* Not out	169	238	13	6	71.0
Beyers Swanepoel* Not out	13	14	2	0	92.9

Extras30 (b 10, lb 10, w 2, nb 8, p 0)

Total619/7 (163 ov · 69 fours, 10 sixes)

Did not batCodi Yusuf, Sipho Potsane

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Eathan Bosch	19	3	78	1	4.10
Okuhle Cele	19	3	72	1	3.78
Keshav Maharaj	49	13	105	3	2.14
Tristan Luus	20	0	104	1	5.20
Bryce Parsons	31	1	125	1	4.03
Romashan Pillay	9	2	40	0	4.44
Semal Pillay	13	1	58	0	4.46
Tshepang Dithole	3	0	17	0	5.66

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Joshua Richards 72 b E Bosch	108-1	26.6
Khaya Fakude 0 c E Bosch b K Maharaj	119-2	29.2
Dominic Hendricks 55 c H Viljoen b T Luus	127-3	36.2
Mitchell Van Buuren 20 c E Bosch b K Maharaj	184-4	56.2
Onkgomoditse Seletswane 49 c T Luus b K Maharaj	228-5	71.6
Lutho Sipamla 8 b O Cele	249-6	80.4
Connor Esterhuizen 203 b B Parsons	579-7	157.4

Dolphins317/3 (68 ov, RR 4.66)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tshepang Dithole c C Esterhuizen b CE Yusuf	85	126	13	1	67.5
Romashan Pillay b D Potgieter	94	125	12	3	75.2
Slade Van Staden* Not out	77	86	15	0	89.5
Bryce Parsons c C Esterhuizen b CE Yusuf	0	1	0	0	0.0
Khaya Zondo* Not out	50	72	8	1	69.4

Extras11 (b 6, lb 2, w 1, nb 2, p 0)

Total317/3 (68 ov · 48 fours, 5 sixes)

Did not batHanu Viljoen, Semal Pillay, Eathan Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Tristan Luus, Okuhle Cele

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Codi Yusuf	12	2	39	2	3.25
Beyers Swanepoel	11	1	46	0	4.18
Sipho Potsane	19	2	102	0	5.36
Lutho Sipamla	12	2	53	0	4.41
Delano Potgieter	12	3	46	1	3.83
Mitchell Van Buuren	1	0	14	0	14.00
Dominic Hendricks	1	0	9	0	9.00

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Romashan Pillay 94 b D Potgieter	174-1	39.4
Tshepang Dithole 85 c C Esterhuizen b CE Yusuf	190-2	44.2
Bryce Parsons 0 c C Esterhuizen b CE Yusuf	190-3	44.3

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Playing XI

TD

Tshepang Dithole WKWK

RP

Romashan Pillay AR

SV

Slade Van Staden WKWK

Bryce Parsons AR

Khaya Zondo BAT

Hanu Viljoen WKWK

SP

Semal Pillay

Eathan Bosch BOWL

Keshav Maharaj CBOWL

TL

Tristan Luus BOWL

Okuhle Cele BOWL

MatchDolphins vs Lions, 8th Match

SeriesCSA 4 Day Series Division One

Date & timeWed, 8 Oct 2025 · 12:30 PM IST

VenueKingsmead, South Africa

TossDolphins won the toss and chose to bat

FormatFirst Class

UmpiresLubabalo Gcuma (South Africa), Dennis Smith (South Africa)

Match refereeClifford Isaacs (South Africa)

Pitch

PitchSlow & Dusty Pitch

BattingAverage

PaceAverage

SpinSlow Spin

Weather

Condition<nil>

Temp21°C

Humidity89%

Wind2.9 km/h

Rain chance20%

Which team will win?

Dolphins59%

Lions34%

Draw6%

32 votes