MPR vs KNT – 21st Match

Commentary

End of Match! Knights win by 9 wickets

Match Highlights:
Gihahn Cloete: 93(65)
Ross Boast: 81(128)
Tiaan van Vuuren: 5/63
Tiaan van Vuuren: 4/28

Mpumalanga 1st179/10 (58.5 ov, RR 3.04)

Batter	R	B	4s	SR
Karabo Mogotsi c GL Cloete b R Boast	13	41	2	31.7
Zakir Kathrada c S Fledermaus b S Langa	16	43	3	37.2
Muhammed Mayet (c) b DL Piedt	14	44	2	31.8
Benjamin van Niekerk lbw b MP Siboto	15	19	2	78.9
Yassar Cook c T van Vuuren b MP Siboto	4	9	1	44.4
Aubrey Swanepoel b T van Vuuren	51	87	9	58.6
Luco Van Der Walt c GL Cloete b T van Vuuren	7	20	1	35.0
Bryn Brokensha c I Dikgale b S Fledermaus	45	75	7	60.0
Jon Hinrichsen c S Langa b T van Vuuren	0	3	0	0.0
Tetelo Maphaka* Not out	8	8	2	100.0
Themba Maupa c GL Cloete b T van Vuuren	0	4	0	0.0

Extras6 (b 2, lb 1, w 3, nb 0, p 0)

Total179/10 (58.5 ov · 29 fours, 0 sixes)

Did not batKurtlyn Mannikam

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Tiaan van Vuuren	11.5	3	28	4	2.36
Malusi Siboto	13	4	28	2	2.15
Sithembile Langa	10	2	30	1	3.00
Ross Boast	9	1	43	1	4.77
Dane Piedt	12	2	25	1	2.08
Seth Fledermaus	3	0	22	1	7.33

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Zakir Kathrada 16 c S Fledermaus b S Langa	28-1	12.4
Karabo Mogotsi 13 c GL Cloete b R Boast	30-2	15.2
Benjamin van Niekerk 15 lbw b MP Siboto	57-3	22.5
Muhammed Mayet 14 b DL Piedt	63-4	25.3
Yassar Cook 4 c T van Vuuren b MP Siboto	65-5	26.4
Luco Van Der Walt 7 c GL Cloete b T van Vuuren	87-6	35.1
Jon Hinrichsen 0 c S Langa b T van Vuuren	88-7	35.4
Bryn Brokensha 45 c I Dikgale b S Fledermaus	166-8	54.6
Aubrey Swanepoel 51 b T van Vuuren	179-9	58.1
Themba Maupa 0 c GL Cloete b T van Vuuren	179-10	58.5

Knights 1st282/10 (80.4 ov, RR 3.49)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Isaac Dikgale c Z Kathrada b T Maupa	15	27	3	0	55.6
Gihahn Cloete c Z Kathrada b B Brokensha	35	39	7	0	89.7
Patrick Botha b AR Swanepoel	22	37	3	0	59.5
Richard Maree lbw b T Maupa	5	19	0	0	26.3
Ruan Haasbroek c Z Kathrada b J Hinrichsen	43	74	5	0	58.1
Seth Fledermaus c Z Kathrada b T Maupa	17	48	3	0	35.4
Tiaan van Vuuren c TM Maphaka b B Brokensha	23	41	3	0	56.1
Ross Boast c T Maupa b LV D Walt	81	128	8	3	63.3
Dane Piedt (c) c & b TM Maphaka	8	22	1	0	36.4
Malusi Siboto* Not out	25	46	1	1	54.3
Sithembile Langa b J Hinrichsen	1	3	0	0	33.3

Extras7 (b 0, lb 6, w 1, nb 0, p 0)

Total282/10 (80.4 ov · 34 fours, 4 sixes)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Jon Hinrichsen	19.4	2	63	2	3.20
Luco Van Der Walt	6	0	28	1	4.66
Themba Maupa	20	4	55	3	2.75
Bryn Brokensha	11	1	39	2	3.54
Aubrey Swanepoel	5	0	17	1	3.40
Tetelo Maphaka	10	1	42	1	4.20
Kurtlyn Mannikam	9	0	32	0	3.55

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Isaac Dikgale 15 c Z Kathrada b T Maupa	43-1	9.4
Gihahn Cloete 35 c Z Kathrada b B Brokensha	53-2	12.1
Richard Maree 5 lbw b T Maupa	66-3	17.5
Patrick Botha 22 b AR Swanepoel	94-4	23.5
Seth Fledermaus 17 c Z Kathrada b T Maupa	126-5	35.2
Ruan Haasbroek 43 c Z Kathrada b J Hinrichsen	154-6	44.6
Tiaan van Vuuren 23 c TM Maphaka b B Brokensha	180-7	51.1
Dane Piedt 8 c & b TM Maphaka	195-8	58.2
Ross Boast 81 c T Maupa b LV D Walt	275-9	79.2
Sithembile Langa 1 b J Hinrichsen	282-10	80.4

Mpumalanga 2nd239/10 (66.1 ov, RR 3.61)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Karabo Mogotsi c T van Vuuren b DL Piedt	37	65	6	0	56.9
Zakir Kathrada c P Botha b DL Piedt	32	46	4	1	69.6
Muhammed Mayet (c) lbw b R Boast	26	58	1	0	44.8
Benjamin van Niekerk c R Haasbroek b T van Vuuren	81	130	12	1	62.3
Yassar Cook lbw b T van Vuuren	18	49	0	0	36.7
Luco Van Der Walt b T van Vuuren	0	2	0	0	0.0
Bryn Brokensha b T van Vuuren	23	29	5	0	79.3
Jon Hinrichsen b S Langa	5	6	1	0	83.3
Tetelo Maphaka lbw b T van Vuuren	0	1	0	0	0.0
Kurtlyn Mannikam* Not out	5	13	1	0	38.5
Themba Maupa b S Langa	0	1	0	0	0.0

Extras12 (b 7, lb 1, w 1, nb 3, p 0)

Total239/10 (66.1 ov · 30 fours, 2 sixes)

Did not batAubrey Swanepoel

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Tiaan van Vuuren	17	5	63	5	3.70
Sithembile Langa	12.1	0	61	2	5.01
Malusi Siboto	12	4	13	0	1.08
Dane Piedt	18	4	67	2	3.72
Ross Boast	7	0	27	1	3.85

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Zakir Kathrada 32 c P Botha b DL Piedt	62-1	15.6
Karabo Mogotsi 37 c T van Vuuren b DL Piedt	71-2	19.2
Muhammed Mayet 26 lbw b R Boast	132-3	36.2
Yassar Cook 18 lbw b T van Vuuren	196-4	55.4
Luco Van Der Walt 0 b T van Vuuren	196-5	55.6
Bryn Brokensha 23 b T van Vuuren	228-6	61.6
Benjamin van Niekerk 81 c R Haasbroek b T van Vuuren	233-7	63.2
Tetelo Maphaka 0 lbw b T van Vuuren	233-8	63.3
Jon Hinrichsen 5 b S Langa	239-9	64.6
Themba Maupa 0 b S Langa	239-10	66.1

Knights 2nd137/1 (24.3 ov, RR 5.59)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Isaac Dikgale c M Mayet b T Maupa	21	38	4	0	55.3
Gihahn Cloete* Not out	93	65	10	5	143.1
Patrick Botha* Not out	19	44	1	0	43.2

Extras4 (b 2, lb 2, w 0, nb 0, p 0)

Total137/1 (24.3 ov · 15 fours, 5 sixes)

Did not batRichard Maree, Ruan Haasbroek, Seth Fledermaus, Tiaan van Vuuren, Ross Boast, Dane Piedt, Malusi Siboto, Sithembile Langa

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Jon Hinrichsen	2	1	9	0	4.50
Themba Maupa	6	0	22	1	3.66
Luco Van Der Walt	3	1	7	0	2.33
Kurtlyn Mannikam	7	0	25	0	3.57
Tetelo Maphaka	4	1	25	0	6.25
Bryn Brokensha	2	0	44	0	22.00
Muhammed Mayet	0.3	0	1	0	2.00

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Isaac Dikgale 21 c M Mayet b T Maupa	33-1	9.3

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Playing XI

Karabo Mogotsi BAT

ZK

Zakir Kathrada WKBAT

Muhammed Mayet CBAT

Benjamin van Niekerk WKWK

Yassar Cook BAT

Aubrey Swanepoel WKWK

LV

Luco Van Der Walt BOWL

BB

B Brokensha

Jon Hinrichsen BOWL

TM

Tetelo Maphaka BOWL

TM

Themba Maupa BAT

Kurtlyn Mannikam BOWL

MatchMpumalanga vs Knights, 21st Match

SeriesCSA 4 Day Series Division Two

Date & timeThu, 29 Jan 2026 · 12:30 PM IST

VenueUplands College, South Africa

TossMpumalanga Rhinos won the toss and chose to bat

FormatFirst Class

UmpiresBongani Ntshebe (South Africa), Mthokozisi Shezi (South Africa)

Match refereeRudi Birkenstock (South Africa)

Pitch

BattingAverage

PaceAverage

SpinAverage

Weather

Condition<nil>

Temp0°C

Humidity77%

Wind14.1 km/h

Rain chance0%

Which team will win?

Mpumalanga Rhinos0%

Knights100%

Draw0%

3 votes