NC vs MPR – 3rd Match

Commentary

End of Match! Mpumalanga win by 258 runs

Match Highlights:
Muhammed Mayet: 269(337)
Ronan Hermann: 102(156)
Kurtlyn Mannikam: 5/29
Joseph van Rensburg: 4/89

Mpumalanga463/10 (118.5 ov, RR 3.89)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Karabo Mogotsi b M Venter	27	34	5	0	79.4
Zakir Kathrada c T Khumalo b JB V Rensburg	63	135	7	1	46.7
Muhammed Mayet* Not out	269	337	27	5	79.8
Benjamin van Niekerk c M Venter b O Modimokoane	21	41	3	0	51.2
Yassar Cook c G Tarr b N Mpungose	43	105	4	2	41.0
Aubrey Swanepoel c & b JB V Rensburg	5	7	0	0	71.4
Musawenkosi Twala lbw b JB V Rensburg	0	1	0	0	0.0
Gareth Dukes c	14	11	3	0	127.3
Kurtlyn Mannikam b O Modimokoane	2	31	0	0	6.5
Ricus Kramm b JB V Rensburg	0	5	0	0	0.0
Themba Maupa c empty & b T Ntuli	0	8	0	0	0.0

Extras19 (b 13, lb 2, w 2, nb 2, p 0)

Total463/10 (118.5 ov · 49 fours, 8 sixes)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Joseph van Rensburg	24	6	89	4	3.70
Nhlakanipho Mpungose	13	0	66	1	5.07
Morne Venter	5	1	16	1	3.20
Charl Prinsloo	18	1	80	1	4.44
Tshepo Ntuli	28.5	2	116	1	4.02
Odirile Modimokoane	30	2	81	2	2.70

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Karabo Mogotsi 27 b M Venter	53-1	9.4
Zakir Kathrada 63 c T Khumalo b JB V Rensburg	189-2	52.5
Benjamin van Niekerk 21 c M Venter b O Modimokoane	230-3	64.6
Yassar Cook 43 c G Tarr b N Mpungose	399-4	99.1
Aubrey Swanepoel 5 c & b JB V Rensburg	406-5	100.6
Musawenkosi Twala 0 lbw b JB V Rensburg	415-6	102.3
Gareth Dukes 14 c	436-7	105.4
Kurtlyn Mannikam 2 b O Modimokoane	456-8	113.5
Ricus Kramm 0 b JB V Rensburg	457-9	114.5
Themba Maupa 0 c empty & b T Ntuli	463-10	118.5

Northern Cape219/10 (80.3 ov, RR 2.72)

Batter	R	B	4s	SR
Thulani Khumalo b G Dukes	0	3	0	0.0
Tahir Isaacs b KR Mannikam	54	142	6	38.0
Ronan Hermann c MY Cook b T Maupa	102	156	13	65.4
Nonelela Yikha lbw b G Dukes	0	4	0	0.0
Garnett Tarr c B van Niekerk b R Kramm	9	32	0	28.1
Morne Venter c M Twala b T Maupa	6	23	1	26.1
Charl Prinsloo lbw b AR Swanepoel	0	3	0	0.0
Tshepo Ntuli b R Kramm	23	62	3	37.1
Joseph van Rensburg c M Mayet b AR Swanepoel	4	30	1	13.3
Odirile Modimokoane c B van Niekerk b AR Swanepoel	0	1	0	0.0
Nhlakanipho Mpungose* Not out	7	27	1	25.9

Extras14 (b 5, lb 8, w 1, nb 0, p 0)

Total219/10 (80.3 ov · 25 fours, 0 sixes)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Gareth Dukes	12	1	42	2	3.50
Ricus Kramm	13.3	4	30	2	2.22
Themba Maupa	15	5	39	2	2.60
Kurtlyn Mannikam	23	3	67	1	2.91
Aubrey Swanepoel	16	4	28	3	1.75
Muhammed Mayet	1	1	0	0	0.00

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Thulani Khumalo 0 b G Dukes	0-1	0.3
Tahir Isaacs 54 b KR Mannikam	137-2	43.3
Nonelela Yikha 0 lbw b G Dukes	138-3	44.4
Garnett Tarr 9 c B van Niekerk b R Kramm	160-4	52.4
Ronan Hermann 102 c MY Cook b T Maupa	179-5	58.5
Charl Prinsloo 0 lbw b AR Swanepoel	180-6	59.6
Morne Venter 6 c M Twala b T Maupa	180-7	60.3
Joseph van Rensburg 4 c M Mayet b AR Swanepoel	191-8	69.4
Odirile Modimokoane 0 c B van Niekerk b AR Swanepoel	191-9	69.5
Tshepo Ntuli 23 b R Kramm	219-10	80.3

Mpumalanga177/10 (39.4 ov, RR 4.46)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Karabo Mogotsi c R Herrmann b O Modimokoane	15	26	2	0	57.7
Gareth Dukes b O Modimokoane	18	15	2	0	120.0
Zakir Kathrada c	85	99	9	2	85.9
Muhammed Mayet b T Ntuli	11	27	1	0	40.7
Benjamin van Niekerk lbw b T Ntuli	2	5	0	0	40.0
Yassar Cook c T Khumalo b T Ntuli	0	10	0	0	0.0
Aubrey Swanepoel b O Modimokoane	22	36	0	1	61.1
Musawenkosi Twala c	14	16	3	0	87.5
Kurtlyn Mannikam c empty & b JB V Rensburg	1	4	0	0	25.0
Ricus Kramm c N Yikha b JB V Rensburg	0	1	0	0	0.0
Themba Maupa* Not out	0	2	0	0	0.0

Extras9 (b 3, lb 3, w 1, nb 2, p 0)

Total177/10 (39.4 ov · 17 fours, 3 sixes)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Joseph van Rensburg	4	1	26	2	6.50
Odirile Modimokoane	16	2	53	3	3.31
Tshepo Ntuli	15	3	66	3	4.40
Nonelela Yikha	1	0	4	0	4.00
Nhlakanipho Mpungose	2	0	18	0	9.00
Charl Prinsloo	1.4	0	4	2	2.40

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Gareth Dukes 18 b O Modimokoane	33-1	5.2
Karabo Mogotsi 15 c R Herrmann b O Modimokoane	36-2	7.4
Muhammed Mayet 11 b T Ntuli	57-3	16.2
Benjamin van Niekerk 2 lbw b T Ntuli	61-4	18.2
Yassar Cook 0 c T Khumalo b T Ntuli	63-5	20.1
Aubrey Swanepoel 22 b O Modimokoane	142-6	33.3
Musawenkosi Twala 14 c	176-7	37.5
Kurtlyn Mannikam 1 c empty & b JB V Rensburg	177-8	38.3
Ricus Kramm 0 c N Yikha b JB V Rensburg	177-9	38.4
Zakir Kathrada 85 c	177-10	39.4

Northern Cape163/10 (59 ov, RR 2.76)

Batter	R	B	4s	SR
Thulani Khumalo c M Twala b G Dukes	24	20	6	120.0
Tahir Isaacs c T Maupa b R Kramm	2	16	0	12.5
Ronan Hermann c M Twala b T Maupa	22	38	3	57.9
Nonelela Yikha b KR Mannikam	35	107	4	32.7
Garnett Tarr c MY Cook b KR Mannikam	2	19	0	10.5
Charl Prinsloo* Not out	19	29	2	65.5
Morne Venter c M Twala b AR Swanepoel	5	11	1	45.5
Tshepo Ntuli* Not out	4	37	0	10.8
Joseph van Rensburg lbw b KR Mannikam	9	29	1	31.0
Odirile Modimokoane lbw b KR Mannikam	0	4	0	0.0
Nhlakanipho Mpungose lbw b KR Mannikam	0	2	0	0.0

Extras21 (b 16, lb 2, w 1, nb 2, p 0)

Total163/10 (59 ov · 17 fours, 0 sixes)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Gareth Dukes	6	2	27	1	4.50
Ricus Kramm	8	4	7	1	0.87
Kurtlyn Mannikam	19	7	29	5	1.52
Aubrey Swanepoel	14	1	44	2	3.14
Themba Maupa	12	2	38	1	3.16

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Tahir Isaacs 2 c T Maupa b R Kramm	26-1	5.4
Thulani Khumalo 24 c M Twala b G Dukes	28-2	6.3
Ronan Hermann 22 c M Twala b T Maupa	50-3	16.4
Garnett Tarr 2 c MY Cook b KR Mannikam	58-4	21.4
Nonelela Yikha 35 b KR Mannikam	137-5	44.6
Morne Venter 5 c M Twala b AR Swanepoel	148-6	47.5
Joseph van Rensburg 9 lbw b KR Mannikam	159-7	56.6
Odirile Modimokoane 0 lbw b KR Mannikam	163-8	58.4
Nhlakanipho Mpungose 0 lbw b KR Mannikam	163-9	58.6

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MatchNorthern Cape vs Mpumalanga, 3rd Match

SeriesCSA 4 Day Series Division Two

Date & timeThu, 2 Oct 2025 · 1:30 PM IST

VenueDiamond Oval, South Africa

TossMpumalanga Rhinos won the toss and chose to bat

FormatFirst Class

UmpiresRoger Burne (South Africa), Heinrich Killian (South Africa)

Match refereeRyan Hendricks (South Africa)

Pitch

PitchFlat Track Pitch

BattingAverage

PacePace & Bounce

SpinAverage

Weather

Condition<nil>

Temp21°C

Humidity57%

Wind6.8 km/h

Rain chance15%

Which team will win?

Northern Cape5%

Mpumalanga Rhinos5%

Draw89%

38 votes