WP vs DOL – 13th Match

Commentary

End of Match! Dolphins win by 1 wkt

Match Highlights:
Valintine Kitime: 102(149)
Marques Ackerman: 80(121)
Bryce Parsons: 6/41
Okuhle Cele: 5/81

Western Province337/10 (99.4 ov, RR 3.38)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Edward Moore b N Mokoena	28	56	3	1	50.0
Jiveshan Pillay c H Viljoen b N Mokoena	54	123	10	0	43.9
Joshua van Heerden runout (E Bosch / TA Dithole)	4	18	1	0	22.2
Valintine Kitime c B Parsons b R Pillay	102	149	16	1	68.5
Daniel Smith c B Parsons b O Cele	53	83	5	0	63.9
Oliver Whitehead b E Bosch	17	50	3	0	34.0
Bongi Mfunelwa c E Bosch b O Cele	38	77	6	0	49.4
Kyle Simmonds b O Cele	29	33	6	0	87.9
Beuran Hendricks (c)* Not out	1	9	0	0	11.1
Mthiwekhaya Nabe c H Viljoen b O Cele	0	3	0	0	0.0
Dane Paterson c TA Dithole b O Cele	0	1	0	0	0.0

Extras11 (b 4, lb 2, w 1, nb 4, p 0)

Total337/10 (99.4 ov · 50 fours, 2 sixes)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Eathan Bosch	20	9	28	1	1.40
Tristan Luus	18	4	85	0	4.72
Nqobani Mokoena	16	4	50	2	3.12
Okuhle Cele	21.4	2	81	5	3.73
Jason Smith	4	1	22	0	5.50
Bryce Parsons	13	1	35	0	2.69
Romashan Pillay	7	1	30	1	4.28

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Edward Moore 28 b N Mokoena	61-1	18.1
Joshua van Heerden 4 runout (E Bosch / TA Dithole)	67-2	23.5
Jiveshan Pillay 54 c H Viljoen b N Mokoena	126-3	42.2
Valintine Kitime 102 c B Parsons b R Pillay	238-4	67.6
Daniel Smith 53 c B Parsons b O Cele	248-5	73.4
Oliver Whitehead 17 b E Bosch	284-6	85.6
Kyle Simmonds 29 b O Cele	328-7	95.4
Bongi Mfunelwa 38 c E Bosch b O Cele	337-8	97.6
Mthiwekhaya Nabe 0 c H Viljoen b O Cele	337-9	99.3
Dane Paterson 0 c TA Dithole b O Cele	337-10	99.4

Dolphins267/10 (82.1 ov, RR 3.24)

Batter	R	B	4s	SR
Tshepang Dithole c B Mfunelwa b D Paterson	32	63	6	50.8
Romashan Pillay c D Smith b D Paterson	27	73	5	37.0
Marques Ackerman (c) c empty & b BE Hendricks	80	121	11	66.1
Bryce Parsons c SV Kitime b O Whitehead	20	63	2	31.7
Jason Smith c B Mfunelwa b M Nabe	17	31	3	54.8
Khaya Zondo c B Mfunelwa b KI Simmonds	13	47	1	27.7
Hanu Viljoen* Not out	28	57	5	49.1
Eathan Bosch lbw b BE Hendricks	0	3	0	0.0
Tristan Luus lbw b KI Simmonds	10	31	2	32.3
Nqobani Mokoena lbw b O Whitehead	8	21	2	38.1
Okuhle Cele lbw b D Paterson	0	2	0	0.0

Extras32 (b 4, lb 8, w 1, nb 19, p 0)

Total267/10 (82.1 ov · 37 fours, 0 sixes)

Did not batSlade Van Staden

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Dane Paterson	18.1	6	23	3	1.26
Beuran Hendricks	18	5	49	2	2.72
Mthiwekhaya Nabe	14	2	47	1	3.35
Kyle Simmonds	20	3	73	2	3.65
Oliver Whitehead	12	1	63	2	5.25

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Romashan Pillay 27 c D Smith b D Paterson	64-1	22.2
Tshepang Dithole 32 c B Mfunelwa b D Paterson	65-2	22.4
Bryce Parsons 20 c SV Kitime b O Whitehead	119-3	40.5
Jason Smith 17 c B Mfunelwa b M Nabe	181-4	51.3
Khaya Zondo 13 c B Mfunelwa b KI Simmonds	214-5	63.6
Marques Ackerman 80 c empty & b BE Hendricks	214-6	64.2
Eathan Bosch 0 lbw b BE Hendricks	214-7	64.5
Tristan Luus 10 lbw b KI Simmonds	233-8	73.6
Nqobani Mokoena 8 lbw b O Whitehead	267-9	80.5
Okuhle Cele 0 lbw b D Paterson	267-10	82.1

Western Province148/10 (51.2 ov, RR 2.88)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Edward Moore c B Parsons b O Cele	11	22	2	0	50.0
Jiveshan Pillay c & b B Parsons	31	81	4	1	38.3
Joshua van Heerden c T Luus b O Cele	50	59	10	0	84.7
Valintine Kitime c K Zondo b B Parsons	11	29	2	0	37.9
Daniel Smith c M Ackerman b B Parsons	8	19	1	0	42.1
Oliver Whitehead c H Viljoen b B Parsons	0	1	0	0	0.0
Bongi Mfunelwa c S Staden b B Parsons	19	44	2	1	43.2
Kyle Simmonds c N Mokoena b B Parsons	2	8	0	0	25.0
Beuran Hendricks (c) b T Luus	2	26	0	0	7.7
Mthiwekhaya Nabe* Not out	11	18	2	0	61.1
Dane Paterson b T Luus	0	1	0	0	0.0

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

Total148/10 (51.2 ov · 23 fours, 2 sixes)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Eathan Bosch	11	5	14	0	1.27
Okuhle Cele	13	4	44	2	3.38
Tristan Luus	5.2	1	25	2	4.68
Nqobani Mokoena	4	0	13	0	3.25
Romashan Pillay	4	1	9	0	2.25
Bryce Parsons	14	3	41	6	2.92

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Edward Moore 11 c B Parsons b O Cele	15-1	5.6
Joshua van Heerden 50 c T Luus b O Cele	79-2	25.5
Jiveshan Pillay 31 c & b B Parsons	93-3	28.2
Daniel Smith 8 c M Ackerman b B Parsons	111-4	34.1
Oliver Whitehead 0 c H Viljoen b B Parsons	111-5	34.2
Valintine Kitime 11 c K Zondo b B Parsons	116-6	36.2
Kyle Simmonds 2 c N Mokoena b B Parsons	120-7	40.2
Bongi Mfunelwa 19 c S Staden b B Parsons	133-8	46.1
Beuran Hendricks 2 b T Luus	147-9	51.1
Dane Paterson 0 b T Luus	148-10	51.2

Dolphins220/9 (59.5 ov, RR 3.67)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Tshepang Dithole c J van Heerden b M Nabe	39	61	6	0	63.9
Romashan Pillay c B Mfunelwa b BE Hendricks	17	25	2	0	68.0
Marques Ackerman (c) c J van Heerden b KI Simmonds	30	44	4	1	68.2
Bryce Parsons b KI Simmonds	15	21	3	0	71.4
Khaya Zondo c & b BE Hendricks	16	32	2	0	50.0
Slade Van Staden c D Smith b KI Simmonds	11	17	1	0	64.7
Hanu Viljoen c B Mfunelwa b D Paterson	5	23	0	0	21.7
Eathan Bosch* Not out	59	74	6	2	79.7
Tristan Luus c O Whitehead b KI Simmonds	1	15	0	0	6.7
Nqobani Mokoena c O Whitehead b M Nabe	23	39	2	2	59.0
Okuhle Cele* Not out	0	9	0	0	0.0

Extras4 (b 0, lb 2, w 1, nb 1, p 0)

Total220/9 (59.5 ov · 26 fours, 5 sixes)

Did not batJason Smith

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Dane Paterson	12	0	43	1	3.58
Beuran Hendricks	10	2	22	2	2.20
Kyle Simmonds	26.5	6	116	4	4.32
Mthiwekhaya Nabe	11	1	37	2	3.36

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Romashan Pillay 17 c B Mfunelwa b BE Hendricks	35-1	8.1
Marques Ackerman 30 c J van Heerden b KI Simmonds	85-2	21.1
Tshepang Dithole 39 c J van Heerden b M Nabe	89-3	22.2
Bryce Parsons 15 b KI Simmonds	111-4	27.2
Khaya Zondo 16 c & b BE Hendricks	129-5	32.1
Slade Van Staden 11 c D Smith b KI Simmonds	131-6	35.1
Hanu Viljoen 5 c B Mfunelwa b D Paterson	143-7	38.5
Tristan Luus 1 c O Whitehead b KI Simmonds	156-8	43.5
Nqobani Mokoena 23 c O Whitehead b M Nabe	200-9	56.1

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Playing XI

Edward Moore BAT

JP

Jiveshan Pillay BAT

Joshua van Heerden BAT

VK

Valintine Kitime BAT

Daniel Smith WKWK

OW

Oliver Whitehead AR

BM

Bongi Mfunelwa WK

Kyle Simmonds AR

Beuran Hendricks CBOWL

Mthiwekhaya Nabe BOWL

Dane Paterson BOWL

MatchWestern Province vs Dolphins, 13th Match

SeriesCSA 4 Day Series Division One

Date & timeTue, 21 Oct 2025 · 1:30 PM IST

VenueNewlands, South Africa

TossDolphins won the toss and chose to bowl

FormatFirst Class

UmpiresMazizi Gampu (South Africa), Dennis Smith (South Africa)

Match refereeLaurance Willemse (South Africa)

Pitch

PitchGreen Pitch

BattingAverage

PacePace & Bounce

SpinSlow Spin

Weather

Condition<nil>

Temp15°C

Humidity73%

Wind22.3 km/h

Rain chance0%

Which team will win?

Western Province48%

Dolphins37%

Draw15%

27 votes