WP vs LIO – 5th Match

Commentary

End of Match! Lions win by

Match Highlights:
Connor Esterhuizen: 175(260)
Mitchell Van Buuren: 126(253)
Evan Jones: 4/58
Kyle Simmonds: 3/155

Western Province193/10 (45 ov, RR 4.28)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Edward Moore b K Maphaka	19	18	3	0	105.6
Jiveshan Pillay c J Richards b B Swanepoel	0	1	0	0	0.0
Juan James c B Swanepoel b K Maphaka	4	8	1	0	50.0
Valintine Kitime c R Hendricks b B Swanepoel	2	11	0	0	18.2
Daniel Smith (c) c M V Buuren b E Jones	102	91	18	0	112.1
George Linde c C Esterhuizen b E Jones	0	5	0	0	0.0
Mihlali Mpongwana c C Esterhuizen b L Sipamla	0	17	0	0	0.0
Kyle Simmonds c DA Hendricks b E Jones	3	13	0	0	23.1
Tshepo Moreki c B Swanepoel b BC Fortuin	46	90	5	1	51.1
Jody Lawrence c J Richards b E Jones	9	13	2	0	69.2
Dane Paterson* Not out	2	5	0	0	40.0

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

Total193/10 (45 ov · 29 fours, 1 sixes)

Did not batJoshua van Heerden

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Beyers Swanepoel	14	2	52	2	3.71
Kwena Maphaka	5.5	1	32	2	5.48
Evan Jones	12.1	3	58	4	4.76
Lutho Sipamla	10	3	37	1	3.70
Bjorn Fortuin	3	1	11	1	3.66

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Jiveshan Pillay 0 c J Richards b B Swanepoel	1-1	0.2
Juan James 4 c B Swanepoel b K Maphaka	8-2	1.4
Edward Moore 19 b K Maphaka	27-3	5.3
Valintine Kitime 2 c R Hendricks b B Swanepoel	33-4	6.4
George Linde 0 c C Esterhuizen b E Jones	38-5	7.5
Mihlali Mpongwana 0 c C Esterhuizen b L Sipamla	71-6	14.3
Kyle Simmonds 3 c DA Hendricks b E Jones	80-7	17.4
Daniel Smith 102 c M V Buuren b E Jones	168-8	40.1
Tshepo Moreki 46 c B Swanepoel b BC Fortuin	191-9	43.3
Jody Lawrence 9 c J Richards b E Jones	193-10	44.6

Lions552/9 (169.4 ov, RR 3.25)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Joshua Richards lbw b D Paterson	7	21	0	0	33.3
Dominic Hendricks (c) c KI Simmonds b D Paterson	53	157	8	0	33.8
Reeza Hendricks c GF Linde b J Lawrence	22	70	2	0	31.4
Lutho Sipamla c KI Simmonds b J Lawrence	12	68	2	0	17.6
Mitchell Van Buuren c KI Simmonds b J James	126	253	16	1	49.8
Onkgomoditse Seletswane st D Smith b GF Linde	30	81	3	1	37.0
Connor Esterhuizen c & b KI Simmonds	175	260	22	5	67.3
Evan Jones b KI Simmonds	76	86	7	3	88.4
Bjorn Fortuin* Not out	11	16	0	0	68.8
Beyers Swanepoel c SV Kitime b KI Simmonds	23	16	2	1	143.8

Extras17 (b 0, lb 6, w 1, nb 10, p 0)

Total552/9 (169.4 ov · 62 fours, 11 sixes)

Did not batKwena Maphaka

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Dane Paterson	26	12	47	2	1.80
Jody Lawrence	24	3	108	2	4.50
Tshepo Moreki	27	7	76	0	2.81
Mihlali Mpongwana	24	6	67	0	2.79
Kyle Simmonds	42.4	9	155	3	3.63
George Linde	21	3	75	1	3.57
Juan James	5	0	18	1	3.60

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Joshua Richards 7 lbw b D Paterson	14-1	6.4
Reeza Hendricks 22 c GF Linde b J Lawrence	68-2	31.1
Dominic Hendricks 53 c KI Simmonds b D Paterson	102-3	48.6
Lutho Sipamla 12 c KI Simmonds b J Lawrence	110-4	53.3
Onkgomoditse Seletswane 30 st D Smith b GF Linde	178-5	81.4
Mitchell Van Buuren 126 c KI Simmonds b J James	353-6	131.3
Evan Jones 76 b KI Simmonds	513-7	163.3
Connor Esterhuizen 175 c & b KI Simmonds	520-8	165.3
Beyers Swanepoel 23 c SV Kitime b KI Simmonds	552-9	169.4

Western Province225/10 (51 ov, RR 4.41)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Joshua van Heerden c E Jones b B Swanepoel	15	22	3	0	68.2
Jiveshan Pillay c R Hendricks b E Jones	46	83	3	2	55.4
Juan James b L Sipamla	17	31	3	0	54.8
Valintine Kitime b L Sipamla	14	19	2	0	73.7
Daniel Smith (c) c J Richards b E Jones	36	52	5	1	69.2
George Linde c C Esterhuizen b B Swanepoel	28	33	2	3	84.8
Mihlali Mpongwana c DA Hendricks b K Maphaka	11	18	2	0	61.1
Kyle Simmonds c C Esterhuizen b K Maphaka	43	27	7	1	159.3
Tshepo Moreki lbw b BC Fortuin	6	14	1	0	42.9
Jody Lawrence b K Maphaka	0	3	0	0	0.0
Dane Paterson* Not out	7	3	0	0	233.3

Extras2 (b 0, lb 2, w 0, nb 0, p 0)

Total225/10 (51 ov · 28 fours, 7 sixes)

Did not batEdward Moore

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Beyers Swanepoel	11	2	48	2	4.36
Kwena Maphaka	10	3	26	3	2.60
Lutho Sipamla	7	1	21	2	3.00
Bjorn Fortuin	14	0	76	1	5.42
Evan Jones	9	0	52	2	5.77

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Joshua van Heerden 15 c E Jones b B Swanepoel	18-1	6.5
Juan James 17 b L Sipamla	57-2	15.4
Valintine Kitime 14 b L Sipamla	83-3	21.5
Jiveshan Pillay 46 c R Hendricks b E Jones	109-4	30.3
George Linde 28 c C Esterhuizen b B Swanepoel	154-5	39.5
Daniel Smith 36 c J Richards b E Jones	158-6	40.2
Mihlali Mpongwana 11 c DA Hendricks b K Maphaka	186-7	44.6
Tshepo Moreki 6 lbw b BC Fortuin	213-8	49.5
Kyle Simmonds 43 c C Esterhuizen b K Maphaka	218-9	50.1
Jody Lawrence 0 b K Maphaka	225-10	50.6

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Playing XI

Edward Moore BAT

JP

Jiveshan Pillay BAT

JJ

Juan James AR

VK

Valintine Kitime BAT

Daniel Smith CWK

George Linde AR

Mihlali Mpongwana AR

Kyle Simmonds AR

Tshepo Moreki BOWL

JL

Jody Lawrence BOWL

Dane Paterson BOWL

Joshua van Heerden BAT

MatchWestern Province vs Lions, 5th Match

SeriesCSA 4 Day Series Division One

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

VenueNewlands, South Africa

TossLions won the toss and chose to bowl

FormatFirst Class

UmpiresAbdoellah Steenkamp (South Africa), Brad White (South Africa)

Match refereeLaurence Matroos (South Africa)

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Which team will win?

Western Province33%

Lions33%

Draw33%

3 votes