BOR vs KNT – 17th Match

Commentary

End of Match! Knights win by 88 runs

Match Highlights:
Ruan Haasbroek: 174(251)
Wian Ruthven: 95(183)
Sithembile Langa: 5/33
Nico van Zyl: 5/68

Knights 1st326/10 (109 ov, RR 2.99)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Isaac Dikgale c A Mhletywa b J Coetzer	17	57	2	0	29.8
Gihahn Cloete c N Roux b N v Zyl	1	20	0	0	5.0
Cole Abrahams c C Classen b A Mhletywa	16	35	0	0	45.7
Richard Maree b N v Zyl	2	23	0	0	8.7
Ruan Haasbroek c & b A Mhletywa	174	251	18	3	69.3
Patrick Botha b L Sizani	32	85	4	0	37.6
Seth Fledermaus b N v Zyl	43	98	4	0	43.9
Tiaan van Vuuren lbw b N v Zyl	0	2	0	0	0.0
Malusi Siboto (c) c N Roux b A Mhletywa	28	67	1	0	41.8
Johannes van Dyk* Not out	1	8	0	0	12.5
Sithembile Langa c O Mbekwa b N v Zyl	2	8	0	0	25.0

Extras10 (b 9, lb 1, w 0, nb 0, p 0)

Total326/10 (109 ov · 29 fours, 3 sixes)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Nico van Zyl	25	3	68	5	2.72
Chad Classen	19	4	58	0	3.05
Jan Coetzer	17	3	36	1	2.11
Alindile Mhletywa	18	7	41	3	2.27
Kgaudisa Molefe	24	0	91	0	3.79
Lihle Sizani	6	0	22	1	3.66

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Gihahn Cloete 1 c N Roux b N v Zyl	5-1	6.4
Cole Abrahams 16 c C Classen b A Mhletywa	34-2	17.4
Isaac Dikgale 17 c A Mhletywa b J Coetzer	34-3	18.6
Richard Maree 2 b N v Zyl	51-4	28.1
Patrick Botha 32 b L Sizani	130-5	53.2
Seth Fledermaus 43 b N v Zyl	238-6	86.2
Tiaan van Vuuren 0 lbw b N v Zyl	238-7	86.4
Ruan Haasbroek 174 c & b A Mhletywa	322-8	105.5
Malusi Siboto 28 c N Roux b A Mhletywa	323-9	107.1
Sithembile Langa 2 c O Mbekwa b N v Zyl	326-10	108.6

Border 1st142/10 (71.3 ov, RR 1.98)

Batter	R	B	4s	SR
Nathan Roux (c) b S Langa	42	119	7	35.3
Lihle Sizani c GL Cloete b S Langa	16	53	3	30.2
Wian Ruthven c GL Cloete b Johannes van Dyk	34	89	5	38.2
Jason Niemand c GL Cloete b S Langa	0	2	0	0.0
Mncedisi Malika b S Langa	0	5	0	0.0
Osphesona Mbekwa st GL Cloete b MP Siboto	10	48	1	20.8
Jan Coetzer c S Fledermaus b S Langa	2	22	0	9.1
Alindile Mhletywa c R Haasbroek b S Fledermaus	10	33	1	30.3
Nico van Zyl* Not out	15	34	0	44.1
Chad Classen st GL Cloete b S Fledermaus	6	20	1	30.0
Kgaudisa Molefe lbw b P Botha	0	5	0	0.0

Extras7 (b 2, lb 3, w 1, nb 1, p 0)

Total142/10 (71.3 ov · 18 fours, 0 sixes)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Malusi Siboto	14	5	24	1	1.71
Tiaan van Vuuren	14	6	24	0	1.71
Sithembile Langa	16	5	33	5	2.06
Johannes van Dyk	12	6	19	1	1.58
Seth Fledermaus	10	1	24	2	2.40
Patrick Botha	5.3	1	13	1	2.36

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Lihle Sizani 16 c GL Cloete b S Langa	27-1	16.3
Nathan Roux 42 b S Langa	88-2	37.3
Jason Niemand 0 c GL Cloete b S Langa	88-3	37.5
Mncedisi Malika 0 b S Langa	90-4	39.4
Wian Ruthven 34 c GL Cloete b Johannes van Dyk	99-5	49.1
Jan Coetzer 2 c S Fledermaus b S Langa	105-6	55.3
Osphesona Mbekwa 10 st GL Cloete b MP Siboto	107-7	58.2
Alindile Mhletywa 10 c R Haasbroek b S Fledermaus	131-8	66.3
Chad Classen 6 st GL Cloete b S Fledermaus	141-9	70.3
Kgaudisa Molefe 0 lbw b P Botha	142-10	71.3

Knights 1st174/5 (39 ov, RR 4.46)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Isaac Dikgale c K Molefe b A Mhletywa	16	25	3	0	64.0
Gihahn Cloete c J Coetzer b K Molefe	83	92	12	2	90.2
Cole Abrahams lbw b J Coetzer	3	10	0	0	30.0
Richard Maree c C Classen b L Sizani	7	38	1	0	18.4
Ruan Haasbroek lbw b A Mhletywa	40	40	2	2	100.0
Patrick Botha* Not out	16	28	2	0	57.1
Seth Fledermaus* Not out	2	2	0	0	100.0

Extras7 (b 2, lb 4, w 0, nb 1, p 0)

Total174/5 (39 ov · 20 fours, 4 sixes)

Did not batTiaan van Vuuren, Malusi Siboto, Johannes van Dyk, Sithembile Langa

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Nico van Zyl	8	2	32	0	4.00
Chad Classen	6	0	30	0	5.00
Alindile Mhletywa	8	2	24	2	3.00
Jan Coetzer	6	1	28	1	4.66
Lihle Sizani	6	1	36	1	6.00
Kgaudisa Molefe	5	0	18	1	3.60

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Isaac Dikgale 16 c K Molefe b A Mhletywa	41-1	7.5
Cole Abrahams 3 lbw b J Coetzer	48-2	10.5
Richard Maree 7 c C Classen b L Sizani	86-3	23.6
Gihahn Cloete 83 c J Coetzer b K Molefe	144-4	31.1
Ruan Haasbroek 40 lbw b A Mhletywa	171-5	36.6

Border 1st270/10 (117.5 ov, RR 2.29)

Batter	R	B	4s	SR
Nathan Roux (c) c P Botha b T van Vuuren	0	11	0	0.0
Lihle Sizani lbw b S Langa	13	26	1	50.0
Wian Ruthven runout (S Langa / I Dikgale)	95	183	11	51.9
Jason Niemand lbw b Johannes van Dyk	29	101	4	28.7
Mncedisi Malika b T van Vuuren	20	63	3	31.7
Osphesona Mbekwa c GL Cloete b S Fledermaus	16	93	1	17.2
Jan Coetzer c T van Vuuren b S Fledermaus	40	121	4	33.1
Alindile Mhletywa lbw b S Fledermaus	0	1	0	0.0
Nico van Zyl c GL Cloete b Johannes van Dyk	22	45	2	48.9
Chad Classen lbw b P Botha	14	61	2	23.0
Kgaudisa Molefe* Not out	4	3	1	133.3

Extras17 (b 6, lb 6, w 4, nb 1, p 0)

Total270/10 (117.5 ov · 29 fours, 0 sixes)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Tiaan van Vuuren	15	4	41	2	2.73
Malusi Siboto	19	6	43	0	2.26
Sithembile Langa	19	4	54	1	2.84
Johannes van Dyk	22	5	50	2	2.27
Seth Fledermaus	25.5	5	43	3	1.66
Patrick Botha	17	5	27	1	1.58

Fall of wickets

Batter	Score	Over
Nathan Roux 0 c P Botha b T van Vuuren	0-1	2.5
Lihle Sizani 13 lbw b S Langa	20-2	9.4
Jason Niemand 29 lbw b Johannes van Dyk	112-3	40.1
Mncedisi Malika 20 b T van Vuuren	161-4	60.5
Wian Ruthven 95 runout (S Langa / I Dikgale)	173-5	68.5
Osphesona Mbekwa 16 c GL Cloete b S Fledermaus	202-6	87.5
Alindile Mhletywa 0 lbw b S Fledermaus	202-7	87.6
Nico van Zyl 22 c GL Cloete b Johannes van Dyk	234-8	100.6
Chad Classen 14 lbw b P Botha	266-9	116.3
Jan Coetzer 40 c T van Vuuren b S Fledermaus	270-10	117.5

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Playing XI

Nathan Roux CWK

LS

Lihle Sizani AR

WR

Wian Ruthven BAT

Jason Niemand AR

Mncedisi Malika WKWK

OM

Osphesona Mbekwa AR

JC

Jan Coetzer AR

Alindile Mhletywa BOWL

NV

Nico van Zyl BOWL

CC

Chad Classen AR

KM

Kgaudisa Molefe BOWL

MatchBorder vs Knights, 17th Match

SeriesCSA 4 Day Series Division Two

Date & timeThu, 22 Jan 2026 · 1:30 PM IST

VenueBuffalo Park, South Africa

TossBorder won the toss and chose to bowl

FormatFirst Class

UmpiresJan Erasmus (South Africa), Bongani Ntshebe (South Africa)

Match refereeRyan Hendricks (South Africa)

Pitch

PitchFlat Track Pitch

BattingAverage

PacePace & Bounce

SpinAverage

Weather

Condition<nil>

Temp34°C

Humidity57%

Wind15 km/h

Rain chance0%

Which team will win?

Border36%

Knights29%

Draw36%

14 votes