Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rhys Mariu	c †Qeshile b van Vuuren	30	42	57	6	0	71.42
Curtis Heaphy	c †Qeshile b Cele	190	376	609	20	0	50.53
Bevon Jacobs	b van Vuuren	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Muhammad Abbas	c †Qeshile b van Vuuren	40	51	87	8	0	78.43
Mitchell Hay †	c sub (T Luus) b Smith	56	84	139	8	1	66.66
Josh Clarkson	run out (Senokwane)	16	23	43	3	0	69.56
Zakary Foulkes	c †Qeshile b Cele	3	12	13	0	0	25.00
Adithya Ashok	c Senokwane b Cele	35	54	82	6	0	64.81
Joe Carter (c)	c †Qeshile b van Vuuren	1	3	4	0	0	33.33
Jayden Lennox	b Codi Yusuf	88	148	191	16	1	59.45
Ben Lister	not out	4	2	6	1	0	200.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 7, nb 4, w 7)	19
Total	132 Ov (RR: 3.65, 620 Mins)	482
Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Rhys Mariu, 13.2 ov), 2-41 (Bevon Jacobs, 13.3 ov), 3-102 (Muhammad Abbas, 31.5 ov), 4-206 (Mitchell Hay, 60.5 ov), 5-240 (Josh Clarkson, 68.6 ov), 6-247 (Zakary Foulkes, 71.5 ov), 7-311 (Adithya Ashok, 88.5 ov), 8-312 (Joe Carter, 89.2 ov), 9-474 (Curtis Heaphy, 130.4 ov), 10-482 (Jayden Lennox, 131.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Codi Yusuf	31	5	123	1	3.96	136	18	0	4	1
131.6 to JR Lennox, . 482/10
Okuhle Cele	27	4	101	3	3.74	120	16	0	3	0
71.5 to ZG Foulkes, . 247/6 88.5 to A Ashok, . 311/7 130.4 to CG Heaphy, . 474/9
Tiaan van Vuuren	26	7	107	4	4.11	115	18	1	0	1
13.2 to RA Mariu, . 41/1 13.3 to BJ Jacobs, . 41/2 31.5 to Muhammad Abbas, . 102/3 89.2 to JF Carter, . 312/8
Mihlali Mpongwana	12	2	26	0	2.16	59	3	0	0	2
Tsepo Ndwandwa	21	2	72	0	3.42	87	8	1	0	0
Jason Smith	5	2	10	1	2.00	25	1	0	0	0
60.5 to MJ Hay, . 206/4
Jordan Hermann	10	0	35	0	3.50	38	4	0	0	0

South Africa A 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Lesego Senokwane	lbw b Ashok	70	154	194	8	0	45.45
Jordan Hermann	c †Hay b Foulkes	41	29	44	8	1	141.37
Zubayr Hamza	c Carter b Lennox	14	27	53	2	0	51.85
Marques Ackerman (c)	c sub (DN Phillips) b Lennox	83	93	163	10	0	89.24
Jason Smith	c Clarkson b Ashok	7	12	20	1	0	58.33
Sinethemba Qeshile †	b Ashok	186	206	271	25	4	90.29
Mihlali Mpongwana	c sub (S Keene) b Foulkes	9	43	62	0	0	20.93
Tiaan van Vuuren	run out (†Hay)	120	115	192	10	7	104.34
Codi Yusuf	not out	17	17	27	2	0	100.00
Extras	(b 8, lb 6, nb 6, w 11)	31
Total	115 Ov (RR: 5.02)	578/8d
Did not bat: Okuhle Cele, Tsepo Ndwandwa
Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Jordan Hermann, 8.5 ov), 2-88 (Zubayr Hamza, 19.6 ov), 3-176 (Lesego Senokwane, 44.3 ov), 4-192 (Jason Smith, 48.1 ov), 5-232 (Marques Ackerman, 57.4 ov), 6-277 (Mihlali Mpongwana, 73.1 ov), 7-527 (Sinethemba Qeshile, 109.4 ov), 8-578 (Tiaan van Vuuren, 114.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Zakary Foulkes	23	4	86	2	3.73	101	12	0	4	3
8.5 to J Hermann, . 49/1 73.1 to M Mpongwana, . 277/6
Ben Lister	6	0	51	0	8.50	18	9	1	0	0
Josh Clarkson	18	2	86	0	4.77	73	15	0	0	2
Jayden Lennox	31	2	144	2	4.64	113	12	5	0	0
19.6 to Zubayr Hamza, . 88/2 57.4 to MJ Ackerman, . 232/5
Adithya Ashok	32	3	173	3	5.40	116	19	6	0	1
44.3 to L Senokwane, . 176/3 48.1 to JF Smith, . 192/4 109.4 to S Qeshile, . 527/7
Rhys Mariu	5	0	24	0	4.80	15	0	0	3	0

New Zealand A 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rhys Mariu	lbw b Ackerman	135	179	267	19	1	75.41
Joe Carter (c)	c Zubayr Hamza b Cele	43	64	88	8	0	67.18
Bevon Jacobs	c Smith b Cele	51	58	110	10	1	87.93
Muhammad Abbas	c & b Tsepo Ndwandwa	47	66	87	3	0	71.21
Curtis Heaphy	not out	13	17	18	1	0	76.47
Mitchell Hay †	not out	2	18	9	0	0	11.11
Extras	(lb 6, w 1)	7
Total	67 Ov (RR: 4.44)	298/4d
Did not bat: Josh Clarkson, Zakary Foulkes, Adithya Ashok, Jayden Lennox, Ben Lister
Fall of wickets: 1-56 (Joe Carter, 19.5 ov), 2-169 (Bevon Jacobs, 41.4 ov), 3-276 (Rhys Mariu, 59.2 ov), 4-292 (Muhammad Abbas, 62.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Codi Yusuf	10	4	34	0	3.40	48	7	0	1	0
Tiaan van Vuuren	14	5	38	0	2.71	69	6	0	0	0
Okuhle Cele	10	2	38	2	3.80	46	6	0	0	0
19.5 to JF Carter, . 56/1 41.4 to BJ Jacobs, . 169/2
Mihlali Mpongwana	6	0	22	0	3.66	27	3	0	0	0
Tsepo Ndwandwa	12	1	84	1	7.00	38	11	2	0	0
62.6 to Muhammad Abbas, . 292/4
Jordan Hermann	5	0	34	0	6.80	12	5	0	0	0
Marques Ackerman	10	0	42	1	4.20	30	3	0	0	0
59.2 to RA Mariu, . 276/3

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Sun, 14 Sep - day 1 - NZ A 1st innings 282/6 (Curtis Heaphy 108*, Adithya Ashok 20*, 83 ov)

Mon, 15 Sep - day 2 - SA A 1st innings 159/2 (Lesego Senokwane 65*, Marques Ackerman 36*, 38 ov)

Tue, 16 Sep - day 3 - NZ A 2nd innings 23/0 (Rhys Mariu 0*, Joe Carter 23*, 10 ov)

Wed, 17 Sep - day 4 - NZ A 2nd innings 298/4d (67 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

New Zealand A 1st innings:
Drinks (10:59 to 11:01): New Zealand A - 41/1 in 13.2 overs, CG Heaphy 11 (38), BJ Jacobs 0 (0)
New Zealand A: 50 runs in 18.2 overs, 87 minutes, 0 extras
Lunch (12:00 to 12:37): New Zealand A - 76/2 in 25.0 overs, CG Heaphy 27 (77), MA Abbas 18 (31)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls, 71 minutes, CG Heaphy 18 (48), MA Abbas 32 (40), 1 extra
New Zealand A: 100 runs in 31.4 overs, 147 minutes, 1 extra
Drinks (13:40 to 13:43): New Zealand A - 137/3 in 38.0 overs, CG Heaphy 48 (121), MJ Hay 16 (15)
CG Heaphy: 50 runs in 127 balls, 193 minutes (6x4)
4th Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls, 61 minutes, CG Heaphy 23 (34), MJ Hay 25 (35), 2 extras
New Zealand A: 150 runs in 43.1 overs, 210 minutes, 3 extras
Tea (14:40 to 14:58): New Zealand A - 176/3 in 51.0 overs, CG Heaphy 62 (157), MJ Hay 41 (57)
MJ Hay: 50 runs in 64 balls, 106 minutes (7x4, 1x6)
4th Wicket: 100 runs in 157 balls, 120 minutes, CG Heaphy 42 (88), MJ Hay 56 (69), 3 extras
New Zealand A: 200 runs in 57.4 overs, 269 minutes, 4 extras
Drinks (16:19 to 16:23): New Zealand A - 237/4 in 68.0 overs, CG Heaphy 91 (213), JA Clarkson 15 (20)
CG Heaphy: 100 runs in 225 balls, 347 minutes (9x4)
New Zealand A: 250 runs in 73.2 overs, 348 minutes, 5 extras
End of Day (17:32): New Zealand A - 282/6 in 83.0 overs, CG Heaphy 108 (250), A Ashok 20 (38)

Day 2

New Ball Taken: New Zealand A - 282/6 after 83.0 overs, CG Heaphy 108 (250), A Ashok 20 (38), 9 extras
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 86 balls, 67 minutes, CG Heaphy 14 (38), A Ashok 32 (48), 4 extras
New Zealand A: 300 runs in 87.1 overs, 414 minutes, 10 extras
Drinks (11:02 to 11:06): New Zealand A - 334/8 in 96.0 overs, CG Heaphy 127 (278), JR Lennox 14 (31)
New Zealand A: 350 runs in 99.1 overs, 478 minutes, 12 extras
9th Wicket: 50 runs in 84 balls, 75 minutes, CG Heaphy 22 (29), JR Lennox 27 (55), 1 extra
Lunch (12:00 to 12:38): New Zealand A - 373/8 in 109.0 overs, CG Heaphy 146 (309), JR Lennox 33 (78)
CG Heaphy: 150 runs in 320 balls, 528 minutes (14x4)
JR Lennox: 50 runs in 98 balls, 109 minutes (10x4)
New Zealand A: 400 runs in 115.4 overs, 537 minutes, 13 extras
9th Wicket: 100 runs in 169 balls, 115 minutes, CG Heaphy 40 (66), JR Lennox 59 (103), 1 extra
New Zealand A: 450 runs in 123.0 overs, 568 minutes, 14 extras
Drinks (13:43 to 13:47): New Zealand A - 454/8 in 126.0 overs, CG Heaphy 181 (358), JR Lennox 77 (132)
9th Wicket: 150 runs in 233 balls, 172 minutes, CG Heaphy 71 (98), JR Lennox 77 (135), 4 extras
South Africa A 1st innings:
Tea (14:36 to 14:41): South Africa A - 0/0
South Africa A: 50 runs in 9.4 overs, 48 minutes, 2 extras
Drinks (15:36 to 15:39): South Africa A - 51/1 in 11.0 overs, L Senokwane 8 (31), MZ Hamza 0 (8)
Drinks (16:31 to 16:34): South Africa A - 93/2 in 23.0 overs, L Senokwane 32 (79), MJ Ackerman 4 (5)
South Africa A: 100 runs in 24.5 overs, 119 minutes, 2 extras
L Senokwane: 50 runs in 106 balls, 136 minutes (6x4)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls, 45 minutes, L Senokwane 25 (42), MJ Ackerman 26 (26), 0 extras
South Africa A: 150 runs in 35.5 overs, 159 minutes, 2 extras
End of Day (17:30): South Africa A - 159/2 in 38.0 overs, L Senokwane 65 (127), MJ Ackerman 36 (47)

Day 3

MJ Ackerman: 50 runs in 66 balls, 107 minutes (5x4)
South Africa A: 200 runs in 50.1 overs, 224 minutes, 6 extras
Drinks (11:02 to 11:07): South Africa A - 211/4 in 52.0 overs, MJ Ackerman 68 (82), S Qeshile 5 (11)
South Africa A: 250 runs in 65.2 overs, 290 minutes, 7 extras
Lunch (12:02 to 12:40): South Africa A - 250/5 in 66.0 overs, S Qeshile 23 (63), MC Mpongwana 5 (22)
S Qeshile: 50 runs in 88 balls, 113 minutes (8x4)
South Africa A: 300 runs in 76.5 overs, 337 minutes, 12 extras
New Ball Taken: South Africa A - 311/6 after 80.0 overs, S Qeshile 71 (106), TM van Vuuren 4 (21), 12 extras
Drinks (13:43 to 13:47): South Africa A - 312/6 in 81.0 overs, S Qeshile 71 (106), TM van Vuuren 5 (27)
7th Wicket: 50 runs in 69 balls, 51 minutes, S Qeshile 30 (29), TM van Vuuren 14 (40), 6 extras
South Africa A: 350 runs in 88.4 overs, 390 minutes, 14 extras
S Qeshile: 100 runs in 130 balls, 181 minutes (17x4, 1x6)
7th Wicket: 100 runs in 107 balls, 80 minutes, S Qeshile 62 (49), TM van Vuuren 35 (58), 7 extras
Tea (14:40 to 15:00): South Africa A - 388/6 in 92.0 overs, S Qeshile 110 (136), TM van Vuuren 40 (63)
South Africa A: 400 runs in 94.4 overs, 421 minutes, 14 extras
TM van Vuuren: 50 runs in 80 balls, 119 minutes (5x4, 2x6)
7th Wicket: 150 runs in 161 balls, 120 minutes, S Qeshile 91 (81), TM van Vuuren 53 (80), 7 extras
S Qeshile: 150 runs in 181 balls, 242 minutes (21x4, 3x6)
South Africa A: 450 runs in 103.4 overs, 458 minutes, 18 extras
7th Wicket: 200 runs in 200 balls, 149 minutes, S Qeshile 121 (109), TM van Vuuren 66 (91), 16 extras
South Africa A: 500 runs in 107.1 overs, 476 minutes, 24 extras
7th Wicket: 250 runs in 219 balls, 164 minutes, S Qeshile 140 (119), TM van Vuuren 91 (100), 19 extras
South Africa A: 550 runs in 112.3 overs, 500 minutes, 31 extras
TM van Vuuren: 100 runs in 110 balls, 180 minutes (9x4, 5x6)
8th Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls, 21 minutes, TM van Vuuren 29 (15), CE Yusuf 16 (16), 5 extras
New Zealand A 2nd innings:
End of Day (17:34): New Zealand A - 23/0 in 10.0 overs, RA Mariu 0 (28), JF Carter 23 (32)

Day 4

1st Wicket: 50 runs in 112 balls, 80 minutes, RA Mariu 13 (53), JF Carter 39 (59), 0 extras
New Zealand A: 50 runs in 18.4 overs, 80 minutes, 0 extras
Drinks (11:01 to 11:04): New Zealand A - 60/1 in 23.0 overs, RA Mariu 17 (67), BJ Jacobs 0 (7)
New Zealand A: 100 runs in 31.1 overs, 151 minutes, 2 extras
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 72 balls, 65 minutes, RA Mariu 16 (34), BJ Jacobs 37 (38), 2 extras
Lunch (12:00 to 12:39): New Zealand A - 119/1 in 34.0 overs, RA Mariu 36 (99), BJ Jacobs 38 (41)
RA Mariu: 50 runs in 114 balls, 177 minutes (7x4)
BJ Jacobs: 50 runs in 55 balls, 93 minutes (10x4, 1x6)
New Zealand A: 150 runs in 39.1 overs, 187 minutes, 2 extras
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 125 balls, 104 minutes, RA Mariu 50 (69), BJ Jacobs 51 (56), 2 extras
New Zealand A: 200 runs in 45.3 overs, 215 minutes, 7 extras
Drinks (13:41 to 13:45): New Zealand A - 208/2 in 48.0 overs, RA Mariu 96 (143), MA Abbas 11 (23)
RA Mariu: 100 runs in 147 balls, 233 minutes (14x4, 1x6)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls, 41 minutes, RA Mariu 32 (23), MA Abbas 14 (28), 4 extras
New Zealand A: 250 runs in 54.0 overs, 250 minutes, 7 extras
3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 100 balls, 68 minutes, RA Mariu 60 (47), MA Abbas 38 (53), 4 extras

Match Details

Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Toss	New Zealand A, elected to bat first
Series	New Zealand A tour of South Africa
Season	2025
Series result	New Zealand A won the 2-match series 1-0
Hours of play (local time)	10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days	14,15,16,17 September 2025 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Bongani Jele Lubabalo Gcuma
Reserve Umpire	Stephen Harris
Match Referee	Gerrie Pienaar

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NZ A Innings

Player Name		R	B
RA Mariu	lbw	135	179
JF Carter	caught	43	64
BJ Jacobs	caught	51	58
Muhammad Abbas	caught	47	66
CG Heaphy	not out	13	17
MJ Hay	not out	2	18
Extras	(lb 6, w 1)
Total	298(4 wkts; 67 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
Codi Yusuf	10	4	34	0	3.4
T van Vuuren	14	5	38	0	2.71
O Cele	10	2	38	2	3.8
M Mpongwana	6	0	22	0	3.66
Tsepo Ndwandwa	12	1	84	1	7
J Hermann	5	0	34	0	6.8
MJ Ackerman	10	0	42	1	4.2

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	56	Joe Carter	Rhys Mariu
2nd	113	Rhys Mariu	Bevon Jacobs
3rd	107	Rhys Mariu	Muhammad Abbas
4th	16	Curtis Heaphy	Muhammad Abbas
5th	6	Mitchell Hay	Curtis Heaphy

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