Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nathan Roux (c)	c †Kathrada b Dukes	6	12	-	1	0	50.00
Lihle Sizani	lbw b Nhlebela	33	88	-	2	0	37.50
Wian Ruthven	c Mogotsi b Nhlebela	194	296	-	22	6	65.54
Jason Niemand	run out	114	212	-	8	0	53.77
Mncedisi Malika †	lbw b Swanepoel	0	2	-	0	0	0.00
Jan Coetzer	b Dukes	15	33	-	2	0	45.45
Thando Ntini	not out	50	144	-	4	0	34.72
Alindile Mhletywa	lbw b Nhlebela	4	16	-	0	0	25.00
Chad Classen	c van Niekerk b Hinrichsen	1	5	-	0	0	20.00
Nico van Zyl	not out	59	117	-	5	1	50.42
Extras	(b 4, lb 7, nb 4)	15
Total	153 Ov (RR: 3.20)	491/8d
Did not bat: Kgaudisa Molefe
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Nathan Roux, 3.5 ov), 2-83 (Lihle Sizani, 29.6 ov), 3-343 (Wian Ruthven, 93.6 ov), 4-344 (Mncedisi Malika, 94.4 ov), 5-369 (Jason Niemand, 104.6 ov), 6-370 (Jan Coetzer, 107.1 ov), 7-374 (Alindile Mhletywa, 111.3 ov), 8-375 (Chad Classen, 112.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Jon Hinrichsen	25	3	67	1	2.68	-	-	-	1
Gareth Dukes	25	5	56	2	2.24	-	-	-	0
Themba Maupa	15	1	66	0	4.40	-	-	-	3
Hermann Rolfes	15	5	40	0	2.66	-	-	-	0
Aubrey Swanepoel	35	0	126	1	3.60	-	-	-	0
Smangaliso Nhlebela	38	2	125	3	3.28	-	-	-	0

Mpumalanga 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Karabo Mogotsi	c †Malika b van Zyl	5	16	-	1	0	31.25
Zakir Kathrada †	c †Malika b Classen	4	13	-	1	0	30.76
Muhammed Mayet (c)	c Classen b van Zyl	12	17	-	2	0	70.58
Benjamin van Niekerk	c †Malika b Mhletywa	57	123	-	5	0	46.34
Yassar Cook	run out (Classen)	36	92	-	5	0	39.13
Hermann Rolfes	b Molefe	2	8	-	0	0	25.00
Aubrey Swanepoel	c Classen b van Zyl	43	81	-	9	0	53.08
Gareth Dukes	b Molefe	1	3	-	0	0	33.33
Jon Hinrichsen	c Classen b Molefe	11	6	-	1	1	183.33
Smangaliso Nhlebela	c Roux b Molefe	13	66	-	1	0	19.69
Themba Maupa	not out	0	4	-	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 5, lb 1, nb 4, w 2)	12
Total	70.4 Ov (RR: 2.77)	196
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Zakir Kathrada, 4.4 ov), 2-9 (Karabo Mogotsi, 5.1 ov), 3-28 (Muhammed Mayet, 9.6 ov), 4-106 (Yassar Cook, 38.6 ov), 5-121 (Hermann Rolfes, 42.1 ov), 6-131 (Benjamin van Niekerk, 47.1 ov), 7-132 (Gareth Dukes, 48.1 ov), 8-144 (Jon Hinrichsen, 50.3 ov), 9-188 (Aubrey Swanepoel, 67.5 ov), 10-196 (Smangaliso Nhlebela, 70.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Chad Classen	13	4	37	1	2.84	-	-	-	1	0
Nico van Zyl	16	2	62	3	3.87	-	-	-	0	0
Thando Ntini	2	0	15	0	7.50	-	-	-	0	0
Jan Coetzer	10	3	22	0	2.20	-	-	-	0	4
Alindile Mhletywa	9	3	12	1	1.33	-	-	-	0	0
Kgaudisa Molefe	19.4	6	42	4	2.13	-	-	-	0	0
Lihle Sizani	1	1	0	0	0.00	-	-	-	0	0

Mpumalanga 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Karabo Mogotsi	lbw b Mhletywa	35	74	-	5	0	47.29
Zakir Kathrada †	b van Zyl	17	43	-	2	0	39.53
Muhammed Mayet (c)	lbw b Sizani	103	351	-	14	0	29.34
Benjamin van Niekerk	c & b Sizani	24	52	-	3	0	46.15
Yassar Cook	lbw b Classen	53	141	-	8	0	37.58
Hermann Rolfes	b Classen	4	15	-	1	0	26.66
Aubrey Swanepoel	b Molefe	37	92	-	6	0	40.21
Gareth Dukes	b van Zyl	11	14	-	1	1	78.57
Jon Hinrichsen	not out	35	51	-	5	1	68.62
Smangaliso Nhlebela	not out	0	11	-	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 9, lb 8, nb 4)	21
Total	140 Ov (RR: 2.42)	340/8
Did not bat: Themba Maupa
Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Karabo Mogotsi, 13.5 ov), 2-63 (Zakir Kathrada, 24.3 ov), 3-108 (Benjamin van Niekerk, 40.2 ov), 4-184 (Yassar Cook, 81.4 ov), 5-189 (Hermann Rolfes, 85.6 ov), 6-275 (Aubrey Swanepoel, 118.3 ov), 7-290 (Gareth Dukes, 121.5 ov), 8-337 (Muhammed Mayet, 136.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Nico van Zyl	23	7	48	2	2.08	-	-	-	0
Chad Classen	20	7	52	2	2.60	-	-	-	1
Jan Coetzer	21	5	74	0	3.52	-	-	-	2
Kgaudisa Molefe	45	14	84	1	1.86	-	-	-	0
Alindile Mhletywa	15	5	32	1	2.13	-	-	-	0
Lihle Sizani	14	5	30	2	2.14	-	-	-	1
Jason Niemand	1	0	2	0	2.00	-	-	-	0
Nathan Roux	1	0	1	0	1.00	-	-	-	0

Close of Play

Thu, 08 Jan - day 1 - Border 1st innings 354/4 (Jason Niemand 107*, Jan Coetzer 6*, 98 ov)

Fri, 09 Jan - day 2 - Mpumalanga 1st innings 70/3 (Benjamin van Niekerk 27*, Yassar Cook 17*, 21 ov)

Sat, 10 Jan - day 3 - Mpumalanga 2nd innings 108/3 (Muhammed Mayet 24*, Yassar Cook 0*, 41 ov)

Sun, 11 Jan - day 4 - Mpumalanga 2nd innings 340/8 (140 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Buffalo Park, East London
Toss	Border, elected to bat first
Series	CSA 4-Day Series Division 2
Season	2025/26
Match days	8,9,10,11 January 2026 - day (4-day match)
BOR Player Replacement	Substitute: Alindile Mhletywa in, Michael Copeland out (1st innings, 32 ov)
Umpires	Gladman Gaseba Godwin Von Willingh
Match Referee	Laurance Willemse
Points	Border 15.12, Mpumalanga 8.92

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Mpumalanga Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
N van Zyl	23	7	48	2	2.08
C Classen	20	7	52	2	2.6 (1 nb)
JH Coetzer	21	5	74	0	3.52 (2 nb)
K Molefe	45	14	84	1	1.86
A Mhletywa	15	5	32	1	2.13
L Sizani	14	5	30	2	2.14 (1 nb)
J Niemand	1	0	2	0	2
N Roux	1	0	1	0	1

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