Knights vs Border, 17th Match at East London, CSA 4-Day DIV2, Jan 22 2026 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

17th Match, East London, January 22 - 25, 2026, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2

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Knights

326 & 174/5d

Border

(T:359) 142 & 270

Knights won by 88 runs

Summary

Scorecard

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Table

Knights 1st Innings

Border 1st Innings

Knights 2nd Innings

Border 2nd Innings

Info

Knights 1st Innings 

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Isaac Dikgale	c Mhletywa b Coetzer	17	57	-	2	0	29.82
Gihahn Cloete †	c Roux b van Zyl	1	20	-	0	0	5.00
Cole Abrahams	c Classen b Mhletywa	16	35	-	0	0	45.71
Richard Maree	b van Zyl	2	23	-	0	0	8.69
Ruan Haasbroek	c & b Mhletywa	174	251	-	18	3	69.32
Patrick Botha	b Sizani	32	85	-	4	0	37.64
Seth Fledermaus	b van Zyl	43	98	-	4	0	43.87
Tiaan van Vuuren	lbw b van Zyl	0	2	-	0	0	0.00
Malusi Siboto (c)	c Roux b Mhletywa	28	67	-	1	0	41.79
Johannes van Dyk	not out	1	8	-	0	0	12.50
Sithembile Langa	c Mbekwa b van Zyl	2	8	-	0	0	25.00
Extras	(b 9, lb 1)	10
Total	109 Ov (RR: 2.99)	326
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Gihahn Cloete, 6.4 ov), 2-34 (Cole Abrahams, 17.4 ov), 3-34 (Isaac Dikgale, 18.6 ov), 4-51 (Richard Maree, 28.1 ov), 5-130 (Patrick Botha, 53.2 ov), 6-238 (Seth Fledermaus, 86.2 ov), 7-238 (Tiaan van Vuuren, 86.4 ov), 8-322 (Ruan Haasbroek, 105.5 ov), 9-323 (Malusi Siboto, 107.1 ov), 10-326 (Sithembile Langa, 108.6 ov)

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

Border 1st Innings 

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nathan Roux (c)	b Langa	42	119	-	7	0	35.29
Lihle Sizani	c †Cloete b Langa	16	53	-	3	0	30.18
Wian Ruthven	c †Cloete b van Dyk	34	89	-	5	0	38.20
Jason Niemand	c †Cloete b Langa	0	2	-	0	0	0.00
Mncedisi Malika †	b Langa	0	5	-	0	0	0.00
Osphesona Mbekwa	st †Cloete b Siboto	10	48	-	1	0	20.83
Jan Coetzer	c Fledermaus b Langa	2	22	-	0	0	9.09
Alindile Mhletywa	c Haasbroek b Fledermaus	10	33	-	1	0	30.30
Nico van Zyl	not out	15	34	-	0	0	44.11
Chad Classen	st †Cloete b Fledermaus	6	20	-	1	0	30.00
Kgaudisa Molefe	lbw b Botha	0	5	-	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 3, nb 1, w 1)	7
Total	71.3 Ov (RR: 1.98)	142
Fall of wickets: 1-27 (Lihle Sizani, 16.3 ov), 2-88 (Nathan Roux, 37.3 ov), 3-88 (Jason Niemand, 37.5 ov), 4-90 (Mncedisi Malika, 39.4 ov), 5-99 (Wian Ruthven, 49.1 ov), 6-105 (Jan Coetzer, 55.3 ov), 7-107 (Osphesona Mbekwa, 58.2 ov), 8-131 (Alindile Mhletywa, 66.3 ov), 9-141 (Chad Classen, 70.3 ov), 10-142 (Kgaudisa Molefe, 71.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Malusi Siboto	14	5	24	1	1.71	-	-	-	0	0
Tiaan van Vuuren	14	6	24	0	1.71	-	-	-	0	0
Sithembile Langa	16	5	33	5	2.06	-	-	-	0	0
Johannes van Dyk	12	6	19	1	1.58	-	-	-	1	0
Seth Fledermaus	10	1	24	2	2.40	-	-	-	0	1
Patrick Botha	5.3	1	13	1	2.36	-	-	-	0	0

Knights 2nd Innings 

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Isaac Dikgale	c Molefe b Mhletywa	16	25	-	3	0	64.00
Gihahn Cloete †	c Coetzer b Molefe	83	92	-	12	2	90.21
Cole Abrahams	lbw b Coetzer	3	10	-	0	0	30.00
Richard Maree	c Classen b Sizani	7	38	-	1	0	18.42
Ruan Haasbroek	lbw b Mhletywa	40	40	-	2	2	100.00
Patrick Botha	not out	16	28	-	2	0	57.14
Seth Fledermaus	not out	2	2	-	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 4, nb 1)	7
Total	39 Ov (RR: 4.46)	174/5d
Did not bat: Tiaan van Vuuren,  Malusi Siboto (c),  Johannes van Dyk,  Sithembile Langa
Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Isaac Dikgale, 7.5 ov), 2-48 (Cole Abrahams, 10.5 ov), 3-86 (Richard Maree, 23.6 ov), 4-144 (Gihahn Cloete, 31.1 ov), 5-171 (Ruan Haasbroek, 36.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Nico van Zyl	8	2	32	0	4.00	-	-	-	0	1
Chad Classen	6	0	30	0	5.00	-	-	-	0	0
Alindile Mhletywa	8	2	24	2	3.00	-	-	-	0	0
Jan Coetzer	6	1	28	1	4.66	-	-	-	0	0
Lihle Sizani	6	1	36	1	6.00	-	-	-	0	0
Kgaudisa Molefe	5	0	18	1	3.60	-	-	-	0	0

Border 2nd Innings (T: 359 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nathan Roux (c)	c Botha b van Vuuren	0	11	-	0	0	0.00
Lihle Sizani	lbw b Langa	13	26	-	1	0	50.00
Wian Ruthven	run out (Dikgale/Langa)	95	183	-	11	0	51.91
Jason Niemand	lbw b van Dyk	29	101	-	4	0	28.71
Mncedisi Malika †	b van Vuuren	20	63	-	3	0	31.74
Osphesona Mbekwa	c †Cloete b Fledermaus	16	93	-	1	0	17.20
Jan Coetzer	c van Vuuren b Fledermaus	40	121	-	4	0	33.05
Alindile Mhletywa	lbw b Fledermaus	0	1	-	0	0	0.00
Nico van Zyl	c †Cloete b van Dyk	22	45	-	2	0	48.88
Chad Classen	lbw b Botha	14	61	-	2	0	22.95
Kgaudisa Molefe	not out	4	3	-	1	0	133.33
Extras	(b 6, lb 6, nb 1, w 4)	17
Total	117.5 Ov (RR: 2.29)	270
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Nathan Roux, 2.5 ov), 2-20 (Lihle Sizani, 9.4 ov), 3-112 (Jason Niemand, 40.1 ov), 4-161 (Mncedisi Malika, 60.5 ov), 5-173 (Wian Ruthven, 68.5 ov), 6-202 (Osphesona Mbekwa, 87.5 ov), 7-202 (Alindile Mhletywa, 87.6 ov), 8-234 (Nico van Zyl, 100.6 ov), 9-266 (Chad Classen, 116.3 ov), 10-270 (Jan Coetzer, 117.5 ov)

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

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Close of Play

Thu, 22 Jan - day 1 - Knights 1st innings 275/7 (Ruan Haasbroek 146*, Malusi Siboto 14*, 94 ov)

Fri, 23 Jan - day 2 - Border 1st innings 142

Sat, 24 Jan - day 3 - Border 2nd innings 129/3 (Wian Ruthven 68*, Mncedisi Malika 10*, 48 ov)

Sun, 25 Jan - day 4 - Border 2nd innings 270 (117.5 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Buffalo Park, East London
Toss	Border, elected to field first
Series	CSA 4-Day Series Division 2
Season	2025/26
Match days	22,23,24,25 January 2026 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Bongani Ntshebe Jan Erasmus
Match Referee	Ryan Hendricks
Points	Knights 23.98, Border 3