CSA Four-Day Series Division Two 2025-26 | 22-Jan-2026 01:30 PM | Buffalo Park
KNG 326/10 (109)
BOR 142/10 (71.3)
KNG 174/5 (39)
BOR 270/10 (117.5)
Knights won by 88 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kgaudisa Molefe* | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Fledermaus* | 25.5 | 5 | 43 | 3 | 1.66 |
| Patrick Botha | 17 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 1.59 |
Knights Confirmed Playing11:
1- Isaac Dikgale, 2- Gihahn Cloete(w), 3- Cole Abrahams, 4- Ruben Maree, 5- Patrick Botha, 6- Ruan Haasbroek, 7- Seth Fledermaus, 8- Tiaan van Vuuren, 9- Malusi Siboto(c), 10- Johannes van Dyk, 11- Sithembile LangaBorder Confirmed Playing11:
1- Nathan Roux(c), 2- Lihle Sizani, 3- Wian Ruthven, 4- Jason Niemand, 5- Mncedisi Malika(w), 6- Osphesona Mbekwa, 7- Jan Hardus Coetzer, 8- Alindile Mhletywa, 9- Nico van Zyl, 10- Chad Classen, 11- Kgaudisa MolefeBorder vs Knights
Knights — Innings 1 (326/10 in 109 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Dikgale c Alindile Mhletywa b Jan Hardus Coetzer | 17 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 29.82 | |
| Gihahn Cloete (wk) c Nathan Roux b Nico van Zyl | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Cole Abrahams c Chad Classen b Alindile Mhletywa | 16 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 45.71 | |
| Ruben Maree b Nico van Zyl | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | |
| Patrick Botha b Lihle Sizani | 174 | 251 | 18 | 3 | 69.32 | |
| Ruan Haasbroek c and b Alindile Mhletywa | 32 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 37.21 | |
| Seth Fledermaus b Nico van Zyl | 43 | 98 | 4 | 0 | 43.88 | |
| Tiaan van Vuuren lbw b Nico van Zyl | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malusi Siboto (c) c Nathan Roux b Alindile Mhletywa | 28 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 41.79 | |
| Johannes van Dyk not out | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| Sithembile Langa c Osphesona Mbekwa b Nico van Zyl | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Extras | Byes: 9 | LegByes: 1 | Total: 10 | |||||
| Total | 326 | 10 wkts, 109 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico van Zyl | 25 | 3 | 68 | 5 | 2.7 |
| Chad Classen | 19 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Jan Hardus Coetzer | 17 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Alindile Mhletywa | 18 | 7 | 41 | 3 | 2.3 |
| Kgaudisa Molefe | 24 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Lihle Sizani | 6 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 3.7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Dikgale & Gihahn Cloete | 0 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gihahn Cloete | 6.4 | 5 |
| 2 | Cole Abrahams | 17.4 | 34 |
| 3 | Isaac Dikgale | 19 | 34 |
| 4 | Ruben Maree | 28.1 | 51 |
| 5 | Patrick Botha | 53.2 | 130 |
| 6 | Seth Fledermaus | 86.2 | 238 |
| 7 | Tiaan van Vuuren | 86.4 | 238 |
| 8 | Ruan Haasbroek | 105.5 | 322 |
| 9 | Malusi Siboto | 107.1 | 323 |
| 10 | Sithembile Langa | 109 | 326 |
Border — Innings 2 (142/10 in 71.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Roux (c) b S Langa | 42 | 119 | 7 | 0 | 35.29 | |
| Lihle Sizani c Gihahn Cloete b S Langa | 16 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 30.19 | |
| Wian Ruthven c Gihahn Cloete b Johan van Dyk | 34 | 89 | 5 | 0 | 38.2 | |
| Jason Niemand c Gihahn Cloete b S Langa | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mncedisi Malika (wk) b S Langa | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Osphesona Mbekwa st Gihahn Cloete b Siboto | 10 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 20.83 | |
| Jan Hardus Coetzer c Seth Fledermaus b S Langa | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 | |
| Alindile Mhletywa c Haasbroek b Seth Fledermaus | 10 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 30.3 | |
| Nico van Zyl batting | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 44.12 | |
| Chad Classen st Gihahn Cloete b Seth Fledermaus | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 30 | |
| Kgaudisa Molefe lbw b Patrick Botha | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 2 | LegByes: 3 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 1 | Total: 7 | |||||
| Total | 142 | 10 wkts, 71.3 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malusi Siboto | 14 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Tiaan van Vuuren | 14 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Sithembile Langa | 16 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 2.2 |
| Johannes van Dyk | 12 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Seth Fledermaus | 10 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Patrick Botha | 5.3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2.4 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Roux & Lihle Sizani | 0 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lihle Sizani | 16.3 | 27 |
| 2 | Nathan Roux | 37.3 | 88 |
| 3 | Jason Niemand | 37.5 | 88 |
| 4 | Mncedisi Malika | 39.4 | 90 |
| 5 | Wian Ruthven | 49.1 | 99 |
| 6 | Jan Hardus Coetzer | 55.3 | 105 |
| 7 | Osphesona Mbekwa | 58.2 | 107 |
| 8 | Alindile Mhletywa | 66.3 | 131 |
| 9 | Chad Classen | 70.3 | 141 |
| 10 | Kgaudisa Molefe | 71.3 | 142 |
Knights — Innings 3 (174/5 in 39 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Dikgale c Kgaudisa Molefe b Alindile Mhletywa | 16 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 64 | |
| Gihahn Cloete (wk) c Jan Hardus Coetzer b Kgaudisa Molefe | 83 | 92 | 12 | 2 | 90.22 | |
| Cole Abrahams lbw b Jan Hardus Coetzer | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Ruben Maree c Chad Classen b Lihle Sizani | 7 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 18.42 | |
| Ruan Haasbroek lbw b Alindile Mhletywa | 40 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 100 | |
| Patrick Botha not out | 16 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 | |
| Seth Fledermaus not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Extras | Byes: 2 | LegByes: 4 | NoBalls: 1 | Total: 7 | |||||
| Total | 174 | 5 wkts, 39 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Tiaan van Vuuren, Malusi Siboto (c), Johannes van Dyk, Sithembile Langa | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico van Zyl | 8 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 4 |
| Chad Classen | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 |
| Alindile Mhletywa | 8 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 3 |
| Jan Hardus Coetzer | 6 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 4.7 |
| Lihle Sizani | 6 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 6 |
| Kgaudisa Molefe | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3.6 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Dikgale & Gihahn Cloete | 0 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Dikgale | 7.5 | 41 |
| 2 | Cole Abrahams | 10.5 | 48 |
| 3 | Ruben Maree | 24 | 86 |
| 4 | Gihahn Cloete | 31.1 | 144 |
| 5 | Ruan Haasbroek | 37 | 171 |
Border — Innings 4 (270/10 in 117.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Roux (c) c Patrick Botha b Tiaan van Vuuren | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lihle Sizani lbw b S Langa | 13 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |
| Wian Ruthven run out (Isaac Dikgale/S Langa) | 95 | 183 | 11 | 0 | 51.91 | |
| Jason Niemand lbw b Johan van Dyk | 29 | 101 | 4 | 0 | 28.71 | |
| Mncedisi Malika (wk) b Tiaan van Vuuren | 20 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 31.75 | |
| Osphesona Mbekwa c Gihahn Cloete b Seth Fledermaus | 16 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 17.2 | |
| Jan Hardus Coetzer c Tiaan van Vuuren b Seth Fledermaus | 40 | 121 | 4 | 0 | 33.06 | |
| Alindile Mhletywa lbw b Seth Fledermaus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nico van Zyl c Gihahn Cloete b Johan van Dyk | 22 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 48.89 | |
| Chad Classen lbw b Patrick Botha | 14 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 22.95 | |
| Kgaudisa Molefe not out | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | |
| Extras | Byes: 6 | LegByes: 6 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 4 | Total: 17 | |||||
| Total | 270 | 10 wkts, 117.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiaan van Vuuren | 15 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 2.7 |
| Malusi Siboto | 19 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 2.3 |
| Sithembile Langa | 19 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 2.8 |
| Johannes van Dyk | 22 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Seth Fledermaus | 25.5 | 5 | 43 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Patrick Botha | 17 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 1.6 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Roux & Lihle Sizani | 0 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Roux | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2 | Lihle Sizani | 9.4 | 20 |
| 3 | Jason Niemand | 40.1 | 112 |
| 4 | Mncedisi Malika | 60.5 | 161 |
| 5 | Wian Ruthven | 68.5 | 173 |
| 6 | Osphesona Mbekwa | 87.5 | 202 |
| 7 | Alindile Mhletywa | 88 | 202 |
| 8 | Nico van Zyl | 101 | 234 |
| 9 | Chad Classen | 116.3 | 266 |
| 10 | Jan Hardus Coetzer | 117.5 | 270 |
Match Info
| Match | Border vs Knights |
|---|---|
| Series | CSA Four-Day Series Division Two 2025-26 |
| Time | 22-Jan-2026 01:30 PM |
| Venue | Buffalo Park |
| Live Telecast |
Match Preview: Border vs Knights (BOR vs KTS)
Border will face Knights in a thrilling match on 22-Jan-2026 in CSA Four-Day Series Division Two 2025-26. The match will be played at Buffalo Park at 01:30 PM. Cricket fans can watch the match live on .
Match Overview
Border is known for its strong batting and bowling, while Knights remains competitive with its recent performances and emerging players. This match is crucial for both teams, as every win can strengthen their position in CSA Four-Day Series Division Two 2025-26.
The pitch at Buffalo Park is generally balanced for both batsmen and bowlers, making this match even more exciting. Border will look to dominate with its experience and strategy, while Knights will aim for an upset.
What to watch?
- The competition between Border batting and Knights bowling.
- The bowler's impact on the pitch, especially spinners or fast bowlers.
- The strategies of the two captains and their decisions during the game.
Cricket lovers, get ready for this exciting match! Will Border showcase its strengths, or will Knights pull off a major upset? Join us live on on 22-Jan-2026 to find out the answer!
