CSA Four-Day Series Division Two 2025-26 | 15-Jan-2026 01:30 PM | Mangaung Oval
SWD 194/10 (71.3)
KNG 171/10 (57.1)
SWD 121/10 (43)
KNG 146/3 (46)
Knights won by 7 wkts
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruan Haasbroek* | 51 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 63.75 |
| Ruben Maree | 35 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 41.18 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banele Cele* | 5 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| Liam Alder | 11 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 2.55 |
Knights Confirmed Playing11:
1- Isaac Dikgale, 2- Gihahn Cloete(w), 3- Cole Abrahams, 4- Ruben Maree, 5- Ruan Haasbroek, 6- Ross Boast, 7- Johannes van Dyk, 8- Malusi Siboto(c), 9- Sithembile Langa, 10- Seth Fledermaus, 11- Patrick BothaSouth Western Districts Confirmed Playing11:
1- Yaseen Valli(c), 2- Ruan Terblanche, 3- Kyle Jacobs, 4- George Van Heerden, 5- Nathan Engelbrecht(w), 6- Pheko Moletsane, 7- Liam Alder, 8- Zack Momberg, 9- Banele Cele, 10- Merrick Brett, 11- Sintu MajezaKnights vs South Western Districts
South Western Districts — Innings 1 (194/10 in 71.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaseen Valli (c) lbw b Seth Fledermaus | 31 | 97 | 3 | 0 | 31.96 | |
| Ruan Terblanche lbw b Siboto | 31 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 41.33 | |
| Kyle Jacobs c Isaac Dikgale b Seth Fledermaus | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 12.12 | |
| George Van Heerden b Siboto | 7 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 35 | |
| Nathan Engelbrecht (wk) c Gihahn Cloete b Siboto | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pheko Moletsane b S Langa | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 18.52 | |
| Liam Alder c S Langa b Johan van Dyk | 68 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 87.18 | |
| Merrick Brett lbw b Siboto | 19 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 59.38 | |
| Banele Cele lbw b Seth Fledermaus | 16 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 39.02 | |
| Zack Momberg c S Langa b Johan van Dyk | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Sintu Majeza not out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tyrese Karelse not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | NoBalls: 9 | Total: 9 | |||||
| Total | 194 | 10 wkts, 71.3 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malusi Siboto | 21 | 9 | 33 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Sithembile Langa | 13 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Johannes van Dyk | 13.3 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Ross Boast | 6 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Seth Fledermaus | 18 | 6 | 50 | 3 | 2.8 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Yaseen Valli & Ruan Terblanche | 0 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruan Terblanche | 25.5 | 62 |
| 2 | Yaseen Valli | 28.3 | 68 |
| 3 | George Van Heerden | 33.5 | 75 |
| 4 | Nathan Engelbrecht | 35.5 | 75 |
| 5 | Kyle Jacobs | 39 | 77 |
| 6 | Pheko Moletsane | 45 | 110 |
| 7 | Merrick Brett | 55.5 | 160 |
| 8 | Banele Cele | 66.1 | 189 |
| 9 | Liam Alder | 69.2 | 191 |
| 10 | Zack Momberg | 71.3 | 194 |
Knights — Innings 2 (171/10 in 57.1 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Dikgale b Merrick Brett | 20 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 27.4 | |
| Gihahn Cloete (wk) c Zack Momberg b Merrick Brett | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Cole Abrahams b Banele Cele | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 | |
| Ruben Maree c Kyle Jacobs b Majeza | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 38.46 | |
| Patrick Botha c Ruan Terblanche b Pheko Moletsane | 59 | 108 | 6 | 1 | 54.63 | |
| Ruan Haasbroek b Banele Cele | 15 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 51.72 | |
| Seth Fledermaus c Ruan Terblanche b Merrick Brett | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 62.5 | |
| Ross Boast c Nathan Engelbrecht b Merrick Brett | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Malusi Siboto (c) lbw b Pheko Moletsane | 28 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 60.87 | |
| Johannes van Dyk lbw b Merrick Brett | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sithembile Langa not out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 5 | LegByes: 6 | NoBalls: 8 | Wides: 1 | Total: 20 | |||||
| Total | 171 | 10 wkts, 57.1 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrick Brett | 15.1 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 1.6 |
| Banele Cele | 13 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Sintu Majeza | 15 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 3.1 |
| Zack Momberg | 6 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Liam Alder | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 5 |
| Pheko Moletsane | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Dikgale & Gihahn Cloete | 0 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gihahn Cloete | 9 | 23 |
| 2 | Cole Abrahams | 15 | 34 |
| 3 | Ruben Maree | 19.5 | 44 |
| 4 | Isaac Dikgale | 20.4 | 44 |
| 5 | Ruan Haasbroek | 29 | 70 |
| 6 | Seth Fledermaus | 36.1 | 99 |
| 7 | Ross Boast | 39 | 103 |
| 8 | Patrick Botha | 52 | 159 |
| 9 | Malusi Siboto | 56.1 | 171 |
| 10 | Johannes van Dyk | 57.1 | 171 |
South Western Districts — Innings 3 (121/10 in 43 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruan Terblanche c Haasbroek b Siboto | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Yaseen Valli (c) c Gihahn Cloete b Seth Fledermaus | 38 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 60.32 | |
| Kyle Jacobs c Cole Abrahams b Johan van Dyk | 5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 17.86 | |
| George Van Heerden c Haasbroek b Johan van Dyk | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 | |
| Nathan Engelbrecht (wk) b Johan van Dyk | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pheko Moletsane lbw b Johan van Dyk | 15 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Liam Alder b Johan van Dyk | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| Merrick Brett b S Langa | 26 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 81.25 | |
| Banele Cele lbw b Siboto | 15 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 46.88 | |
| Zack Momberg not out | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 26.09 | |
| Sintu Majeza b Johan van Dyk | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| Extras | Byes: 2 | LegByes: 2 | NoBalls: 4 | Total: 8 | |||||
| Total | 121 | 10 wkts, 43 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malusi Siboto | 10 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Sithembile Langa | 8 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Johannes van Dyk | 13 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 2.2 |
| Ross Boast | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Seth Fledermaus | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 3.8 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Ruan Terblanche & Yaseen Valli | 0 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruan Terblanche | 0.2 | 1 |
| 2 | Kyle Jacobs | 8.3 | 27 |
| 3 | George Van Heerden | 10.2 | 35 |
| 4 | Nathan Engelbrecht | 10.4 | 35 |
| 5 | Yaseen Valli | 23.1 | 63 |
| 6 | Liam Alder | 24.2 | 64 |
| 7 | Pheko Moletsane | 26.1 | 71 |
| 8 | Banele Cele | 35.2 | 109 |
| 9 | Merrick Brett | 36.4 | 114 |
| 10 | Sintu Majeza | 43 | 121 |
Knights — Innings 4 (146/3 in 46 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Dikgale lbw b Majeza | 8 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 32 | |
| Gihahn Cloete (wk) c Nathan Engelbrecht b Zack Momberg | 34 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 77.27 | |
| Cole Abrahams c Nathan Engelbrecht b Banele Cele | 10 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 | |
| Ruben Maree not out | 35 | 85 | 3 | 0 | 41.18 | |
| Ruan Haasbroek not out | 51 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 63.75 | |
| Extras | Byes: 4 | LegByes: 2 | NoBalls: 2 | Total: 8 | |||||
| Total | 146 | 3 wkts, 46 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Ross Boast, Johannes van Dyk, Malusi Siboto (c), Sithembile Langa, Seth Fledermaus, Patrick Botha | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrick Brett | 11 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Sintu Majeza | 6 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 4.7 |
| Banele Cele | 5 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| Zack Momberg | 9 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Liam Alder | 11 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Pheko Moletsane | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Dikgale & Gihahn Cloete | 0 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isaac Dikgale | 5.5 | 22 |
| 2 | Gihahn Cloete | 17.5 | 53 |
| 3 | Cole Abrahams | 18.5 | 55 |
Match Info
| Match | Knights vs South Western Districts |
|---|---|
| Series | CSA Four-Day Series Division Two 2025-26 |
| Time | 15-Jan-2026 01:30 PM |
| Venue | Mangaung Oval |
| Live Telecast |
Match Preview: Knights vs South Western Districts (KTS vs SWD)
Knights will face South Western Districts in a thrilling match on 15-Jan-2026 in CSA Four-Day Series Division Two 2025-26. The match will be played at Mangaung Oval at 01:30 PM. Cricket fans can watch the match live on .
Match Overview
Knights is known for its strong batting and bowling, while South Western Districts 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 Mangaung Oval is generally balanced for both batsmen and bowlers, making this match even more exciting. Knights will look to dominate with its experience and strategy, while South Western Districts will aim for an upset.
What to watch?
- The competition between Knights batting and South Western Districts 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 Knights showcase its strengths, or will South Western Districts pull off a major upset? Join us live on on 15-Jan-2026 to find out the answer!
