CSA Four-Day Series Division Two 2025-26 | 08-Jan-2026 01:30 PM | Diamond Oval
SWD 282/9 (90)
NCAPE 134/10 (44.4)
SWD 139/10 (45.2)
NCAPE 289/3 (92.3)
Northern Cape won by 7 wkts
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonelela Yikha* | 111 | 285 | 13 | 0 | 38.95 |
| Ronan Hermann | 140 | 260 | 11 | 4 | 53.85 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Richards* | 1.3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 10.67 |
| Zack Momberg | 12 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 3.25 |
Northern Cape Confirmed Playing11:
1- Tahir Isaacs, 2- Tristan van Rensburg, 3- Nonelela Yikha, 4- Ronan Hermann(c), 5- Morne Venter, 6- Garnett Tarr(w), 7- Romano Terblanche, 8- Tshepo Ntuli, 9- Benjamin Van Rensburg, 10- Orapeleng Motlhoaring, 11- Odirile ModimokoaneSouth 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- Jade Richter, 9- Zack Momberg, 10- Banele Cele, 11- Sintu MajezaNorthern Cape vs South Western Districts
SWD — Innings 1 (282/9 in 90 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaseen Valli (c) c Garnett Tarr b Odirile Modimokoane | 39 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 35.45 | |
| Ruan Terblanche lbw b Ntuli | 24 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 52.17 | |
| Kyle Jacobs c Ronan Hermann b Odirile Modimokoane | 56 | 104 | 2 | 3 | 53.85 | |
| George Van Heerden lbw b Ntuli | 21 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 63.64 | |
| Nathan Engelbrecht (wk) c Nonelela Yikha b Odirile Modimokoane | 10 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 26.32 | |
| Pheko Moletsane lbw b Odirile Modimokoane | 28 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 37.84 | |
| Liam Alder c Morne Venter b Ntuli | 84 | 94 | 12 | 0 | 89.36 | |
| Jade Richter b Ntuli | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |
| Banele Cele not out | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4.55 | |
| Zack Momberg c Terblanche b Ntuli | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 75 | |
| Sintu Majeza not out | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | Byes: 8 | NoBalls: 1 | Total: 9 | |||||
| Total | 282 | 9 wkts, 90 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Van Rensburg | 9 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Romano Terblanche | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Morne Venter | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Tshepo Ntuli | 40 | 7 | 135 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Orapeleng Motlhoaring | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Odirile Modimokoane | 28 | 5 | 88 | 4 | 3.1 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Yaseen Valli & Ruan Terblanche | 40 | 95 |
| Yaseen Valli & Kyle Jacobs | 48 | 111 |
| G Van Heerden & Kyle Jacobs | 47 | 70 |
| Nathan Engelbrecht & Kyle Jacobs | 10 | 29 |
| Nathan Engelbrecht & Pheko Moletsane | 9 | 33 |
| Liam Alder & Pheko Moletsane | 112 | 148 |
| Liam Alder & Jade Richter | 7 | 16 |
| Liam Alder & Banele Cele | 3 | 13 |
| Zack Momberg & Banele Cele | 6 | 20 |
| Majeza & Banele Cele | 0 | 5 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruan Terblanche | 15.5 | 40 |
| 2 | Yaseen Valli | 34.2 | 88 |
| 3 | George Van Heerden | 46 | 135 |
| 4 | Kyle Jacobs | 50.5 | 145 |
| 5 | Nathan Engelbrecht | 56.2 | 154 |
| 6 | Pheko Moletsane | 81 | 266 |
| 7 | Jade Richter | 83.4 | 273 |
| 8 | Liam Alder | 85.5 | 276 |
| 9 | Zack Momberg | 89.1 | 282 |
NCAPE — Innings 2 (134/10 in 44.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan van Rensburg c and b Banele Cele | 22 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 55 | |
| Tahir Isaacs lbw b Liam Alder | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 | |
| Nonelela Yikha c Kyle Jacobs b Zack Momberg | 13 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 32.5 | |
| Ronan Hermann (c) b Zack Momberg | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Morne Venter c Nathan Engelbrecht b Majeza | 22 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 38.6 | |
| Garnett Tarr (wk) lbw b Zack Momberg | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Romano Terblanche c Banele Cele b Liam Alder | 25 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 60.98 | |
| Tshepo Ntuli c G Van Heerden b Liam Alder | 14 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 45.16 | |
| Benjamin Van Rensburg c Banele Cele b Liam Alder | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 | |
| Orapeleng Motlhoaring not out | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7.69 | |
| Odirile Modimokoane c Nathan Engelbrecht b Liam Alder | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 150 | |
| Extras | Byes: 8 | LegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 5 | Total: 14 | |||||
| Total | 134 | 10 wkts, 44.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Alder | 17.4 | 3 | 56 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Jade Richter | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2.2 |
| Pheko Moletsane | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Banele Cele | 5 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Zack Momberg | 4 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Sintu Majeza | 6 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 2.2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Tristan van Rensburg & Tahir Isaacs | 9 | 28 |
| Nonelela Yikha & Tristan van Rensburg | 0 | 1 |
| Nonelela Yikha & Ronan Hermann | 0 | 1 |
| Nonelela Yikha & Morne Venter | 0 | 1 |
| Garnett Tarr & Morne Venter | 0 | 1 |
| Terblanche & Morne Venter | 0 | 1 |
| Ntuli & Morne Venter | 0 | 1 |
| Ntuli & Benjamin Van Rensburg | 0 | 1 |
| Ntuli & Motlhoaring | 0 | 1 |
| Odirile Modimokoane & Motlhoaring | 0 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tahir Isaacs | 4.4 | 9 |
| 2 | Tristan van Rensburg | 12.2 | 37 |
| 3 | Ronan Hermann | 16.2 | 43 |
| 4 | Nonelela Yikha | 18.3 | 49 |
| 5 | Garnett Tarr | 20.3 | 55 |
| 6 | Romano Terblanche | 32.3 | 95 |
| 7 | Morne Venter | 36 | 104 |
| 8 | Benjamin Van Rensburg | 40.2 | 115 |
| 9 | Tshepo Ntuli | 42.3 | 122 |
| 10 | Odirile Modimokoane | 44.4 | 134 |
SWD — Innings 3 (139/10 in 45.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruan Terblanche c Tristan van Rensburg b Terblanche | 26 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 42.62 | |
| Yaseen Valli (c) b Ntuli | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Kyle Jacobs b Terblanche | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 | |
| George Van Heerden st Garnett Tarr b Ntuli | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 | |
| Nathan Engelbrecht (wk) b Odirile Modimokoane | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | |
| Pheko Moletsane c Morne Venter b Odirile Modimokoane | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 80 | |
| Liam Alder c Terblanche b Odirile Modimokoane | 22 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 122.22 | |
| Zack Momberg c and b Ntuli | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 70.59 | |
| Banele Cele b Odirile Modimokoane | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 | |
| Jade Richter st Garnett Tarr b Odirile Modimokoane | 35 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 76.09 | |
| Sintu Majeza not out | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 25.81 | |
| Extras | Byes: 8 | LegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 1 | Total: 10 | |||||
| Total | 139 | 10 wkts, 45.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tshepo Ntuli | 21 | 3 | 65 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Benjamin Van Rensburg | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Romano Terblanche | 6 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 3 |
| Odirile Modimokoane | 12.2 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 2.8 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Ruan Terblanche & Yaseen Valli | 0 | 1 |
| Ruan Terblanche & Kyle Jacobs | 0 | 1 |
| Ruan Terblanche & G Van Heerden | 0 | 1 |
| Nathan Engelbrecht & G Van Heerden | 0 | 1 |
| Nathan Engelbrecht & Pheko Moletsane | 0 | 1 |
| Liam Alder & Pheko Moletsane | 0 | 1 |
| Liam Alder & Zack Momberg | 0 | 1 |
| Banele Cele & Zack Momberg | 0 | 1 |
| Banele Cele & Jade Richter | 0 | 1 |
| Majeza & Jade Richter | 0 | 1 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yaseen Valli | 10.2 | 11 |
| 2 | Kyle Jacobs | 13.2 | 18 |
| 3 | Ruan Terblanche | 19.3 | 38 |
| 4 | George Van Heerden | 21 | 40 |
| 5 | Nathan Engelbrecht | 21.2 | 40 |
| 6 | Pheko Moletsane | 25.5 | 65 |
| 7 | Liam Alder | 27.2 | 78 |
| 8 | Zack Momberg | 30.2 | 90 |
| 9 | Banele Cele | 35.1 | 106 |
| 10 | Jade Richter | 45.2 | 139 |
Northern Cape — Innings 4 (289/3 in 92.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan van Rensburg lbw b Pheko Moletsane | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 | |
| Benjamin Van Rensburg lbw b Pheko Moletsane | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tahir Isaacs lbw b Pheko Moletsane | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nonelela Yikha not out | 111 | 285 | 13 | 0 | 38.95 | |
| Ronan Hermann (c) not out | 140 | 260 | 11 | 4 | 53.85 | |
| Extras | Byes: 15 | LegByes: 2 | NoBalls: 9 | Wides: 2 | Penalty: 5 | Total: 33 | |||||
| Total | 289 | 3 wkts, 92.3 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Morne Venter, Garnett Tarr (wk), Romano Terblanche, Tshepo Ntuli, Orapeleng Motlhoaring, Odirile Modimokoane | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Alder | 43 | 16 | 78 | 0 | 1.8 |
| Pheko Moletsane | 15 | 3 | 61 | 3 | 4.1 |
| Yaseen Valli | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Kyle Jacobs | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Banele Cele | 17 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Zack Momberg | 12 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Heath Richards | 1.3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 10.7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Tristan van Rensburg & Benjamin Van Rensburg | 4 | 9 |
| Tristan van Rensburg & Tahir Isaacs | 0 | 3 |
| Tristan van Rensburg & Nonelela Yikha | 1 | 9 |
| Ronan Hermann & Nonelela Yikha | 176 | 331 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Van Rensburg | 1.3 | 4 |
| 2 | Tahir Isaacs | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Tristan van Rensburg | 3.3 | 5 |
Match Info
| Match | Northern Cape vs South Western Districts |
|---|---|
| Series | CSA Four-Day Series Division Two 2025-26 |
| Time | 08-Jan-2026 01:30 PM |
| Venue | Diamond Oval |
| Live Telecast |
Match Preview: Northern Cape vs South Western Districts (NCH vs SWD)
Northern Cape will face South Western Districts in a thrilling match on 08-Jan-2026 in CSA Four-Day Series Division Two 2025-26. The match will be played at Diamond Oval at 01:30 PM. Cricket fans can watch the match live on .
Match Overview
Northern Cape 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 Diamond Oval is generally balanced for both batsmen and bowlers, making this match even more exciting. Northern Cape will look to dominate with its experience and strategy, while South Western Districts will aim for an upset.
What to watch?
- The competition between Northern Cape 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 Northern Cape showcase its strengths, or will South Western Districts pull off a major upset? Join us live on on 08-Jan-2026 to find out the answer!
