f63384	Border v Mpumalanga
	CSA 4-Day Series 2025/26 (Division 2)
Venue	Buffalo Park, East London on 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th January 2026 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Border won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Border 15.12 (Batting 5.12, Bowling 4); Mpumalanga 8.92 (Batting 1.92, Bowling 1)
Umpires	G Gaseba, GA von Willingh
Referee	LJ Willemse
Close of play day 1	Border (1) 354/4 (Niemand 107*, Coetzer 6*; 98 overs)
Close of play day 2	Mpumalanga (1) 70/3 (van Niekerk 27*, Cook 17*; 21 overs)
Close of play day 3	Mpumalanga (2) 108/3 (Mayet 24*, Cook 0*; 41 overs)
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3

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Border first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
*NT Roux	c Kathrada b Dukes	6	12	15	1	-	9
L Sizani	lbw b Nhlebela	33	88	122	2	-	69
W Ruthven	c Mogotsi b Nhlebela	194	296	359	22	6	212
J Niemand	run out (sub [TM Maphaka])	114	212	316	8	-	138
+M Malika	lbw b Swanepoel	0	2	3	-	-	2
JH Coetzer	b Dukes	15	33	62	2	-	25
M Ntini	not out	50	144	167	4	-	111
A Mhletywa	lbw b Nhlebela	4	16	10	-	-	14
CG Classen	c van Niekerk b Hinrichsen	1	5	4	-	-	4
N van Zyl	not out	59	117	149	5	1	83
K Molefe	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 7 lb, 4 nb)	15
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 607 minutes, 153 overs)	491
Fall of wickets:
1-11 (Roux, 3.5 ov), 2-83 (Sizani, 29.6 ov), 3-343 (Ruthven, 93.6 ov), 4-344 (Malika, 94.4 ov), 5-369 (Niemand, 104.6 ov), 6-370 (Coetzer, 107.1 ov), 7-374 (Mhletywa, 111.3 ov), 8-375 (Classen, 112.2 ov)

Mpumalanga bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Hinrichsen	25	3	67	1	-	1	116	7	-
Dukes	25	5	56	2	-	-	118	5	-
Maupa	15	1	66	0	-	3	67	7	2
Rolfes	15	5	40	0	-	-	68	3	-
Swanepoel	35	0	126	1	-	-	128	10	1
Nhlebela	38	2	125	3	-	-	166	12	4

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Mpumalanga first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
K Mogotsi	c Malika b van Zyl	5	16	27	1	-	14
+ZA Kathrada	c Malika b Classen	4	13	23	1	-	12
*M Mayet	c Classen b van Zyl	12	17	25	2	-	13
B van Niekerk	c Malika b Mhletywa	57	123	194	7	-	97
MY Cook	run out (Classen)	36	92	133	5	-	77
H Rolfes	b Molefe	2	8	15	-	-	7
AR Swanepoel	c Classen b van Zyl	43	81	101	9	-	66
GM Dukes	b Molefe	1	3	4	-	-	2
JH Hinrichsen	c Classen b Molefe	11	6	10	1	1	3
S Nhlebela	c Roux b Molefe	13	66	80	1	-	57
T Maupa	not out	0	4	13	-	-	4
Extras	(5 b, 1 lb, 4 nb, 2 w)	12
Total	(all out, 319 minutes, 70.4 overs)	196
Fall of wickets:
1-9 (Kathrada, 4.4 ov), 2-9 (Mogotsi, 5.1 ov), 3-28 (Mayet, 9.6 ov), 4-106 (Cook, 38.6 ov), 5-121 (Rolfes, 42.1 ov), 6-131 (van Niekerk, 47.1 ov), 7-132 (Dukes, 48.1 ov), 8-144 (Hinrichsen, 50.3 ov), 9-188 (Swanepoel, 67.5 ov), 10-196 (Nhlebela, 70.4 ov)

Border bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Classen	13	4	37	1	1	-	65	6	-
van Zyl	16	2	62	3	-	-	71	9	-
Ntini	2	0	15	0	-	-	7	3	-
Coetzer	10	3	22	0	-	4	52	2	-
Mhletywa	9	3	12	1	-	-	48	2	-
Molefe	19.4	6	42	4	-	-	100	5	1
Sizani	1	1	0	0	-	-	6	-	-

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Mpumalanga second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
+ZA Kathrada	lbw b Mhletywa	35	74	118	5	-	58
K Mogotsi	b van Zyl	17	43	69	2	-	37
*M Mayet	lbw b Sizani	103	351	507	14	-	298
B van Niekerk	c and b Sizani	24	52	56	3	-	39
MY Cook	lbw b Classen	53	141	161	8	-	120
H Rolfes	b Classen	4	15	19	1	-	14
AR Swanepoel	b Molefe	37	92	138	6	-	75
GM Dukes	b van Zyl	11	14	14	1	1	11
JH Hinrichsen	not out	35	51	75	5	1	38
S Nhlebela	not out	0	11	10	-	-	11
T Maupa	did not bat
Extras	(9 b, 8 lb, 4 nb)	21
Total	(8 wickets, 589 minutes, 140 overs)	340
Fall of wickets:
1-49 (Mogotsi, 13.5 ov), 2-63 (Kathrada, 24.3 ov), 3-108 (van Niekerk, 40.2 ov), 4-184 (Cook, 81.4 ov), 5-198 (Rolfes, 85.6 ov), 6-275 (Swanepoel, 118.3 ov), 7-290 (Dukes, 121.5 ov), 8-337 (Mayet, 136.2 ov)

Border bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
van Zyl	23	7	48	2	-	-	114	5	1
Classen	20	7	52	2	-	1	99	7	-
Coetzer	21	5	74	0	-	2	101	13	1
Molefe	45	14	84	1	-	-	225	10	-
Mhletywa	15	5	32	1	-	-	78	5	-
Sizani	14	5	30	2	-	1	70	5	-
Niemand	1	0	2	0	-	-	5	-	-
Roux	1	0	1	0	-	-	5	-	-

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Notes
--> Border full substitute: A Mhletywa for MJ Copeland (after 31.6 overs of the first innings)
--> Day 1 Lunch: Border (1) 84/2 (Ruthven 44*, Niemand 0*; 31 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Border (1) 204/2 (Ruthven 119*, Niemand 40*; 63 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Border (1) 428/8 (Ntini 23*, van Zyl 28*; 130 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Mpumalanga (1) 9/2 (Mayet 0*; 5.1 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Mpumalanga (1) 146/8 (Swanepoel 5*, Nhlebela 2*; 57 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Mpumalanga (2) 49/0 (Kathrada 27*, Mogotsi 17*; 12 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Mpumalanga (2) 177/3 (Mayet 42*, Cook 48*; 79 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Mpumalanga (2) 240/5 (Mayet 73*, Swanepoel 17*; 108 overs)
--> Border first innings: 50 in 16.3 overs
--> Border first innings: 100 in 35.3 overs
--> Border first innings: 150 in 44.4 overs
--> Border first innings: 200 in 62.3 overs
--> Border first innings: 250 in 74.3 overs
--> Border first innings: 300 in 83.5 overs
--> Border first innings: 350 in 96.3 overs
--> Border score at 100 overs in the first innings was 356-4
--> Border first innings: 400 in 119.1 overs
--> Border first innings: 450 in 138.4 overs
--> Mpumalanga first innings: 50 in 14.1 overs
--> Mpumalanga first innings: 100 in 32.2 overs
--> Mpumalanga first innings: 150 in 59.3 overs
--> Mpumalanga second innings: 50 in 15.3 overs
--> Mpumalanga second innings: 100 in 35.6 overs
--> Mpumalanga second innings: 150 in 68.5 overs
--> Mpumalanga second innings: 200 in 86.2 overs
--> M Ntini made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MJ Copeland made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> H Rolfes made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> GM Dukes made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> S Nhlebela made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> W Ruthven (1) 50 in 91 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes
--> W Ruthven (1) passed his previous highest score of 70 in First-Class matches
--> W Ruthven (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> W Ruthven (1) 100 in 141 balls with 13 fours and 4 sixes
--> W Ruthven (1) 150 in 237 balls with 19 fours and 5 sixes
--> J Niemand (1) 50 in 104 balls with 5 fours
--> J Niemand (1) 100 in 172 balls with 7 fours
--> M Ntini (1) equalled his previous highest score of 50 in First-Class matches
--> M Ntini (1) 50 in 144 balls with 4 fours
--> N van Zyl (1) 50 in 100 balls with 4 fours and 1 six
--> B van Niekerk (1) 50 in 110 balls with 6 fours
--> MY Cook (1) passed 4000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 2
--> JH Hinrichsen (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 5
--> K Mogotsi (2) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 7
--> M Mayet (2) 50 in 197 balls with 7 fours
--> MY Cook (2) 50 in 140 balls with 8 fours
--> L Sizani (18) and W Ruthven (32) added 50 in 100 balls for the Border 2nd wicket in the first innings
--> W Ruthven (42) and J Niemand (9) added 50 in 58 balls for the Border 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> W Ruthven (75) and J Niemand (20) added 100 in 155 balls for the Border 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> W Ruthven (84) and J Niemand (59) added 150 in 241 balls for the Border 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> W Ruthven (114) and J Niemand (79) added 200 in 309 balls for the Border 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> W Ruthven (143) and J Niemand (101) added 250 in 378 balls for the Border 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> M Ntini (22) and N van Zyl (26) added 50 in 101 balls for the Border 9th wicket in the first innings
--> M Ntini (43) and N van Zyl (50) added 100 in 210 balls for the Border 9th wicket in the first innings
--> B van Niekerk (25) and MY Cook (22) added 50 in 92 balls for the Mpumalanga 4th wicket in the first innings
--> M Mayet (12) and MY Cook (35) added 50 in 202 balls for the Mpumalanga 4th wicket in the second innings

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