f63454	Mpumalanga v Free State
	CSA 4-Day Series 2025/26 (Division 2)
Venue	Uplands, Emalahleni on 29th, 30th, 31st January 2026 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Mpumalanga won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Free State won by 9 wickets
Points	Mpumalanga 5.58 (Batting 1.58, Bowling 4); Free State 23.64 (Batting 3.64, Bowling 4)
Umpires	B Ntshebe, M Shezi
Referee	RN Birkenstock
Close of play day 1	Free State (1) 126/4 (Haasbroek 29*, Fledermaus 17*; 35 overs)
Close of play day 2	Mpumalanga (2) 169/3 (van Niekerk 56*, Cook 10*; 50 overs)
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3, Innings 4

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Mpumalanga first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
K Mogotsi	c Cloete b Boast	13	41	68	2	-	36
+ZA Kathrada	c Fledermaus b Langa	16	43	56	3	-	37
*M Mayet	b Piedt	14	44	50	2	-	36
B van Niekerk	lbw b Siboto	15	19	27	2	-	13
MY Cook	c van Vuuren b Siboto	4	9	15	1	-	8
AR Swanepoel	b van Vuuren	51	87	127	9	-	64
LC van der Walt	c Cloete b van Vuuren	7	20	43	1	-	16
B Brokensha	c Dikgale b Fledermaus	45	75	90	7	-	54
JH Hinrichsen	c Langa b van Vuuren	0	3	3	-	-	3
TM Maphaka	not out	8	8	16	2	-	6
T Maupa	c Cloete b van Vuuren	0	4	3	-	-	4
Extras	(2 b, 1 lb, 3 w)	6
Total	(all out, 254 minutes, 58.5 overs)	179
Fall of wickets:
1-28 (Kathrada, 12.4 ov), 2-30 (Mogotsi, 15.2 ov), 3-57 (van Niekerk, 22.5 ov), 4-63 (Mayet, 25.3 ov), 5-65 (Cook, 26.4 ov), 6-87 (van der Walt, 35.1 ov), 7-88 (Hinrichsen, 35.4 ov), 8-166 (Brokensha, 54.6 ov), 9-179 (Swanepoel, 58.1 ov), 10-179 (Maupa, 58.5 ov)

Free State bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
van Vuuren	11.5	3	28	4	1	-	59	4	-
Siboto	13	4	28	2	1	-	63	4	-
Langa	10	2	30	1	1	-	49	6	-
Boast	9	1	43	1	-	-	39	8	-
Piedt	12	2	25	1	-	-	56	2	-
Fledermaus	3	0	22	1	-	-	11	5	-

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Free State first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
IM Dikgale	c Kathrada b Maupa	15	27	43	3	-	22
+GL Cloete	c Kathrada b Brokensha	35	39	56	7	-	25
P Botha	lbw b Swanepoel	22	37	67	3	-	27
R Maree	lbw b Maupa	5	19	24	-	-	16
R Haasbroek	c Kathrada b Hinrichsen	43	74	123	5	-	50
S Fledermaus	c Kathrada b Maupa	17	48	50	3	-	40
TM van Vuuren	c Maphaka b Brokensha	23	41	70	3	-	29
R Boast	c Maupa b van der Walt	81	128	135	8	3	88
*DL Piedt	c and b Maphaka	8	22	29	1	-	17
MP Siboto	not out	25	46	95	1	1	29
S Langa	b Hinrichsen	1	3	6	-	-	2
Extras	(6 lb, 1 w)	7
Total	(all out, 358 minutes, 80.4 overs)	282
Fall of wickets:
1-43 (Dikgale, 9.4 ov), 2-53 (Cloete, 12.1 ov), 3-66 (Maree, 17.5 ov), 4-94 (Botha, 23.5 ov), 5-126 (Fledermaus, 35.2 ov), 6-154 (Haasbroek, 44.6 ov), 7-180 (van Vuuren, 51.1 ov), 8-195 (Piedt, 58.2 ov), 9-275 (Boast, 79.2 ov), 10-282 (Langa, 80.4 ov)

Mpumalanga bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Hinrichsen	19.4	2	63	2	-	-	86	10	-
van der Walt	6	0	28	1	-	-	26	6	-
Maupa	20	4	55	3	1	-	91	6	-
Brokensha	11	1	39	2	-	-	48	4	1
Swanepoel	5	0	17	1	-	-	20	2	-
Maphaka	10	1	42	1	-	-	40	2	3
Mannikam	9	0	32	0	-	-	34	4	-

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Mpumalanga second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
K Mogotsi	c van Vuuren b Piedt	37	65	83	6	-	48
+ZA Kathrada	c Botha b Piedt	32	46	68	4	1	32
*M Mayet	lbw b Boast	26	58	77	1	-	40
B van Niekerk	c Haasbroek b van Vuuren	81	130	185	12	1	93
MY Cook	lbw b van Vuuren	18	49	82	-	-	36
LC van der Walt	b van Vuuren	0	2	2	-	-	2
B Brokensha	b van Vuuren	23	29	27	5	-	22
JH Hinrichsen	b Langa	5	6	18	1	-	4
TM Maphaka	lbw b van Vuuren	0	1	1	-	-	1
KR Mannikam	not out	5	13	14	1	-	11
T Maupa	b Langa	0	1	6	-	-	1
Extras	(7 b, 1 lb, 3 nb, 1 w)	12
Total	(all out, 286 minutes, 66.1 overs)	239
Fall of wickets:
1-62 (Kathrada, 15.6 ov), 2-71 (Mogotsi, 19.2 ov), 3-132 (Mayet, 36.2 ov), 4-196 (Cook, 55.4 ov), 5-196 (van der Walt, 55.6 ov), 6-228 (Brokensha, 61.6 ov), 7-233 (van Niekerk, 63.2 ov), 8-233 (Maphaka, 63.3 ov), 9-239 (Hinrichsen, 64.6 ov), 10-239 (Maupa, 66.1 ov)

Free State bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
van Vuuren	17	5	63	5	-	-	73	10	-
Langa	12.1	0	61	2	-	1	43	8	1
Siboto	12	4	13	0	1	1	64	1	-
Piedt	18	4	67	2	-	-	77	7	1
Boast	7	0	27	1	-	1	30	4	-

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Free State second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
IM Dikgale	c Mayet b Maupa	21	38	43	4	-	29
+GL Cloete	not out	93	65	100	10	5	32
P Botha	not out	19	44	57	1	-	29
MP Siboto	did not bat
R Haasbroek	did not bat
S Fledermaus	did not bat
S Langa	did not bat
R Boast	did not bat
R Maree	did not bat
TM van Vuuren	did not bat
*DL Piedt	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 2 lb)	4
Total	(1 wicket, 99 minutes, 24.3 overs)	137
Fall of wickets:
1-33 (Dikgale, 9.3 ov)

Mpumalanga bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Hinrichsen	2	1	9	0	-	-	9	2	-
Maupa	6	0	22	1	-	-	23	3	-
van der Walt	3	1	7	0	-	-	14	1	-
Mannikam	7	0	25	0	-	-	28	3	-
Maphaka	4	1	25	0	-	-	13	2	1
Brokensha	2	0	44	0	-	-	1	4	4
Mayet	0.3	0	1	0	-	-	2	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three.
--> Mpumalanga full substitute: KR Mannikam for AR Swanepoel (after 35.2 overs of the Free State first innings)
--> Day 1 Lunch: Mpumalanga (1) 82/5 (Swanepoel 11*, van der Walt 6*; 33.1 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Mpumalanga (1) 179 all out
--> Day 2 Lunch: Free State (1) 243/8 (Boast 55*, Siboto 13*; 70 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Mpumalanga (2) 61/0 (Mogotsi 27*, Kathrada 32*; 15 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Free State (2) 42/1 (Cloete 17*, Botha 3*; 12 overs)
--> Mpumalanga first innings: 50 in 21.3 overs
--> Mpumalanga first innings: 100 in 38.4 overs
--> Mpumalanga first innings: 150 in 50.6 overs
--> Free State first innings: 50 in 10.5 overs
--> Free State first innings: 100 in 26.5 overs
--> Free State first innings: 150 in 43.2 overs
--> Free State first innings: 200 in 59.3 overs
--> Free State first innings: 250 in 72.1 overs
--> Mpumalanga second innings: 50 in 9.1 overs
--> Mpumalanga second innings: 100 in 28.3 overs
--> Mpumalanga second innings: 150 in 40.2 overs
--> Mpumalanga second innings: 200 in 58.3 overs
--> Free State second innings: 50 in 13.3 overs
--> Free State second innings: 100 in 21.2 overs
--> TM Maphaka made his debut in First-Class matches
--> K Mogotsi made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> ZA Kathrada made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> M Mayet made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> B van Niekerk made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MY Cook made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> AR Swanepoel made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> LC van der Walt made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> B Brokensha made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JH Hinrichsen made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> TM Maphaka made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> T Maupa made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> KR Mannikam made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> B van Niekerk (1) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 8
--> AR Swanepoel (1) 50 in 82 balls with 9 fours
--> B Brokensha (1) passed his previous highest score of 14 in First-Class matches
--> R Boast (1) 50 in 83 balls with 3 fours and 3 sixes
--> M Mayet (2) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 10
--> B van Niekerk (2) 50 in 68 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> GL Cloete (2) 50 in 54 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> TM van Vuuren achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Mpumalanga first innings (previous best was 4-39)
--> TM van Vuuren achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed TM Maphaka in the Mpumalanga second innings (previous best was 4-28)
--> TM van Vuuren achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Mpumalanga second innings
--> B Brokensha (27) and AR Swanepoel (26) added 50 in 80 balls for the Mpumalanga 8th wicket in the first innings
--> R Boast (35) and MP Siboto (14) added 50 in 74 balls for the Free State 9th wicket in the first innings
--> K Mogotsi (19) and ZA Kathrada (29) added 50 in 55 balls for the Mpumalanga 1st wicket in the second innings
--> M Mayet (22) and B van Niekerk (29) added 50 in 88 balls for the Mpumalanga 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> B van Niekerk (35) and MY Cook (14) added 50 in 106 balls for the Mpumalanga 4th wicket in the second innings
--> GL Cloete (38) and P Botha (14) added 50 in 63 balls for the Free State 2nd wicket in the second innings
--> GL Cloete (81) and P Botha (17) added 100 in 85 balls for the Free State 2nd wicket in the second innings
--> AR Swanepoel retired hurt in the Mpumalanga first innings having scored 11 (team score 82/5) - he returned when the score was 88/7 (retired after 33.1 overs)

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