Eastern Cape Iinyathi v Mpumalanga Rhinos - Cricket - BBC Sport

Thu 8 Jan 2026 - Sun 11 Jan 2026CSA 4-Day Domestic Series - Day 4 of 4

Match Drawn

Eastern Cape Iinyathi 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Roux,caught Kathrada, bowled Dukes Roux, caught Kathrada, bowled Dukes	6	12	9	1	0	15	50.00
Sizani,leg before wicket, bowled Nhlebela Sizani, leg before wicket, bowled Nhlebela	33	88	69	2	0	122	37.50
Ruthven,caught Mogotsi, bowled Nhlebela Ruthven, caught Mogotsi, bowled Nhlebela	194	296	212	22	6	359	65.54
Niemand,run out substitute Niemand, run out substitute	114	212	138	8	0	316	53.77
Malika,leg before wicket, bowled Swanepoel Malika, leg before wicket, bowled Swanepoel	0	2	2	0	0	3	0.00
Coetzer,bowled Dukes Coetzer, bowled Dukes	15	33	25	2	0	62	45.45
Ntini,not out Ntini, not out	50	144	111	4	0	167	34.72
Mhletywa,leg before wicket, bowled Nhlebela Mhletywa, leg before wicket, bowled Nhlebela	4	16	14	0	0	10	25.00
Classen,caught van Niekerk, bowled Hinrichsen Classen, caught van Niekerk, bowled Hinrichsen	1	5	4	0	0	4	20.00
van Zyl,not out van Zyl, not out	59	117	83	5	1	149	50.43
Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 4, leg byes 7, total 15 Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 4, leg byes 7, total 15
Total,491 for 8 declared 153.0 overs Total,491 for 8 declared 153.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Hinrichsen	25.0	3	67	1	116	1	0	7	0	2.68
Dukes	25.0	5	56	2	118	0	0	5	0	2.24
Maupa	15.0	1	66	0	67	3	0	7	2	4.40
Rolfes	15.0	5	40	0	68	0	0	3	0	2.66
Swanepoel	35.0	0	126	1	128	0	0	10	1	3.60
Nhlebela	38.0	2	125	3	166	0	0	12	4	3.28

Fall of wicket	Batter
11 for 1(3.5 overs)	Roux
83 for 2(29.6 overs)	Sizani
343 for 3(93.6 overs)	Ruthven
344 for 4(94.4 overs)	Malika
369 for 5(104.6 overs)	Niemand
370 for 6(107.1 overs)	Coetzer
374 for 7(111.3 overs)	Mhletywa
375 for 8(112.2 overs)	Classen

Mpumalanga Rhinos 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Mogotsi,caught Malika, bowled van Zyl Mogotsi, caught Malika, bowled van Zyl	5	16	14	1	0	27	31.25
Kathrada,caught Malika, bowled Classen Kathrada, caught Malika, bowled Classen	4	13	12	1	0	23	30.77
Mayet,caught Classen, bowled van Zyl Mayet, caught Classen, bowled van Zyl	12	17	13	2	0	25	70.59
van Niekerk,caught Malika, bowled Mhletywa van Niekerk, caught Malika, bowled Mhletywa	57	123	97	7	0	194	46.34
Cook,run out Classen Cook, run out Classen	36	92	77	5	0	133	39.13
Rolfes,bowled Molefe Rolfes, bowled Molefe	2	8	7	0	0	15	25.00
Swanepoel,caught Classen, bowled van Zyl Swanepoel, caught Classen, bowled van Zyl	43	81	66	9	0	101	53.09
Dukes,bowled Molefe Dukes, bowled Molefe	1	3	2	0	0	4	33.33
Hinrichsen,caught Classen, bowled Molefe Hinrichsen, caught Classen, bowled Molefe	11	6	3	1	1	10	183.33
Nhlebela,caught Roux, bowled Molefe Nhlebela, caught Roux, bowled Molefe	13	66	57	1	0	80	19.70
Maupa,not out Maupa, not out	0	4	4	0	0	13	0.00
Extras, no balls 4, wides 2, byes 5, leg byes 1, total 12 Extras, no balls 4, wides 2, byes 5, leg byes 1, total 12
Total,196 all out 70.4 overs Total,196 all out 70.4 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Classen	13.0	4	37	1	65	0	1	6	0	2.84
van Zyl	16.0	2	62	3	71	0	0	9	0	3.87
Ntini	2.0	0	15	0	7	0	0	3	0	7.50
Coetzer	10.0	3	22	0	52	4	0	2	0	2.20
Mhletywa	9.0	3	12	1	48	0	0	2	0	1.33
Molefe	19.4	6	42	4	100	0	0	5	1	2.13
Sizani	1.0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0.00

Fall of wicket	Batter
9 for 1(4.4 overs)	Kathrada
9 for 2(5.1 overs)	Mogotsi
28 for 3(9.6 overs)	Mayet
106 for 4(38.6 overs)	Cook
121 for 5(42.1 overs)	Rolfes
131 for 6(47.1 overs)	van Niekerk
132 for 7(48.1 overs)	Dukes
144 for 8(50.3 overs)	Hinrichsen
188 for 9(67.5 overs)	Swanepoel
196 for 10(70.4 overs)	Nhlebela

Mpumalanga Rhinos 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Kathrada,leg before wicket, bowled Mhletywa Kathrada, leg before wicket, bowled Mhletywa	35	74	58	5	0	118	47.30
Mogotsi,bowled van Zyl Mogotsi, bowled van Zyl	17	43	37	2	0	69	39.53
Mayet,leg before wicket, bowled Sizani Mayet, leg before wicket, bowled Sizani	103	351	298	14	0	507	29.34
van Niekerk,caught and bowled Sizani van Niekerk, caught and bowled Sizani	24	52	39	3	0	56	46.15
Cook,leg before wicket, bowled Classen Cook, leg before wicket, bowled Classen	53	141	120	8	0	161	37.59
Rolfes,bowled Classen Rolfes, bowled Classen	4	15	14	1	0	19	26.67
Swanepoel,bowled Molefe Swanepoel, bowled Molefe	37	92	75	6	0	138	40.22
Dukes,bowled van Zyl Dukes, bowled van Zyl	11	14	11	1	1	14	78.57
Hinrichsen,not out Hinrichsen, not out	35	51	38	5	1	75	68.63
Nhlebela,not out Nhlebela, not out	0	11	11	0	0	10	0.00
Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 9, leg byes 8, total 21 Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 9, leg byes 8, total 21
Total,340 for 8 140.0 overs Total,340 for 8 140.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
van Zyl	23.0	7	48	2	114	0	0	5	1	2.08
Classen	20.0	7	52	2	99	1	0	7	0	2.60
Coetzer	21.0	5	74	0	101	2	0	13	1	3.52
Molefe	45.0	14	84	1	225	0	0	10	0	1.86
Mhletywa	15.0	5	32	1	78	0	0	5	0	2.13
Sizani	14.0	5	30	2	70	1	0	5	0	2.14
Niemand	1.0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	2.00
Roux	1.0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	1.00

Fall of wicket	Batter
49 for 1(13.5 overs)	Mogotsi
63 for 2(24.3 overs)	Kathrada
108 for 3(40.2 overs)	van Niekerk
184 for 4(81.4 overs)	Cook
198 for 5(85.6 overs)	Rolfes
275 for 6(118.3 overs)	Swanepoel
290 for 7(121.5 overs)	Dukes
337 for 8(136.2 overs)	Mayet

home team,Eastern Cape Iinyathi

Nathan Roux, Captain
Lihle Sizani
Wian Ruthven
Jason Niemand
Michael Copeland
Mncedisi Malika, Wicket Keeper
Hardus Coetzer
Thando Ntini
Chad Classen
Nico van Zyl
Kgaudise Molefe
Alindile Mhletywa

away team,Mpumalanga Rhinos

Zakir Kathrada, Wicket Keeper
Karabo Mogotsi
Muhammed Mayet, Captain
Benjamin van Niekerk
Yassar Cook
Hermann Rolfes
Aubrey Swanepoel
Gareth Dukes
Jon Hinrichsen
Smangaliso Nhlebela
Themba Maupa

Eastern Cape Iinyathi
Mpumalanga Rhinos

home team,Eastern Cape Iinyathi

Nathan Roux, Captain
Lihle Sizani
Wian Ruthven
Jason Niemand
Michael Copeland
Mncedisi Malika, Wicket Keeper
Hardus Coetzer
Thando Ntini
Chad Classen
Nico van Zyl
Kgaudise Molefe
Alindile Mhletywa

Start Time:: 08:00
Toss:: Eastern Cape Iinyathi won the toss and decided to bat
Venue:: Buffalo Park, East London
Officials:: Gladman Gaseba, Godwin von Willingh, Laurance Willemse