Eastern Cape Iinyathi v Knights - Cricket - BBC Sport

Thu 22 Jan 2026 - Sun 25 Jan 2026CSA 4-Day Domestic Series - Day 4 of 4

Knights win by 88 runs

Knights 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Dikgale,caught Mbekwa, bowled Coetzer Dikgale, caught Mbekwa, bowled Coetzer	17	57	48	2	0	90	29.82
Cloete,caught Roux, bowled van Zyl Cloete, caught Roux, bowled van Zyl	1	20	19	0	0	31	5.00
Abrahams,caught Classen, bowled Mhletywa Abrahams, caught Classen, bowled Mhletywa	16	35	26	0	0	48	45.71
Maree,bowled van Zyl Maree, bowled van Zyl	2	23	22	0	0	52	8.70
Haasbroek,caught and bowled Mhletywa Haasbroek, caught and bowled Mhletywa	174	251	166	18	3	375	69.32
Botha,bowled Sizani Botha, bowled Sizani	32	85	70	4	0	106	37.65
Fledermaus,bowled van Zyl Fledermaus, bowled van Zyl	43	98	76	4	0	131	43.88
van Vuuren,leg before wicket, bowled van Zyl van Vuuren, leg before wicket, bowled van Zyl	0	2	2	0	0	2	0.00
Siboto,caught Roux, bowled Mhletywa Siboto, caught Roux, bowled Mhletywa	28	67	51	1	0	97	41.79
van Dyk,not out van Dyk, not out	1	8	7	0	0	14	12.50
Langa,caught Mbekwa, bowled van Zyl Langa, caught Mbekwa, bowled van Zyl	2	8	7	0	0	7	25.00
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 9, leg byes 1, total 10 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 9, leg byes 1, total 10
Total,326 all out 109.0 overs Total,326 all out 109.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
van Zyl	25.0	3	68	5	116	0	0	10	0	2.72
Classen	19.0	4	58	0	80	0	0	3	0	3.05
Coetzer	17.0	3	36	1	84	0	0	3	0	2.11
Mhletywa	18.0	7	41	3	93	0	0	5	1	2.27
Molefe	24.0	0	91	0	95	0	0	7	1	3.79
Sizani	6.0	0	22	1	26	0	0	1	1	3.66

Fall of wicket	Batter
5 for 1 (6.4 overs)	Cloete
34 for 2 (17.4 overs)	Abrahams
34 for 3 (18.6 overs)	Dikgale
51 for 4 (28.1 overs)	Maree
130 for 5 (53.2 overs)	Botha
238 for 6 (86.2 overs)	Fledermaus
238 for 7 (86.4 overs)	van Vuuren
322 for 8 (105.5 overs)	Haasbroek
323 for 9 (107.1 overs)	Siboto
326 for 10 (108.6 overs)	Langa

Eastern Cape Iinyathi 1st Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Roux,bowled Langa Roux, bowled Langa	42	119	98	7	0	162	35.29
Sizani,caught Cloete, bowled Langa Sizani, caught Cloete, bowled Langa	16	53	48	3	0	68	30.19
Ruthven,caught Cloete, bowled van Dyk Ruthven, caught Cloete, bowled van Dyk	34	89	72	5	0	145	38.20
Niemand,caught Cloete, bowled Langa Niemand, caught Cloete, bowled Langa	0	2	2	0	0	2	0.00
Malika,bowled Langa Malika, bowled Langa	0	5	5	0	0	8	0.00
Mbekwa,stumped Cloete, bowled Siboto Mbekwa, stumped Cloete, bowled Siboto	10	48	42	1	0	83	20.83
Coetzer,caught Fledermaus, bowled Langa Coetzer, caught Fledermaus, bowled Langa	2	22	20	0	0	27	9.09
Mhletywa,caught Haasbroek, bowled Fledermaus Mhletywa, caught Haasbroek, bowled Fledermaus	10	33	27	1	0	44	30.30
van Zyl,not out van Zyl, not out	15	34	22	0	0	48	44.12
Classen,stumped Cloete, bowled Fledermaus Classen, stumped Cloete, bowled Fledermaus	6	20	17	1	0	10	30.00
Molefe,leg before wicket, bowled Botha Molefe, leg before wicket, bowled Botha	0	5	5	0	0	2	0.00
Extras, no balls 1, wides 1, byes 2, leg byes 3, total 7 Extras, no balls 1, wides 1, byes 2, leg byes 3, total 7
Total,142 all out 71.3 overs Total,142 all out 71.3 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Siboto	14.0	5	24	1	72	0	0	3	0	1.71
van Vuuren	14.0	6	24	0	75	0	0	5	0	1.71
Langa	16.0	5	33	5	78	0	0	5	0	2.06
van Dyk	12.0	6	19	1	64	0	1	3	0	1.58
Fledermaus	10.0	1	24	2	47	1	0	2	0	2.40
Botha	5.3	1	13	1	22	0	0	0	0	2.36

Fall of wicket	Batter
27 for 1 (16.3 overs)	Sizani
88 for 2 (37.3 overs)	Roux
88 for 3 (37.5 overs)	Niemand
90 for 4 (39.4 overs)	Malika
99 for 5 (49.1 overs)	Ruthven
105 for 6 (55.3 overs)	Coetzer
107 for 7 (58.2 overs)	Mbekwa
131 for 8 (66.3 overs)	Mhletywa
141 for 9 (70.3 overs)	Classen
142 for 10 (71.3 overs)	Molefe

Knights 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Dikgale,caught Molefe, bowled Mhletywa Dikgale, caught Molefe, bowled Mhletywa	16	25	18	3	0	37	64.00
Cloete,caught Coetzer, bowled Molefe Cloete, caught Coetzer, bowled Molefe	83	92	60	12	2	143	90.22
Abrahams,leg before wicket, bowled Coetzer Abrahams, leg before wicket, bowled Coetzer	3	10	8	0	0	14	30.00
Maree,caught Classen, bowled Sizani Maree, caught Classen, bowled Sizani	7	38	34	1	0	55	18.42
Haasbroek,leg before wicket, bowled Mhletywa Haasbroek, leg before wicket, bowled Mhletywa	40	40	20	2	2	57	100.00
Botha,not out Botha, not out	16	28	20	2	0	30	57.14
Fledermaus,not out Fledermaus, not out	2	2	0	0	0	6	100.00
Extras, no balls 1, wides 0, byes 2, leg byes 4, total 7 Extras, no balls 1, wides 0, byes 2, leg byes 4, total 7
Total,174 for 5 declared 39.0 overs Total,174 for 5 declared 39.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
van Zyl	8.0	2	32	0	37	1	0	6	0	4.00
Classen	6.0	0	30	0	22	0	0	5	0	5.00
Mhletywa	8.0	2	24	2	36	0	0	3	0	3.00
Coetzer	6.0	1	28	1	26	0	0	4	1	4.66
Sizani	6.0	1	36	1	23	0	0	1	3	6.00
Molefe	5.0	0	18	1	16	0	0	1	0	3.60

Fall of wicket	Batter
41 for 1 (7.5 overs)	Dikgale
48 for 2 (10.5 overs)	Abrahams
87 for 3 (23.6 overs)	Maree
144 for 4 (31.1 overs)	Cloete
171 for 5 (36.6 overs)	Haasbroek

Eastern Cape Iinyathi 2nd Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Roux,caught Botha, bowled van Vuuren Roux, caught Botha, bowled van Vuuren	0	11	11	0	0	12	0.00
Sizani,leg before wicket, bowled Langa Sizani, leg before wicket, bowled Langa	13	26	20	1	0	45	50.00
Ruthven,run out Dikgale Ruthven, run out Dikgale	95	183	128	11	0	303	51.91
Niemand,leg before wicket, bowled van Dyk Niemand, leg before wicket, bowled van Dyk	29	101	89	4	0	137	28.71
Malika,bowled van Vuuren Malika, bowled van Vuuren	20	63	55	3	0	91	31.75
Mbekwa,caught Cloete, bowled Fledermaus Mbekwa, caught Cloete, bowled Fledermaus	16	93	84	1	0	93	17.20
Coetzer,caught van Vuuren, bowled Fledermaus Coetzer, caught van Vuuren, bowled Fledermaus	40	121	95	4	0	174	33.06
Mhletywa,leg before wicket, bowled Fledermaus Mhletywa, leg before wicket, bowled Fledermaus	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.00
van Zyl,caught Cloete, bowled van Dyk van Zyl, caught Cloete, bowled van Dyk	22	45	31	2	0	55	48.89
Classen,leg before wicket, bowled Botha Classen, leg before wicket, bowled Botha	14	61	54	2	0	56	22.95
Molefe,not out Molefe, not out	4	3	2	1	0	4	133.33
Extras, no balls 1, wides 4, byes 6, leg byes 6, total 17 Extras, no balls 1, wides 4, byes 6, leg byes 6, total 17
Total,270 all out 117.5 overs Total,270 all out 117.5 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
van Vuuren	15.0	4	41	2	72	0	0	7	0	2.73
Siboto	19.0	6	43	0	88	0	2	2	0	2.26
Langa	19.0	4	54	1	89	0	2	7	0	2.84
van Dyk	22.0	5	50	2	109	0	0	7	0	2.27
Fledermaus	25.5	5	43	3	126	1	0	3	0	1.66
Botha	17.0	5	27	1	85	0	0	3	0	1.58

Fall of wicket	Batter
0 for 1 (2.5 overs)	Roux
20 for 2 (9.4 overs)	Sizani
112 for 3 (40.1 overs)	Niemand
161 for 4 (60.5 overs)	Malika
173 for 5 (68.5 overs)	Ruthven
202 for 6 (87.5 overs)	Mbekwa
202 for 7 (87.6 overs)	Mhletywa
234 for 8 (100.6 overs)	van Zyl
266 for 9 (116.3 overs)	Classen
270 for 10 (117.5 overs)	Coetzer

home team, Eastern Cape Iinyathi

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

away team, Knights

Isaac Dikgale
Gihahn Cloete , Wicket Keeper
Cole Abrahams
Ruben Maree
Patrick Botha
Ruan Haasbroek
Seth Fledermaus
Tiaan van Vuuren
Malusi Siboto , Captain
Johan van Dyk
Sithembile Langa

home team, Eastern Cape Iinyathi

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

Start Time:: 08:00
Toss:: Eastern Cape Iinyathi won the toss and decided to field
Venue:: Buffalo Park, East London
Officials:: Bongani Ntshebe, Jannie Erasmus, Ryan Hendricks