- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras21 (b 11, lb 4, nb 6)TOTAL213 all out (59.2 Overs, RR: 3.58)Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Mark Pearse, 3.1 ov), 2-54 (Wesley Marshall, 8.4 ov), 3-103 (Kabelo Sekhukhune, 27.4 ov), 4-117 (Aron Visser, 33.6 ov), 5-141 (Shane Dadswell, 39.1 ov), 6-171 (Danie Rossouw, 51.1 ov), 7-206 (Shaylen Pillay, 57.1 ov), 8-206 (Andrew Rasemene, 57.3 ov), 9-209 (Divan Posthumus, 58.6 ov), 10-213 (Tumelo Simelane, 59.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MN Piedt 13 1 47 0 3.61 0 3 S Majeza 9 1 35 1 3.88 0 1 HB America 12 4 20 2 1.66 0 0 TP Kaber 19 1 69 4 3.63 0 2 KR Smuts 4 2 16 0 4 0 0 P Moletsane 2.2 1 11 3 4.71 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras34 (b 9, lb 10, nb 8, w 2, pen 5)TOTAL330 all out (85.1 Overs, RR: 3.87)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Hanno Kotze, 4.1 ov), 2-27 (Mathew Christensen, 8.6 ov), 3-110 (Jean du Plessis, 26.6 ov), 4-157 (Kelly Smuts, 47.1 ov), 5-160 (Jhedli van Briesies, 48.3 ov), 6-262 (Thomas Kaber, 71.3 ov), 7-264 (Pheko Moletsane, 73.6 ov), 8-320 (Blayde Capell, 82.6 ov), 9-330 (Hershell America, 84.6 ov), 10-330 (Marcello Piedt, 85.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB C Classen 21.1 4 59 4 2.78 0 3 T Simelane 22 3 63 3 2.86 0 0 D Posthumus 19 3 63 3 3.31 0 0 A Rasemene 15 1 79 0 5.26 2 5 WB Marshall 8 1 42 0 5.25 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras26 (b 14, lb 7, nb 5)TOTAL482/9d (119.4 Overs, RR: 4.02, 640 minutes)Did not bat: T SimelaneFall of wickets: 1-1 (Mark Pearse, 0.2 ov), 2-25 (Wesley Marshall, 5.3 ov), 3-272 (Kabelo Sekhukhune, 69.3 ov), 4-298 (Aron Visser, 77.2 ov), 5-327 (Shane Dadswell, 82.1 ov), 6-350 (Danie Rossouw, 91.2 ov), 7-469 (Divan Posthumus, 116.5 ov), 8-479 (Andrew Rasemene, 118.2 ov), 9-482 (Chad Classen, 119.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MN Piedt 21 3 74 1 3.52 0 2 S Majeza 21 4 71 2 3.38 0 1 TP Kaber 37.4 4 140 3 3.71 0 0 HB America 10 0 60 0 6 0 1 P Moletsane 19 2 62 1 3.26 0 0 KR Smuts 10 1 53 1 5.3 0 1 J du Plessis 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras17 (b 9, lb 2, nb 5, w 1)TOTAL261 all out (74 Overs, RR: 3.52)Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Hanno Kotze, 0.3 ov), 2-14 (Mathew Christensen, 2.5 ov), 3-17 (Jean du Plessis, 5.5 ov), 4-67 (Kelly Smuts, 20.5 ov), 5-143 (Blayde Capell, 41.3 ov), 6-186 (Thomas Kaber, 57.2 ov), 7-199 (Pheko Moletsane, 60.3 ov), 8-206 (Marcello Piedt, 63.5 ov), 9-222 (Hershell America, 67.3 ov), 10-261 (Sintu Majeza, 73.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB D Posthumus 17 5 46 2 2.7 0 0 C Classen 16 5 39 1 2.43 0 0 A Rasemene 13 2 42 2 3.23 1 5 T Simelane 26 1 109 4 4.19 0 0 WB Marshall 2 0 14 0 7 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Easterns , elected to bat first
Season
Match days
23,24,25,26 November 2023 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Easterns 22.26, South Western Districts 8.6
Close of Play
- Thu, 23 Nov - day 1 - South Western Districts 1st innings 128/3 (B Capell 63*, KR Smuts 5*, 32 ov)
- Fri, 24 Nov - day 2 - Easterns 2nd innings 131/2 (S Pillay 68*, KW Sekhukhune 42*, 36 ov)
- Sat, 25 Nov - day 3 - South Western Districts 2nd innings 20/3 (B Capell 11*, KR Smuts 0*, 7 ov)
- Sun, 26 Nov - day 4 - South Western Districts 2nd innings 261 (74 ov) - end of match
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