South Africa Emerging vs Knights, 43rd Match scorecard
South Africa EmergingSA-E152/6 (20)
KnightsKNT206/6 (20)Knights won by 54 runs
Match summary
Knights won by 54 runs in the 43rd Match of the CSA Pro T20 Cup at LC de Villiers Oval. Batting first, Knights made 206/6 (20 overs) — Jonathan Bird top-scored with 97 off 46 balls and Markus Bakker took 4 for 33. South Africa Emerging replied with 152/6 (20 overs) — Vihan Pretorius top-scored with 46 off 35 balls and Tiaan van Vuuren took 2 for 27.
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| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Birdc Bandile Mbatha b J Rowles | 97 | 46 | 8 | 7 | 210.87 |
| Gihahn Cloeteb M Bakker | 41 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 120.59 |
| Lesego Senokwanelbw b M Bakker | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Wian Ruthvenb M Bakker | 20 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 200.00 |
| Cole Abrahamsnot out | 29 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 193.33 |
| Ross Boastlbw b C Mouton | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tiaan van Vuurenc Kamo Phiri b M Bakker | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Seth Fledermausnot out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Extras: 4 (w 1, nb 0, b 0, lb 3)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schalk Engelbrecht | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Jaydon Brooker | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Conrad Mouton | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 |
| Zakwan Patel | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 15.00 |
| Bandile Mbatha | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Jason Rowles | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 13.00 |
| Markus Bakker | 4 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 8.25 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ombesa Matshac GL Cloete b MP Siboto | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 116.67 |
| Adnaan Lagadienst GL Cloete b M Mhlanga | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kamo Phirib DL Piedt | 30 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 136.36 |
| Jason Rowlesc (sub J Snyman) b DL Piedt | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Vihan Pretoriusc DL Piedt b T van Vuuren | 46 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 131.43 |
| Markus Bakkerb T van Vuuren | 27 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 128.57 |
| Schalk Engelbrechtnot out | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Bandile Mbathanot out | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 260.00 |
Extras: 9 (w 4, nb 1, b 1, lb 3)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mbongiseni Mhlanga | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.50 |
| Ross Boast | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Tiaan van Vuuren | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 6.75 |
| Malusi Siboto | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 |
| Dane Piedt | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 9.67 |
| Seth Fledermaus | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Fledermaus | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 |
- Partnership
- 17 (10)
- Last wicket
- Vihan Pretorius 46(35), c DL Piedt b T van Vuuren, 18.2 ov
- Toss
- South Africa Emerging won the toss and chose to bowl
Commentary
- Over 20SA-E: 5 runs
- 19.60
Ross Boast to Schalk Engelbrecht no run
- 19.51
Ross Boast to Bandile Mbatha 1 run
- 19.41
Ross Boast to Schalk Engelbrecht 1 run
- 19.31
Ross Boast to Bandile Mbatha 1 run
- 19.21
Ross Boast to Schalk Engelbrecht 1 run
- 19.2wd
Ross Boast to Schalk Engelbrecht wide
- 19.10
Ross Boast to Schalk Engelbrecht no run
- Over 19SA-E: 12 runs, 1 wkt
- 18.66
Tiaan van Vuuren to Bandile Mbatha SIX!
- 18.54
Tiaan van Vuuren to Bandile Mbatha FOUR!
- 18.41
Tiaan van Vuuren to Schalk Engelbrecht 1 run
- 18.31
Tiaan van Vuuren to Bandile Mbatha 1 run
- 18.2W
Tiaan van Vuuren to Vihan Pretorius OUT! c DL Piedt b T van Vuuren
- 18.10
Tiaan van Vuuren to Vihan Pretorius no run
- Over 18SA-E: 7 runs
- 17.60
Malusi Siboto to Schalk Engelbrecht no run
- 17.51
Malusi Siboto to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- 17.41
Malusi Siboto to Schalk Engelbrecht 1 run
- 17.31
Malusi Siboto to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- 17.20
Malusi Siboto to Vihan Pretorius no run
- 17.14
Malusi Siboto to Vihan Pretorius FOUR!
- Over 17SA-E: 6 runs, 1 wkt
- 16.61
Tiaan van Vuuren to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- 16.51
Tiaan van Vuuren to Schalk Engelbrecht 1 leg bye
- 16.41
Tiaan van Vuuren to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- 16.32
Tiaan van Vuuren to Vihan Pretorius 2 runs
- 16.21
Tiaan van Vuuren to Schalk Engelbrecht 1 run
- 16.1W
Tiaan van Vuuren to Markus Bakker OUT! b T van Vuuren
- Over 16SA-E: 5 runs
- 15.61
Ross Boast to Markus Bakker 1 run
- 15.51
Ross Boast to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- 15.5nb
Ross Boast to Markus Bakker no ball, 1 run
- 15.40
Ross Boast to Markus Bakker no run
- 15.31
Ross Boast to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- 15.21
Ross Boast to Markus Bakker 1 leg bye
- 15.10
Ross Boast to Markus Bakker no run
- Over 15SA-E: 12 runs
- 14.61
Malusi Siboto to Markus Bakker 1 run
- 14.54
Malusi Siboto to Markus Bakker FOUR!
- 14.41
Malusi Siboto to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- 14.36
Malusi Siboto to Vihan Pretorius SIX!
- 14.20
Malusi Siboto to Vihan Pretorius no run
- 14.10
Malusi Siboto to Vihan Pretorius no run
- Over 14SA-E: 7 runs
- 13.60
Ross Boast to Markus Bakker no run
- 13.51
Ross Boast to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- 13.42
Ross Boast to Vihan Pretorius 2 runs
- 13.31
Ross Boast to Markus Bakker 1 run
- 13.22
Ross Boast to Markus Bakker 2 runs
- 13.11
Ross Boast to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- Over 13SA-E: 9 runs
- 12.64
Seth Fledermaus to Markus Bakker FOUR!
- 12.51
Seth Fledermaus to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- 12.41
Seth Fledermaus to Markus Bakker 1 run
- 12.31
Seth Fledermaus to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- 12.21
Seth Fledermaus to Markus Bakker 1 run
- 12.11
Seth Fledermaus to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- Over 12SA-E: 15 runs
- 11.66
Dane Piedt to Markus Bakker SIX!
- 11.51
Dane Piedt to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- 11.41
Dane Piedt to Markus Bakker 1 run
- 11.31
Dane Piedt to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- 11.26
Dane Piedt to Vihan Pretorius SIX!
- 11.10
Dane Piedt to Vihan Pretorius no run
- Over 11SA-E: 7 runs
- 10.61
Seth Fledermaus to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- 10.51
Seth Fledermaus to Markus Bakker 1 bye
- 10.41
Seth Fledermaus to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- 10.31
Seth Fledermaus to Markus Bakker 1 run
- 10.22
Seth Fledermaus to Markus Bakker 2 runs
- 10.11
Seth Fledermaus to Vihan Pretorius 1 leg bye
- Over 10SA-E: 8 runs, 1 wkt
- 9.60
Dane Piedt to Markus Bakker no run
- 9.51
Dane Piedt to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- 9.41
Dane Piedt to Markus Bakker 1 run
- 9.4wd
Dane Piedt to Markus Bakker wide
- 9.3W
Dane Piedt to Jason Rowles OUT! c (sub J Snyman) b DL Piedt
- 9.21
Dane Piedt to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- 9.14
Dane Piedt to Vihan Pretorius FOUR!
- Over 9SA-E: 6 runs
- 8.61
Seth Fledermaus to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- 8.51
Seth Fledermaus to Jason Rowles 1 run
- 8.41
Seth Fledermaus to Vihan Pretorius 1 run
- 8.32
Seth Fledermaus to Vihan Pretorius 2 runs
- 8.20
Seth Fledermaus to Vihan Pretorius no run
- 8.11
Seth Fledermaus to Jason Rowles 1 run
- Over 8SA-E: 6 runs, 1 wkt
- 7.6W
Dane Piedt to Kamo Phiri OUT! b DL Piedt
- 7.51
Dane Piedt to Jason Rowles 1 run
- 7.40
Dane Piedt to Jason Rowles no run
- 7.31
Dane Piedt to Kamo Phiri 1 run
- 7.22
Dane Piedt to Kamo Phiri 2 runs
- 7.12
Dane Piedt to Kamo Phiri 2 runs
- Over 7SA-E: 7 runs
- 6.61
Malusi Siboto to Kamo Phiri 1 run
- 6.50
Malusi Siboto to Kamo Phiri no run
- 6.44
Malusi Siboto to Kamo Phiri FOUR!
- 6.4wd
Malusi Siboto to Kamo Phiri wide
- 6.30
Malusi Siboto to Kamo Phiri no run
- 6.21
Malusi Siboto to Jason Rowles 1 run
- 6.10
Malusi Siboto to Jason Rowles no run
- Over 6SA-E: 3 runs
- 5.61
Tiaan van Vuuren to Jason Rowles 1 run
- 5.50
Tiaan van Vuuren to Jason Rowles no run
- 5.41
Tiaan van Vuuren to Kamo Phiri 1 run
- 5.31
Tiaan van Vuuren to Jason Rowles 1 run
- 5.20
Tiaan van Vuuren to Jason Rowles no run
- 5.10
Tiaan van Vuuren to Jason Rowles no run
- Over 5SA-E: 4 runs, 1 wkt
- 4.61
Malusi Siboto to Jason Rowles 1 run
- 4.51
Malusi Siboto to Kamo Phiri 1 run
- 4.5wd
Malusi Siboto to Kamo Phiri wide
- 4.40
Malusi Siboto to Kamo Phiri no run
- 4.31
Malusi Siboto to Jason Rowles 1 run
- 4.2W
Malusi Siboto to Ombesa Matsha OUT! c GL Cloete b MP Siboto
- 4.10
Malusi Siboto to Ombesa Matsha no run
- Over 4SA-E: 7 runs
- 3.64
Tiaan van Vuuren to Kamo Phiri FOUR!
- 3.50
Tiaan van Vuuren to Kamo Phiri no run
- 3.42
Tiaan van Vuuren to Kamo Phiri 2 runs
- 3.30
Tiaan van Vuuren to Kamo Phiri no run
- 3.20
Tiaan van Vuuren to Kamo Phiri no run
- 3.11
Tiaan van Vuuren to Ombesa Matsha 1 run
- Over 3SA-E: 16 runs
- 2.66
Mbongiseni Mhlanga to Kamo Phiri SIX!
- 2.51
Mbongiseni Mhlanga to Ombesa Matsha 1 run
- 2.44
Mbongiseni Mhlanga to Ombesa Matsha FOUR!
- 2.31
Mbongiseni Mhlanga to Kamo Phiri 1 run
- 2.20
Mbongiseni Mhlanga to Kamo Phiri no run
- 2.14
Mbongiseni Mhlanga to Kamo Phiri FOUR!
- Over 2SA-E: 8 runs
- 1.66
Ross Boast to Ombesa Matsha SIX!
- 1.50
Ross Boast to Ombesa Matsha no run
- 1.40
Ross Boast to Ombesa Matsha no run
- 1.31
Ross Boast to Kamo Phiri 1 run
- 1.21
Ross Boast to Ombesa Matsha 1 run
- 1.10
Ross Boast to Ombesa Matsha no run
- Over 1SA-E: 0 runs
- 0.60
Mbongiseni Mhlanga to Kamo Phiri no run
Knights 206/6
- Sixes
- 11
- Fours
- 14
- Dot balls
- 22%
- Extras
- 4
Best stand 125 (72) · Jonathan Bird & Gihahn Cloete
South Africa Emerging 152/6
- Sixes
- 6
- Fours
- 9
- Dot balls
- 28%
- Extras
- 9
Best stand 59 (40) · Vihan Pretorius & Markus Bakker
Run worm
Phase by phase
Knights: over by over
Runs per over · Biggest over: 15 runs (over 2)Fall of wickets
- 125-1Jonathan Bird11.6
- 144-2Gihahn Cloete13.6
- 163-3Lesego Senokwane15.2
- 190-4Wian Ruthven17.6
- 195-5Ross Boast18.4
- 205-6Tiaan van Vuuren19.5
South Africa Emerging: over by over
Runs per over · Biggest over: 16 runs (over 3)Fall of wickets
- 1-1Adnaan Lagadien0.5
- 32-2Ombesa Matsha4.2
- 52-3Kamo Phiri7.6
- 63-4Jason Rowles9.3
- 122-5Markus Bakker16.1
- 135-6Vihan Pretorius18.2
Key moments
- Knights innings
- ⚡Over 2 · Big over
15 runs came off the over, bowled by Jaydon Brooker: 1 6 4 0 4 0
- 50Over 7.3 · Fifty
Jonathan Bird brings up a fifty off 27 balls
- ⚡Over 8 · Big over
15 runs came off the over, bowled by Zakwan Patel: 6 4 2 0 2 1
- WOver 11.6 · Wicket
Jonathan Bird out for 97 (46), c bandile mbatha b j rowles by Jason Rowles. 125/1
- WOver 13.6 · Wicket
Gihahn Cloete out for 41 (34), b m bakker by Markus Bakker. 144/2
- WOver 15.2 · Wicket
Lesego Senokwane out for 12 (9), lbw b m bakker by Markus Bakker. 163/3
- WOver 17.6 · Wicket
Wian Ruthven out for 20 (10), b m bakker by Markus Bakker. 190/4
- ★Over 17.6 · Wicket haul
Markus Bakker completes a 3-wicket haul
- WOver 18.4 · Wicket
Ross Boast out for 0 (1), lbw b c mouton by Conrad Mouton. 195/5
- WOver 19.5 · Wicket
Tiaan van Vuuren out for 3 (4), c kamo phiri b m bakker by Markus Bakker. 205/6
- South Africa Emerging innings
- WOver 0.5 · Wicket
Adnaan Lagadien out for 0 (3), st gl cloete b m mhlanga by Mbongiseni Mhlanga. 1/1
- ⚡Over 3 · Big over
16 runs came off the over, bowled by Mbongiseni Mhlanga: 4 0 1 4 1 6
- WOver 4.2 · Wicket
Ombesa Matsha out for 14 (12), c gl cloete b mp siboto by Malusi Siboto. 32/2
- WOver 7.6 · Wicket
Kamo Phiri out for 30 (22), b dl piedt by Dane Piedt. 52/3
- WOver 9.3 · Wicket
Jason Rowles out for 8 (14), c (sub j snyman) b dl piedt by Dane Piedt. 63/4
- ⚡Over 12 · Big over
15 runs came off the over, bowled by Dane Piedt: 0 6 1 1 1 6
- WOver 16.1 · Wicket
Markus Bakker out for 27 (21), b t van vuuren by Tiaan van Vuuren. 122/5
- WOver 18.2 · Wicket
Vihan Pretorius out for 46 (35), c dl piedt b t van vuuren by Tiaan van Vuuren. 135/6
South Africa Emerging
- Adnaan Lagadien
- Ombesa Matsha (wk)
- Kamo Phiri (wk)
- Jason Rowles
- Vihan Pretorius
- Bandile Mbatha
- Schalk Engelbrecht (c)
- Conrad Mouton
- Jaydon Brooker
- Zakwan Patel
- Markus Bakker
- Jorich Van Schalkwyk (wk)
- David Teeger
- Tiaan Brits
- Jacob Basson
- Daniel Bosman
- Dayalan Boyce
- Ayabonga Tongo
- Lleyton Troskie
- Corne Botha
- Zizi Mkhize
- Divan de Villiers
- Ryall Julies
- Esosa Aihevba
- Armaan Manack
- Morteza Manack
- Sipho Potsane
Knights
- Jonathan Bird
- Gihahn Cloete (wk)
- Wian Ruthven
- Cole Abrahams
- Seth Fledermaus
- Tiaan van Vuuren
- Ross Boast
- Malusi Siboto
- Dane Piedt (c)
- Mbongiseni Mhlanga
- Lesego Senokwane
- Isaac Dikgale (wk)
- Ruben Maree (wk)
- Jacques Snyman
- Ruan Haasbroek
- Emmanuel Motswiri
- Junaid Dawood
- George Van Heerden
- Nealan van Heerden
- Nico van Zyl
- Ntando Soni
- Matches
- South Africa Emerging vs Knights, 43rd Match
- Series
- CSA Pro T20 Cup
- Format
- T20
- Venue
- LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria
- Date & time
- 18 October 2026, 4:30 PM IST
- Toss
- South Africa Emerging won the toss and chose to bowl
Pitch and weather
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