Lions vs Eastern Strom, 57th Match scorecard
LionsHL204/1 (18)
Eastern StromES198/6 (20)Lions won by 9 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
Match summary
Lions won by 9 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) in the 57th Match of the CSA T20 Challenge — Super Eight at The Wanderers Stadium. Batting first, Eastern Strom made 198/6 (20 overs) — Ronan Hermann top-scored with 62 off 38 balls and Bjorn Fortuin took 2 for 33. Lions replied with 204/1 (18 overs) — Neil Timmers top-scored with 107 off 55 balls and Tumelo Simelane took 1 for 24.
SIX!
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kabelo Sekhukhunelbw b Bjorn Fortuin | 45 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 180.0 |
| Ronan Hermannc Rassie van der Dussen b Nqabayomzi Peter | 62 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 163.2 |
| Christopher Britzc Mitchell Van Buuren b Siya Plaatjie | 37 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 154.2 |
| Jurie Snymanc Mitchell Van Buuren b Bjorn Fortuin | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 109.1 |
| Dewan Maraisc Codi Yusuf b Siya Plaatjie | 33 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 173.7 |
| Aryan Gopalanc Mitchell Van Buuren b Siya Plaatjie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Tiaan Kuhnnot out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Amaan Khannot out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Extras: 8 (w 5, nb 1, b 0, lb 2)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codi Yusuf | 4 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10 |
| Siya Plaatjie | 4 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 12 |
| Wilco de Bruin | 4 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 11.25 |
| Bjorn Fortuin | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 |
| Nqabayomzi Peter | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zubayr Hamzac Thabiso Lekhoana b Tumelo Simelane | 45 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 173.1 |
| Neil Timmersnot out | 107 | 55 | 13 | 5 | 194.5 |
| Rassie van der Dussennot out | 48 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 177.8 |
Extras: 4 (w 2, nb 0, b 1, lb 1)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Classen | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| Amaan Khan | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Thabiso Lekhoana | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 13 |
| Tumelo Simelane | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8 |
| Tiaan Kuhn | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Aryan Gopalan | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 13.33 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryan Gopalan | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 13.33 |
- Partnership
- 129 (67)
- Last wicket
- Zubayr Hamza 45(26), c Thabiso Lekhoana b Tumelo Simelane, 6.5 ov
- Toss
- Lions won the toss and chose to bowl
Commentary
- Over 18HL: 17 runs
- 17.66
Tiaan Kuhn to Rassie van der Dussen SIX!
- 17.56
Tiaan Kuhn to Rassie van der Dussen SIX!
- 17.41
Tiaan Kuhn to Neil Timmers 1 run
- 17.30
Tiaan Kuhn to Neil Timmers no run
- 17.20
Tiaan Kuhn to Neil Timmers no run
- 17.14
Tiaan Kuhn to Neil Timmers FOUR!
- Over 17HL: 8 runs
- 16.61
Tumelo Simelane to Neil Timmers 1 run
- 16.51
Tumelo Simelane to Rassie van der Dussen 1 run
- 16.44
Tumelo Simelane to Rassie van der Dussen FOUR!
- 16.31
Tumelo Simelane to Neil Timmers 1 run
- 16.21
Tumelo Simelane to Rassie van der Dussen 1 run
- 16.10
Tumelo Simelane to Rassie van der Dussen no run
- Over 16HL: 9 runs
- 15.61
Chad Classen to Rassie van der Dussen 1 run
- 15.51
Chad Classen to Neil Timmers 1 run
- 15.44
Chad Classen to Neil Timmers FOUR!
- 15.31
Chad Classen to Rassie van der Dussen 1 run
- 15.21
Chad Classen to Neil Timmers 1 run
- 15.11
Chad Classen to Rassie van der Dussen 1 run
- Over 15HL: 19 runs
- 14.64
Aryan Gopalan to Neil Timmers FOUR!
- 14.51
Aryan Gopalan to Rassie van der Dussen 1 run
- 14.46
Aryan Gopalan to Rassie van der Dussen SIX!
- 14.36
Aryan Gopalan to Rassie van der Dussen SIX!
- 14.21
Aryan Gopalan to Neil Timmers 1 run
- 14.2wd
Aryan Gopalan to Rassie van der Dussen wide, 2 runs
- 14.10
Aryan Gopalan to Rassie van der Dussen no run
- Over 14HL: 23 runs
- 13.66
Amaan Khan to Neil Timmers SIX!
- 13.54
Amaan Khan to Neil Timmers FOUR!
- 13.44
Amaan Khan to Neil Timmers FOUR!
- 13.32
Amaan Khan to Neil Timmers 2 runs
- 13.26
Amaan Khan to Neil Timmers SIX!
- 13.11
Amaan Khan to Rassie van der Dussen 1 run
- Over 13HL: 13 runs
- 12.60
Aryan Gopalan to Neil Timmers no run
- 12.52
Aryan Gopalan to Neil Timmers 2 runs
- 12.46
Aryan Gopalan to Neil Timmers SIX!
- 12.30
Aryan Gopalan to Neil Timmers no run
- 12.24
Aryan Gopalan to Neil Timmers FOUR!
- 12.11
Aryan Gopalan to Rassie van der Dussen 1 run
- Over 12HL: 3 runs
- 11.61
Tiaan Kuhn to Rassie van der Dussen 1 run
- 11.51
Tiaan Kuhn to Neil Timmers 1 run
- 11.40
Tiaan Kuhn to Neil Timmers no run
- 11.30
Tiaan Kuhn to Neil Timmers no run
- 11.21
Tiaan Kuhn to Rassie van der Dussen 1 run
- 11.10
Tiaan Kuhn to Rassie van der Dussen no run
- Over 11HL: 7 runs
- 10.61
Aryan Gopalan to Rassie van der Dussen 1 run
- 10.51
Aryan Gopalan to Neil Timmers 1 run
- 10.42
Aryan Gopalan to Neil Timmers 2 runs
- 10.32
Aryan Gopalan to Neil Timmers 2 runs
- 10.20
Aryan Gopalan to Neil Timmers no run
- 10.11
Aryan Gopalan to Rassie van der Dussen 1 run
- Over 10HL: 12 runs
- 9.64
Tiaan Kuhn to Neil Timmers FOUR!
- 9.54
Tiaan Kuhn to Neil Timmers FOUR!
- 9.40
Tiaan Kuhn to Neil Timmers no run
- 9.31
Tiaan Kuhn to Rassie van der Dussen 1 run
- 9.22
Tiaan Kuhn to Rassie van der Dussen 2 runs
- 9.11
Tiaan Kuhn to Neil Timmers 1 run
- Over 9HL: 11 runs
- 8.62
Tumelo Simelane to Rassie van der Dussen 2 runs
- 8.51
Tumelo Simelane to Neil Timmers 1 run
- 8.41
Tumelo Simelane to Rassie van der Dussen 1 run
- 8.31
Tumelo Simelane to Neil Timmers 1 run
- 8.20
Tumelo Simelane to Neil Timmers no run
- 8.16
Tumelo Simelane to Neil Timmers SIX!
- Over 8HL: 6 runs
- 7.60
Tiaan Kuhn to Neil Timmers 0 leg byes
- 7.51
Tiaan Kuhn to Rassie van der Dussen 1 run
- 7.41
Tiaan Kuhn to Neil Timmers 1 run
- 7.34
Tiaan Kuhn to Neil Timmers FOUR!
- 7.20
Tiaan Kuhn to Neil Timmers no run
- 7.10
Tiaan Kuhn to Rassie van der Dussen 0 byes
- Over 7HL: 5 runs, 1 wkt
- 6.61
Tumelo Simelane to Rassie van der Dussen 1 run
- 6.5W
Tumelo Simelane to Zubayr Hamza OUT! Catch Out
- 6.41
Tumelo Simelane to Neil Timmers 1 run
- 6.32
Tumelo Simelane to Neil Timmers 2 runs
- 6.20
Tumelo Simelane to Neil Timmers no run
- 6.11
Tumelo Simelane to Zubayr Hamza 1 run
- Over 6HL: 18 runs
- 5.66
Thabiso Lekhoana to Neil Timmers SIX!
- 5.50
Thabiso Lekhoana to Neil Timmers no run
- 5.44
Thabiso Lekhoana to Neil Timmers FOUR!
- 5.30
Thabiso Lekhoana to Neil Timmers no run
- 5.24
Thabiso Lekhoana to Neil Timmers FOUR!
- 5.14
Thabiso Lekhoana to Neil Timmers FOUR!
- Over 5HL: 17 runs
- 4.66
Amaan Khan to Zubayr Hamza SIX!
- 4.56
Amaan Khan to Zubayr Hamza SIX!
- 4.40
Amaan Khan to Zubayr Hamza no run
- 4.31
Amaan Khan to Neil Timmers 1 run
- 4.24
Amaan Khan to Neil Timmers FOUR!
- 4.10
Amaan Khan to Neil Timmers no run
- Over 4HL: 8 runs
- 3.64
Thabiso Lekhoana to Zubayr Hamza FOUR!
- 3.50
Thabiso Lekhoana to Zubayr Hamza no run
- 3.44
Thabiso Lekhoana to Zubayr Hamza FOUR!
- 3.30
Thabiso Lekhoana to Zubayr Hamza no run
- 3.20
Thabiso Lekhoana to Zubayr Hamza no run
- 3.10
Thabiso Lekhoana to Zubayr Hamza no run
- Over 3HL: 5 runs
- 2.60
Chad Classen to Neil Timmers no run
- 2.51
Chad Classen to Zubayr Hamza 1 run
- 2.40
Chad Classen to Zubayr Hamza no run
- 2.34
Chad Classen to Zubayr Hamza FOUR!
- 2.20
Chad Classen to Zubayr Hamza no run
- 2.10
Chad Classen to Zubayr Hamza no run
- Over 2HL: 10 runs
- 1.61
Amaan Khan to Zubayr Hamza 1 run
- 1.54
Amaan Khan to Zubayr Hamza FOUR!
- 1.44
Amaan Khan to Zubayr Hamza FOUR!
- 1.30
Amaan Khan to Zubayr Hamza no run
- 1.21
Amaan Khan to Neil Timmers 1 run
- 1.10
Amaan Khan to Neil Timmers no run
- Over 1HL: 10 runs
- 0.64
Chad Classen to Zubayr Hamza FOUR!
- 0.56
Chad Classen to Zubayr Hamza SIX!
- 0.40
Chad Classen to Zubayr Hamza no run
- 0.30
Chad Classen to Zubayr Hamza no run
- 0.20
Chad Classen to Zubayr Hamza no run
- 0.10
Chad Classen to Zubayr Hamza no run
- Over 20ES: 4 runs, 2 wkt
- 19.60
Siya Plaatjie to Amaan Khan no run
- 19.50
Siya Plaatjie to Amaan Khan no run
- 19.4W
Siya Plaatjie to Aryan Gopalan OUT! Catch Out
- 19.31
Siya Plaatjie to Tiaan Kuhn 1 run
- 19.2W
Siya Plaatjie to Dewan Marais OUT! Catch Out
- 19.12
Siya Plaatjie to Dewan Marais 2 runs
- 19.1nb
Siya Plaatjie to Dewan Marais no ball
- Over 19ES: 8 runs, 1 wkt
- 18.6W
Codi Yusuf to Christopher Britz OUT! Catch Out
- 18.6wd
Codi Yusuf to Christopher Britz wide
- 18.51
Codi Yusuf to Dewan Marais 1 run
- 18.46
Codi Yusuf to Dewan Marais SIX!
Eastern Strom 198/6
- Sixes
- 10
- Fours
- 19
- Dot balls
- 32%
- Extras
- 6
Best stand 104 (59) · Kabelo Sekhukhune & Ronan Hermann
Lions 204/1
- Sixes
- 12
- Fours
- 20
- Dot balls
- 31%
- Extras
- 2
Best stand 130 (67) · Neil Timmers & Rassie van der Dussen
Run worm
Phase by phase
Eastern Strom: over by over
Runs per over · Biggest over: 18 runs (over 16)Fall of wickets
- 104-1Ronan Hermann9.5
- 110-2Kabelo Sekhukhune10.6
- 137-3Jurie Snyman14.3
- 192-4Christopher Britz18.6
- 196-5Dewan Marais19.3
- 197-6Aryan Gopalan19.5
Lions: over by over
Runs per over · Biggest over: 23 runs (over 14)Fall of wickets
- 72-1Zubayr Hamza6.5
Key moments
- Eastern Strom innings
- 50Over 8.2 · Fifty
Ronan Hermann brings up a fifty off 30 balls
- WOver 9.5 · Wicket
Ronan Hermann out for 62 (38), caught by Nqabayomzi Peter. 104/1
- WOver 10.6 · Wicket
Kabelo Sekhukhune out for 45 (25), lbw by Bjorn Fortuin. 110/2
- WOver 14.3 · Wicket
Jurie Snyman out for 12 (11), caught by Bjorn Fortuin. 137/3
- ⚡Over 16 · Big over
18 runs came off the over, bowled by Siya Plaatjie: 0 1 0 6 wd 6 4
- WOver 18.6 · Wicket
Christopher Britz out for 37 (24), caught by Codi Yusuf. 192/4
- WOver 19.3 · Wicket
Dewan Marais out for 34 (19), caught by Siya Plaatjie. 196/5
- WOver 19.5 · Wicket
Aryan Gopalan out for 0 (1), caught by Siya Plaatjie. 197/6
- Lions innings
- WOver 6.5 · Wicket
Zubayr Hamza out for 45 (26), caught by Tumelo Simelane. 72/1
- 50Over 10.3 · Fifty
Neil Timmers brings up a fifty off 29 balls
- ⚡Over 14 · Big over
23 runs came off the over, bowled by Amaan Khan: 1 6 2 4 4 6
- ⚡Over 15 · Big over
20 runs came off the over, bowled by Aryan Gopalan: 0 wd 1 6 6 1 4
- 100Over 15.5 · Hundred
Neil Timmers brings up a hundred off 49 balls
- 🏆Over 17.6 · Winning moment
Rassie van der Dussen finished it off with a six off Tiaan Kuhn
Lions
Zubayr Hamza- Neil Timmers
Rassie van der Dussen
Connor Esterhuizen (wk)
Mitchell Van Buuren- Onkgomoditse Richard Seletswane
Bjorn Fortuin (c)- Nqabayomzi Peter
- Codi Yusuf
- Siya Plaatjie
- Wilco de Bruin
Eastern Strom
- Ronan Hermann (wk)
- Kabelo Sekhukhune
- Christopher Britz (c)
- Jurie Snyman
Dewan Marais- Sabelo Mabanga
- Aryan Gopalan
- Amaan Khan
- Chad Classen
- Thabiso Lekhoana
- Tiaan Kuhn
- Tumelo Simelane
- Matches
- Lions vs Eastern Strom, 57th Match
- Series
- CSA T20 Challenge — Super Eight
- Format
- T20
- Venue
- The Wanderers Stadium, JohannesburgCapacity 28,000 · Floodlights
- Date & time
- 28 October 2026, 9:30 PM IST
- Toss
- Lions won the toss and chose to bowl
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