Eastern Cape Iinyathi v Mpumalanga Rhinos - Cricket - BBC Sport

Wed 18 Mar 2026CSA One Day Cup - Qualifier

Eastern Cape Iinyathiwin by 6 wickets

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Mpumalanga Rhinos Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Kathrada,caught Roux, bowled Classen Kathrada, caught Roux, bowled Classen	29	23	13	4	1	39	126.09
Twala,caught Niemand, bowled van Zyl Twala, caught Niemand, bowled van Zyl	2	3	2	0	0	4	66.67
Cook,leg before wicket, bowled van Zyl Cook, leg before wicket, bowled van Zyl	54	105	70	5	0	126	51.43
Mayet,run out Molefe Mayet, run out Molefe	27	40	26	4	0	63	67.50
van Niekerk,bowled Mhletywa van Niekerk, bowled Mhletywa	32	46	22	2	0	57	69.57
Rolfes,caught Mhletywa, bowled Molefe Rolfes, caught Mhletywa, bowled Molefe	6	18	12	0	0	25	33.33
Swanepoel,caught van Zyl, bowled Ntini Swanepoel, caught van Zyl, bowled Ntini	3	10	7	0	0	15	30.00
Brokensha,caught Niemand, bowled Mhletywa Brokensha, caught Niemand, bowled Mhletywa	3	8	5	0	0	18	37.50
Mogotsi,caught Classen, bowled Ntini Mogotsi, caught Classen, bowled Ntini	0	2	2	0	0	2	0.00
Hinrichsen,caught Classen, bowled Ntini Hinrichsen, caught Classen, bowled Ntini	6	5	1	0	0	9	120.00
Maphaka,not out Maphaka, not out	2	2	0	0	0	4	100.00
Extras, no balls 2, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 7, total 14 Extras, no balls 2, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 7, total 14
Total,178 all out 43.2 overs Total,178 all out 43.2 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
van Zyl	7.0	0	33	2	25	0	1	4	0	4.71
Classen	6.0	1	15	1	28	0	2	0	1	2.50
Ntini	7.2	0	32	3	27	0	0	5	0	4.36
Mhletywa	9.0	0	34	2	28	0	2	1	0	3.77
Molefe	10.0	0	35	1	38	0	0	3	0	3.50
Sizani	4.0	0	22	0	12	2	0	2	0	5.50

Fall of wicket	Batter
4 for 1(0.5 overs)	Twala
39 for 2(9.2 overs)	Kathrada
110 for 3(24.5 overs)	Mayet
144 for 4(32.2 overs)	Cook
161 for 5(37.6 overs)	Rolfes
163 for 6(38.6 overs)	van Niekerk
170 for 7(41.2 overs)	Swanepoel
170 for 8(41.4 overs)	Mogotsi
174 for 9(42.4 overs)	Brokensha
178 for 10(43.2 overs)	Hinrichsen

Eastern Cape Iinyathi Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Roux,caught Maphaka, bowled Hinrichsen Roux, caught Maphaka, bowled Hinrichsen	11	16	12	2	0	11	68.75
Sizani,caught Twala, bowled Hinrichsen Sizani, caught Twala, bowled Hinrichsen	7	9	6	1	0	22	77.78
Ruthven,caught Rolfes, bowled Brokensha Ruthven, caught Rolfes, bowled Brokensha	32	34	18	4	0	44	94.12
Niemand,caught Rolfes, bowled Brokensha Niemand, caught Rolfes, bowled Brokensha	59	85	47	5	0	116	69.41
Copeland,not out Copeland, not out	59	76	35	3	1	86	77.63
du Toit,not out du Toit, not out	2	3	2	0	0	2	66.67
Extras, no balls 1, wides 7, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 9 Extras, no balls 1, wides 7, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 9
Total,179 for 4 37.0 overs Total,179 for 4 37.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Hinrichsen	8.0	0	43	2	30	0	2	6	0	5.37
Rolfes	8.0	0	38	0	28	0	0	5	0	4.75
Swanepoel	6.0	0	20	0	20	0	1	0	0	3.33
Brokensha	7.0	0	31	2	21	0	2	1	0	4.42
Maphaka	8.0	0	46	0	21	1	0	3	1	5.75

Fall of wicket	Batter
16 for 1(2.6 overs)	Roux
23 for 2(4.6 overs)	Sizani
72 for 3(13.4 overs)	Ruthven
177 for 4(36.3 overs)	Niemand

home team,Eastern Cape Iinyathi

Nathan Roux, Captain, Wicket Keeper
Lihle Sizani
Wian Ruthven
Jason Niemand
Michael Copeland
Christiaan du Toit
Thando Ntini
Alindile Mhletywa
Chad Classen
Nico van Zyl
Kgaudise Molefe

away team,Mpumalanga Rhinos

Zakir Kathrada, Wicket Keeper
Musa Twala
Yassar Cook
Muhammed Mayet, Captain
Benjamin van Niekerk
Aubrey Swanepoel
Hermann Rolfes
Karabo Mogotsi
Jon Hinrichsen
Tetelo Maphaka
Bryn Brokensha

Eastern Cape Iinyathi
Mpumalanga Rhinos

home team,Eastern Cape Iinyathi

Nathan Roux, Captain, Wicket Keeper
Lihle Sizani
Wian Ruthven
Jason Niemand
Michael Copeland
Christiaan du Toit
Thando Ntini
Alindile Mhletywa
Chad Classen
Nico van Zyl
Kgaudise Molefe

Start Time:: 08:00
Toss:: Mpumalanga Rhinos won the toss and decided to bat
Venue:: Buffalo Park, East London
Officials:: Jannie Erasmus, Khawulani Ntuli, Laurance Willemse, Evan van der Merwe