f63320	Mpumalanga v Easterns
	CSA 4-Day Series 2025/26 (Division 2)
Venue	Uplands, Emalahleni on 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th December 2025 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Easterns won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn
Points	Mpumalanga 14.08 (Batting 4.08, Bowling 4); Easterns 11.3 (Batting 2.3, Bowling 3)
Umpires	RA Burne, M Jooma
Referee	RN Birkenstock
Close of play day 1	No play
Close of play day 2	No play
Close of play day 3	Easterns (1) 52/2 (Britz 9*, Sekhukhune 11*; 16 overs)
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2

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Mpumalanga first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
K Mogotsi	c Rasemene b Kemm	31	81	119	4	-	67
+ZA Kathrada	lbw b Rasemene	5	29	51	-	-	26
*M Mayet	c Govender b Kemm	30	68	75	3	-	48
B van Niekerk	c Govender b Kemm	56	101	127	3	4	79
MY Cook	lbw b Simelane	50	85	109	6	1	63
H Rolfes	not out	56	78	103	10	-	57
GM Dukes	lbw b Kemm	0	1	1	-	-	1
JH Hinrichsen	c Marais b Snyman	58	52	70	4	5	33
KR Mannikam	lbw b Kemm	1	8	13	-	-	7
S Nhlebela	not out	0	0	3	-	-	0
T Maupa	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 8 lb, 7 nb)	17
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 341 minutes, 82.3 overs)	304
Fall of wickets:
1-18 (Kathrada, 10.1 ov), 2-66 (Mogotsi, 27.6 ov), 3-73 (Mayet, 29.2 ov), 4-176 (Cook, 57.5 ov), 5-188 (van Niekerk, 60.3 ov), 6-188 (Dukes, 60.4 ov), 7-284 (Hinrichsen, 78.5 ov), 8-299 (Mannikam, 81.6 ov)

Easterns bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Rasemene	15.3	1	66	1	-	2	61	6	1
Khan	10	5	13	0	-	-	54	2	-
Kemm	33	9	89	5	-	-	160	8	4
Ndlela	7	1	45	0	-	5	28	5	1
Simelane	16	1	75	1	-	-	67	9	3
Snyman	1	0	6	1	-	-	5	-	1

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Easterns first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
J Snyman	c Nhlebela b Hinrichsen	14	24	27	2	-	18
*EH Kemm	c Rolfes b Nhlebela	18	31	49	3	-	23
CB Britz	c Kathrada b Maupa	11	34	58	2	-	30
KW Sekhukhune	b Maupa	11	19	28	2	-	14
D Marais	c Cook b Nhlebela	47	38	53	8	1	25
GM Thomson	b Hinrichsen	14	23	32	2	-	17
+J Govender	b Hinrichsen	0	5	8	-	-	5
A Rasemene	c Kathrada b Hinrichsen	4	2	6	1	-	1
A Khan	c Mogotsi b Hinrichsen	13	13	33	3	-	9
TLN Simelane	b Rolfes	67	51	58	9	2	27
T Ndlela	not out	7	10	28	1	-	7
Extras	(2 b, 5 lb, 2 w)	9
Total	(all out, 195 minutes, 41.5 overs)	215
Fall of wickets:
1-24 (Snyman, 6.6 ov), 2-32 (Kemm, 11.1 ov), 3-54 (Sekhukhune, 17.4 ov), 4-61 (Britz, 19.1 ov), 5-98 (Thomson, 26.6 ov), 6-116 (Govender, 28.5 ov), 7-120 (Marais, 29.2 ov), 8-124 (Rasemene, 30.1 ov), 9-179 (Khan, 36.1 ov), 10-215 (Simelane, 41.5 ov)

Mpumalanga bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Hinrichsen	15	3	57	5	-	-	66	8	-
Dukes	8	1	26	0	-	-	39	5	-
Nhlebela	7	2	47	2	-	-	29	8	2
Mannikam	3	0	25	0	-	-	10	4	1
Maupa	8	0	49	2	-	-	29	8	-
Rolfes	0.5	0	4	1	2	-	3	-	-

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Mpumalanga second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
+ZA Kathrada	c Ndlela b Khan	9	17	23	1	-	12
K Mogotsi	not out	6	23	46	-	-	17
B van Niekerk	not out	4	12	21	-	-	8
*M Mayet	did not bat
MY Cook	did not bat
H Rolfes	did not bat
GM Dukes	did not bat
JH Hinrichsen	did not bat
S Nhlebela	did not bat
KR Mannikam	did not bat
T Maupa	did not bat
Extras	(4 b)	4
Total	(1 wicket, 45 minutes, 8.4 overs)	23
Fall of wickets:
1-16 (Kathrada, 4.3 ov)

Easterns bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Khan	4.4	0	11	1	-	-	20	1	-
Rasemene	4	1	8	0	-	-	17	-	-

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Notes
--> Day 3 Lunch: Mpumalanga (1) 84/3 (van Niekerk 2*, Cook 10*; 34 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Mpumalanga (1) 237/6 (Rolfes 15*, Hinrichsen 35*; 71 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Easterns (1) 120/7 (Rasemene 4*; 29.2 overs)
--> Mpumalanga first innings: 50 in 23.2 overs
--> Mpumalanga first innings: 100 in 38.4 overs
--> Mpumalanga first innings: 150 in 50.5 overs
--> Mpumalanga first innings: 200 in 63.2 overs
--> Mpumalanga first innings: 250 in 72.1 overs
--> Mpumalanga first innings: 300 in 82 overs
--> Easterns first innings: 50 in 15.2 overs
--> B van Niekerk (1) 50 in 91 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes
--> MY Cook (1) 50 in 84 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> H Rolfes (1) 50 in 74 balls with 9 fours
--> JH Hinrichsen (1) 50 in 41 balls with 4 fours and 4 sixes
--> D Marais (1) passed his previous highest score of 30 in First-Class matches
--> A Rasemene (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 2
--> TLN Simelane (1) passed his previous highest score of 19 in First-Class matches
--> B van Niekerk (17) and MY Cook (31) added 50 in 105 balls for the Mpumalanga 4th wicket in the first innings
--> B van Niekerk (43) and MY Cook (49) added 100 in 169 balls for the Mpumalanga 4th wicket in the first innings
--> H Rolfes (14) and JH Hinrichsen (39) added 50 in 63 balls for the Mpumalanga 7th wicket in the first innings

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